John Keells Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Capital Markets
  • ISIN: LK0093N00001
LKR
81.90
-0.4 (-0.49%)
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stock-summaryPrice Point
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52 Week

Valuation
Technical
Day's Volume

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N/A

Shareholding

FII

N/A

DII

N/A

Promoter

N/A

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1

Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 8.19

 
2

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 25.07% of over the last 5 years

 
3

Flat results in Mar 26

4

With ROE of 3.60%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.07 Price to Book Value

5

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

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Mojo Parameters

Stock DNA

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Industry

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Market cap

LKR 4,986 Million (Small Cap)

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P/E

30.00

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Industry P/E

NA

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Dividend Yield

0.00%

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Debt Equity

-999,999.00

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Return on Equity

3.12%

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Price to Book

1.23

Revenue and Profits:
Net Sales:
300 Million
(Quarterly Results - Mar 2026)
Net Profit:
-14 Million
stock-summaryTotal Returns
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) stock-summary
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
-2.5%
0%
-2.5%
6 Months
0.24%
0%
0.24%
1 Year
-6.4%
0%
-6.4%
2 Years
17.0%
0%
17.0%
3 Years
26.58%
0%
26.58%
4 Years
20.62%
0%
20.62%
5 Years
19.56%
0%
19.56%

John Keells Plc for the last several years.

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No Recent News for the Company

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No announcement available

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No corporate action available
stock-summaryKey Factors

Quality key factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.30%
EBIT Growth (5y)
25.07%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
8.19
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
37.11%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
6.59%
ROE (avg)
4.69%

Valuation key factors

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
30
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.07
EV to EBIT
30.92
EV to EBITDA
22.95
EV to Capital Employed
1.09
EV to Sales
4.08
PEG Ratio
2.31
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
3.53%
ROE (Latest)
3.60%

Technicals key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
stock-summary Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
stock-summaryShareholding
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No data for shareholding present.
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stock-summaryFinancial
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Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Mar'26 - YoYstock-summary

Mar'26
Mar'25
Change(%)
Net Sales
300.30
259.70
15.63%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
20.30
49.60
-59.07%
Interest
0.90
2.00
-55.00%
Exceptional Items
0.00
0.00
Consolidate Net Profit
-13.80
38.60
-135.75%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
21.10%
144.00%
-12.29%
USD in Million.
Direction Arrows
Net Sales

YoY Growth in quarter ended Mar 2026 is 15.63% vs 11.75% in Mar 2025

Direction Arrows
Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in quarter ended Mar 2026 is -135.75% vs -7.21% in Mar 2025

Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Mar'26stock-summary

Mar'26
Mar'25
Change(%)
Net Sales
1,233.20
1,009.40
22.17%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
266.40
179.70
48.25%
Interest
5.60
18.10
-69.06%
Exceptional Items
12.90
30.50
-57.70%
Consolidate Net Profit
160.40
173.50
-7.55%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
174.20%
132.10%
4.21%
USD in Million.
Direction Arrows
Net Sales

YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2026 is 22.17% vs 7.15% in Mar 2025

Direction Arrows
Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2026 is -7.55% vs 20.49% in Mar 2025

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About John Keells Plc stock-summary
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John Keells Plc
Capital Markets
John Keells PLC is a Sri Lanka-based produce broking company. The Company is principally engaged in tea and rubber broking. The Company's segments include Produce Broking, Warehousing and Share Broking. The Company's tea factories include Galpaditenne Tea Factory, Avissawella Tea Factory, Berubela Tea Factory, Nawalakanda Tea Factory, Ceciliyan Tea Factory and Bogoda Tea Factory. The Company's properties include Kiruwanagala Estate, Hingalgoda Estate, Delta Estate, Rothschild Estate, Mattakelle Estates, Pedro Estate, Kenilworth Estate, Dunsinane Estate, Nuwara Eliya Estate and Carolina Estate. The Company's subsidiaries include John Keells Warehousing (Pvt) Ltd, which is engaged in product warehousing, and John Keells Stock Brokers (Pvt) Ltd, which provides share broking services.
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Company Details
Finlay House, 186, Vauxhall Street, Colombo 2 COLOMBO None : 02
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