Why is Lanka Ceramic Plc ?
1
The company has declared Positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at -11.66 %
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -2.41% (YoY)
- NET PROFIT(9M) Higher at LKR 81.93 MM
2
With ROE of 9.56%, it has a attractive valuation with a 0.00 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 42.17%, its profits have risen by 54.7%
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 42.17% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Sri Lanka CSE All Share) returns of 61.92%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Lanka Ceramic Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Furniture, Home Furnishing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Furniture, Home Furnishing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Lanka Ceramic Plc for you?
Medium Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Lanka Ceramic Plc
40.48%
2.01
34.84%
Sri Lanka CSE All Share
60.36%
3.56
17.37%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.05%
EBIT Growth (5y)
42.22%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.83
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
9.53
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.08
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.21
Tax Ratio
14.51%
Dividend Payout Ratio
44.65%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
1.66%
ROE (avg)
4.44%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
NA
EV to EBIT
-4.13
EV to EBITDA
-2.53
EV to Capital Employed
-0.13
EV to Sales
-0.59
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
9.56%
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
Bearish
Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -11.66 %
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -2.41% (YoY
NET PROFIT(9M)
Higher at LKR 81.93 MM
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at LKR 222.7 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 1.62%
-2What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 14.63%
Here's what is working for Lanka Ceramic Plc
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -11.66 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Cash and Eqv
Highest at LKR 222.7 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 1.62%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Net Profit
Higher at LKR 81.93 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Jun 2025MOJO 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 -2.41% (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
At LKR 6.09 MM has Grown at inf%
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)
Here's what is not working for Lanka Ceramic Plc
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 14.63% and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio






