Why is CIC Holdings Plc ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 29.29%
2
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 16.48%
3
With ROE of 17.88%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.03 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 5.73%, its profits have risen by 23.1%
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to CIC Holdings Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Diversified should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Diversified)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is CIC Holdings Plc for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
CIC Holdings Plc
5.73%
-0.71
87.56%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
11.95%
0.72
16.49%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
19.77%
EBIT Growth (5y)
16.48%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.75
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.39
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.51
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.22
Tax Ratio
32.42%
Dividend Payout Ratio
13.72%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
27.02%
ROE (avg)
30.44%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
6
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.03
EV to EBIT
6.39
EV to EBITDA
6.39
EV to Capital Employed
1.02
EV to Sales
0.76
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
15.99%
ROE (Latest)
17.88%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at LKR 6,704.16 MM
NET PROFIT(9M)
Higher at LKR 5,681.3 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 48.98 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 3.17 times
-5What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 270.84
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 10.85% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at LKR 1,848.26 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 8.61 %
Here's what is working for CIC Holdings Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at LKR 6,704.16 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 48.98 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.17 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Net Profit
Higher at LKR 5,681.3 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Mar 2026MOJO Watch
In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months
Net Profit (LKR MM)
Here's what is not working for CIC Holdings Plc
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 270.84
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit
Lowest at LKR 1,848.26 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (LKR MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 8.61 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 10.85% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






