John Keells Hotels Plc

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Hotels & Resorts
  • ISIN: LK0343N00000
LKR
21.90
-0.1 (-0.45%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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Why is John Keells Hotels Plc ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 6.17%
  • Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 39.76% of over the last 5 years
  • High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Flat results in Jun 25
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 18.38% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Sri Lanka CSE All Share) returns of 61.92%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report
Verdict Report
How much should you sell?
  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is John Keells Hotels Plc for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
John Keells Hotels Plc
16.49%
0.55
30.93%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
60.36%
3.56
17.37%
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)
34.59%
EBIT Growth (5y)
39.76%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.57
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.66
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.52
Tax Ratio
100.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
6.17%
ROE (avg)
0
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
142
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.30
EV to EBIT
9.55
EV to EBITDA
5.54
EV to Capital Employed
1.18
EV to Sales
2.00
PEG Ratio
1.05
Dividend Yield
0.04%
ROCE (Latest)
12.33%
ROE (Latest)
0.91%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
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

16What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at LKR 845.81 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 0.89%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -6.43% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 117.19 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 16.32%

0What is not working for the Company
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NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for John Keells Hotels Plc
Net Profit
At LKR 845.81 MM has Grown at 713.29%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Net Profit
Higher at LKR 845.81 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Jun 2025
MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (LKR MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 117.19 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 16.32%
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 -6.43% (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