JKH.N0000 Share Price | John Keells Holdings Plc Stock Analysis & Recommendation

Price Point

High/Low

1Day

52 Week

Valuation

Technical

Day's Volume

CASH

1.13 M

Shareholding (Jun 2016)

FII

0.82%

Held by 1 FIIs

DII

99.18%

Held by 1 DIIs

Promoter

0.00%

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Dashboard

With a growth in Net Profit of 292.04%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at LKR 40,289.18 MM
NET SALES(HY) At LKR 269,808.37 MM has Grown at 70.54%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 7.9 times

With ROE of 1.84%, it has a expensive valuation with a 0.97 Price to Book Value

Mojo Parameters

Stock DNA

Industry

Retailing

Market cap

LKR 399,808 Million (Large Cap)

P/E

53.00

Industry P/E

Dividend Yield

0.10%

Debt Equity

0.30

Return on Equity

3.37%

Price to Book

0.97

Revenue and Profits:

Net Sales:

125,053 Million

(Quarterly Results - Dec 2025)

Net Profit:

8,503 Million

Total Returns

Total Returns (Price + Dividend)

TimePeriod

Price Return

Dividend Return

Total Return

3 Months

-1.31%

6 Months

-5.44%

1 Year

0.89%

2 Years

16.75%

3 Years

63.25%

4 Years

51.76%

5 Years

49.75%

John Keells Holdings Plc for the last several years.

Risk Adjusted Returns v/s

News & Corporate Actions

News

John Keells Holdings Plc Reports Mixed Financial Performance Amid Market Volatility

John Keells Holdings Plc, a prominent player in the retailing sector, has recently reported its financial results for the quarter ending June 2025, revealing a challenging performance. Despite the overall negative outlook, the company achieved notable milestones in certain financial metrics.

The operating cash flow for the period reached an impressive LKR 44,462.84 MM, marking a significant achievement for John Keells Holdings Plc. This figure underscores the company's ability to generate cash from its operations, which is crucial for maintaining liquidity and funding future growth initiatives.

In terms of sales performance, John Keells Holdings Plc recorded net sales of LKR 114,153.19 MM, representing the highest sales figure for the quarter. This achievement indicates a strong demand for the company's products and services, despite the ...

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Announcements

No announcement available

Corporate Actions

No corporate action available

Key Factors

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

30.16%

EBIT Growth (5y)

103.98%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

1.20

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

4.12

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.27

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.55

Tax Ratio

100.00%

Dividend Payout Ratio

47.11%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.82%

ROCE (avg)

3.31%

ROE (avg)

3.80%

Valuation key factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.97

EV to EBIT

22.43

EV to EBITDA

12.32

EV to Capital Employed

0.97

EV to Sales

1.38

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

0.11%

ROCE (Latest)

4.34%

ROE (Latest)

1.84%

Technicals key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Shareholding

Shareholding Snapshot : Jun 2016

Shareholding Compare (%holding)

Majority shareholders

Foreign Institutions

Domestic Funds

Held in 0 Schemes (0%)

Foreign Institutions

Held by 1 Foreign Institutions (0.82%)

Strategic Entities with highest holding

Highest Public shareholder

Financial

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Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'25 - QoQ

Dec'25

Sep'25

Change(%)

Net Sales

125,053.10

144,755.20

-13.61%

Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income

16,762.90

16,336.10

2.61%

Interest

5,402.60

5,812.70

-7.06%

Exceptional Items

2,598.40

1,066.90

143.55%

Consolidate Net Profit

8,503.50

4,201.50

102.39%

Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)

94.70%

80.40%

1.43%

USD in Million.

Compare with Peers

Net Sales

QoQ Growth in quarter ended Dec 2025 is -13.61% vs 26.81% in Sep 2025

Consolidated Net Profit

QoQ Growth in quarter ended Dec 2025 is 102.39% vs 485.66% in Sep 2025

All Quarterly Results

Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Mar'25

Mar'25

Mar'24

Change(%)

Net Sales

317,377.70

280,772.60

13.04%

Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income

34,678.20

30,511.40

13.66%

Interest

18,442.60

19,668.90

-6.23%

Exceptional Items

2,170.40

823.50

163.56%

Consolidate Net Profit

6,924.30

12,127.50

-42.90%

Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)

56.70%

67.80%

-1.11%

USD in Million.

Compare with Peers

Net Sales

YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2025 is 13.04% vs 1.49% in Mar 2024

Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2025 is -42.90% vs -35.82% in Mar 2024

All Annual Results

Company CV

About John Keells Holdings Plc

John Keells Holdings Plc

Retailing

John Keells Holdings PLC is a holding company that manages a portfolio of holdings consisting of a range of business operations. The Company's segments are Transportation, Leisure, Property, Consumer Foods and Retail, Financial Services, Information Technology and Others. The transportation segment offers transportation related services. The leisure segment encompasses over two five star city hotels in Colombo and approximately eight resort hotels in Sri Lanka and over three resorts in Maldives under the Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts brand. The property segment concentrates on development and sale of residential apartments. The consumer foods and retail segment operates in over two categories namely manufacturing and retailing. The financial services segment offers financial solutions. The information technology segment comprises from business process outsourcing, software services and information integration to office automation. The others segment includes plantation services sector.

Company Coordinates

Company Details

No. 117, Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02, COLOMBO None : 2

Tel: 94 11 2306000

http://www.keells.com/

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