Elpitiya Plantations Plc

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Paper, Forest & Jute Products
  • ISIN: LK0315N00008
LKR
181.00
51.5 (39.77%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Why is Elpitiya Plantations Plc ?

1
Flat results in Dec 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at LKR 2,005.16 MM
  • DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 8.3 times
2
With ROE of 13.34%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.00 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 46.75%, its profits have fallen by -8.3%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Elpitiya Plantations Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Paper, Forest & Jute Products should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Paper, Forest & Jute Products)

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

Is Elpitiya Plantations Plc for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Elpitiya Plantations Plc
-100.0%
1.91
35.75%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
17.72%
EBIT Growth (5y)
30.99%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
18.83
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.34
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.85
Tax Ratio
33.15%
Dividend Payout Ratio
30.15%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
20.93%
ROE (avg)
17.24%
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
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
NA
EV to EBIT
-2.66
EV to EBITDA
-1.92
EV to Capital Employed
-0.55
EV to Sales
-0.42
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
13.34%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
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

3What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -50.88% (YoY

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at LKR 1,354.04 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at LKR 6,748.87 MM

-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at LKR 2,005.16 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 8.3 times

Here's what is working for Elpitiya Plantations Plc

Cash and Eqv
Highest at LKR 6,748.87 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Net Profit
Higher at LKR 1,354.04 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Dec 2025
MOJO Watch
In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -50.88% (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

Here's what is not working for Elpitiya Plantations Plc

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at LKR 2,005.16 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (LKR MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 8.3 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio