Ceylon Hotels Corp. Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Hotels & Resorts
  • ISIN: LK0032N00009
LKR
41.80
0.2 (0.48%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Ceylon Hotels Corp. Plc
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The Kingsbury Plc
Hunas Holdings Plc
Eden Hotel Lanka Plc
Galadari Hotels (Lanka) Plc

Why is Ceylon Hotels Corp. Plc ?

1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 28.98% and Operating profit at 30.99% over the last 5 years
2
Positive results in Dec 25
  • NET PROFIT(HY) At LKR 58.16 MM has Grown at 338.05%
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at LKR 508.29 MM
  • PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At LKR 97.41 MM has Grown at 683.77%
3
With ROE of 2.57%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.13 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 77.12%, its profits have risen by 3228.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
4
Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 77.12% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (Sri Lanka CSE All Share) returns of 41.16%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Ceylon Hotels Corp. Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Hotels & Resorts should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Hotels & Resorts)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Ceylon Hotels Corp. Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ceylon Hotels Corp. Plc
81.74%
2.35
47.68%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
28.98%
EBIT Growth (5y)
30.99%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-0.40
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
8.74
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.03
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.17
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
0.26%
ROE (avg)
0.49%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
44
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.13
EV to EBIT
68.66
EV to EBITDA
30.32
EV to Capital Employed
1.13
EV to Sales
5.11
PEG Ratio
0.01
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
1.65%
ROE (Latest)
2.57%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

17What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

At LKR 58.16 MM has Grown at 338.05%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at LKR 508.29 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At LKR 97.41 MM has Grown at 683.77%

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 2.69%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -4.95% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.23 times

0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS

Here's what is working for Ceylon Hotels Corp. Plc

Net Profit
At LKR 58.16 MM has Grown at 338.05%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At LKR 97.41 MM has Grown at 683.77%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (LKR MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at LKR 508.29 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.23 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -4.95% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation
Highest at LKR 53.8 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (LKR MM)

Depreciation
At LKR 53.8 MM has Grown at 77.56%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (LKR MM)