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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 44.12%
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Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 30.26
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Flat results in Mar 26
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With ROE of 85.17%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 16.09 Price to Book Value
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Market Beating Performance
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) 
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
-4.23%
0%
-4.23%
6 Months
-12.78%
0%
-12.78%
1 Year
30.3%
0%
30.3%
2 Years
145.71%
0%
145.71%
3 Years
-42.67%
0%
-42.67%
4 Years
-48.93%
0%
-48.93%
5 Years
303.38%
0%
303.38%
Watawala Plantations Plc for the last several years.
Risk Adjusted Returns v/s 
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Corporate Actions 
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Quality key factors 
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
19.14%
EBIT Growth (5y)
19.09%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
29.93
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.01
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.64
Tax Ratio
35.77%
Dividend Payout Ratio
106.64%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
74.93%
ROE (avg)
44.12%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
16.09
EV to EBIT
11.79
EV to EBITDA
10.73
EV to Capital Employed
13.78
EV to Sales
5.01
PEG Ratio
1.14
Dividend Yield
0.09%
ROCE (Latest)
116.87%
ROE (Latest)
85.17%
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Shareholding Snapshot
No data for shareholding present.
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
No data for shareholding present.
Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Mar'26 - YoY
Mar'26
Mar'25
Change(%)
Net Sales
2,174.90
1,878.90
15.75%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
740.60
593.60
24.76%
Interest
58.10
54.50
6.61%
Exceptional Items
-357.20
-69.40
-414.70%
Consolidate Net Profit
146.40
412.40
-64.50%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
288.80%
295.00%
-0.62%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in quarter ended Mar 2026 is 15.75% vs 2.25% in Mar 2025
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in quarter ended Mar 2026 is -64.50% vs 191.65% in Mar 2025
Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Mar'26
Mar'26
Mar'25
Change(%)
Net Sales
9,442.20
7,800.00
21.05%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
4,407.60
3,319.20
32.79%
Interest
199.40
125.10
59.39%
Exceptional Items
-373.00
-321.20
-16.13%
Consolidate Net Profit
2,330.40
1,884.90
23.64%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
424.90%
372.80%
5.21%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2026 is 21.05% vs -6.26% in Mar 2025
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2026 is 23.64% vs -19.61% in Mar 2025
About Watawala Plantations Plc 
Watawala Plantations Plc
FMCG
Watawala Plantations PLC is a diversified agribusiness company. The Company is engaged in the cultivation and harvesting palm oil, tea, rubber and other export crops and dairy farming, processing the harvest in its own factories located on the estates. The Company's segments include Tea, Rubber, Palm Oil, Export and Other. It is managing over 19 estates located in the central and southern provinces. The Company's oil palm cultivation in the country covers approximately 3,160 hectares. Its tea estates are located in the Hatton, Watawala, Lindula and Udugama regions (encompassing high grown, medium grown and low grown categories) and the factories produce both orthodox, and crush, tear and curl (CTC) teas. The Company has approximately 10 tea factories, approximately two rubber factories and a palm oil processing mill.
Company Coordinates 
Company Details
60, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 03 , COLOMBO None : 3
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