Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is Kelani Valley Plantations Plc ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 20.60%
2
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 13.29%
3
Negative results in Dec 25
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 9.82%
- INTEREST(Q) At LKR 88.33 MM has Grown at 13.36%
- DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 0%
4
With ROE of 10.65%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.76 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 4.46%, its profits have fallen by -19.4%
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.2
5
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 4.46% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Sri Lanka CSE All Share) returns of 41.16%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kelani Valley Plantations Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Other Agricultural Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Other Agricultural Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kelani Valley Plantations Plc for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kelani Valley Plantations Plc
-100.0%
0.71
24.24%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
41.16%
2.63
15.67%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
13.29%
EBIT Growth (5y)
12.25%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.80
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.50
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.16
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.12
Tax Ratio
31.96%
Dividend Payout Ratio
19.37%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
21.96%
ROE (avg)
20.60%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
7
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.76
EV to EBIT
4.76
EV to EBITDA
3.29
EV to Capital Employed
0.73
EV to Sales
0.27
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.20%
ROCE (Latest)
15.35%
ROE (Latest)
10.65%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -22.31% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at LKR 5,323.56 MM
-8What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 9.82%
INTEREST(Q)
At LKR 88.33 MM has Grown at 13.36%
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 0%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 6.42 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Lowest at LKR 6.42
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at LKR 4,556.28 MM
Here's what is working for Kelani Valley Plantations Plc
Cash and Eqv
Highest at LKR 5,323.56 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -22.31% (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 Kelani Valley Plantations Plc
Interest
At LKR 88.33 MM has Grown at 13.36%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (LKR MM)
Net Sales
Lowest at LKR 4,556.28 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (LKR MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 6.42 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Lowest at LKR 6.42
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years
DPS (LKR)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Non Operating Income
Highest at LKR 0.65 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating income






