John Keells Plc (JKL.N0000) Stock Analysis | Price, Returns, Financials & Key Metrics

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Dashboard

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

With a growth in Net Profit of 78.07%, the company declared Very Positive results in Jun 25

With ROE of 3.78%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.13 Price to Book Value

Mojo Parameters

Stock DNA

Industry

Capital Markets

Market cap

LKR 4,998 Million (Small Cap)

P/E

30.00

Industry P/E

Dividend Yield

0.12%

Debt Equity

-999,999.00

Return on Equity

3.71%

Price to Book

1.09

Revenue and Profits:

Net Sales:

260 Million

(Quarterly Results - Jun 2025)

Net Profit:

46 Million

Total Returns

Total Returns (Price + Dividend)

TimePeriod

Price Return

Dividend Return

Total Return

3 Months

-1.56%

6 Months

-4.77%

1 Year

-1.44%

2 Years

26.0%

3 Years

26.0%

4 Years

16.83%

5 Years

25.23%

John Keells Plc for the last several years.

Risk Adjusted Returns v/s

News & Corporate Actions

News

John Keells Plc Shows Promising Financial Growth Despite Recent Challenges

John Keells Plc, a small-cap company, has recently reported mixed financial performance for the quarter ending June 2025. Despite facing challenges, the company has demonstrated significant growth in key profit metrics, indicating potential resilience in its operations.

In the latest financial results, John Keells Plc recorded a pre-tax profit of LKR 68.91 MM, marking an impressive growth of 81.65% compared to the previous year. Similarly, the net profit for the quarter reached LKR 44.53 MM, reflecting a substantial increase of 78.07%. These figures suggest that the company is effectively managing its operations and capitalizing on market opportunities despite the overall negative performance reported for the quarter.

One notable aspect of John Keells Plc's financial health is its debt-to-equity ratio, which stands at -16.55%. This indica...

No announcement available

Corporate Actions

No corporate action available

Key Factors

Quality key factors

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)

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

Tax Ratio

37.11%

Dividend Payout Ratio

92.71%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

6.59%

ROE (avg)

4.69%

Valuation key factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.13

EV to EBIT

32.70

EV to EBITDA

24.27

EV to Capital Employed

1.16

EV to Sales

4.32

PEG Ratio

2.33

Dividend Yield

0.12%

ROCE (Latest)

3.54%

ROE (Latest)

3.78%

Technicals key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

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

Shareholding

Shareholding Snapshot

No data for shareholding present.

Shareholding Compare (%holding)

No data for shareholding present.

Financial

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Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Jun'25 - YoY

Jun'25

Jun'24

Change(%)

Net Sales

259.80

236.80

9.71%

Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income

68.40

41.40

65.22%

Interest

1.60

6.90

-76.81%

Exceptional Items

0.00

Consolidate Net Profit

46.30

23.40

97.86%

Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)

216.30%

130.10%

8.62%

USD in Million.

Compare with Peers

Net Sales

YoY Growth in quarter ended Jun 2025 is 9.71% vs -2.59% in Jun 2024

Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in quarter ended Jun 2025 is 97.86% vs -59.23% in Jun 2024

All Quarterly Results

Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Mar'25

Mar'25

Mar'24

Change(%)

Net Sales

1,009.40

942.00

7.15%

Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income

179.70

179.10

0.34%

Interest

18.10

28.40

-36.27%

Exceptional Items

30.50

30.00

1.67%

Consolidate Net Profit

173.50

144.00

20.49%

Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)

132.10%

153.50%

-2.14%

USD in Million.

Compare with Peers

Net Sales

YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2025 is 7.15% vs -8.06% in Mar 2024

Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2025 is 20.49% vs -53.47% in Mar 2024

All Annual Results

Company CV

About John Keells Plc

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.

Company Coordinates

Company Details

Finlay House, 186, Vauxhall Street, Colombo 2 COLOMBO None : 02

Tel: 94 11 2421101

http://www.johnkeellstea.com/

Registrar Details

John Keells Plc

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Dashboard

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

With a growth in Net Profit of 78.07%, the company declared Very Positive results in Jun 25

With ROE of 3.78%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.13 Price to Book Value

Mojo Parameters

Stock DNA

Total Returns (Price + Dividend)

Risk Adjusted Returns v/s

News

John Keells Plc Shows Promising Financial Growth Despite Recent Challenges

Announcements

Corporate Actions

Quality key factors

Valuation key factors

Technicals key factors

Shareholding Snapshot

Shareholding Compare (%holding)

Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Jun'25 - YoY

Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Mar'25

About John Keells Plc

Company Coordinates