Overview
Gestetner supplies and rents office automation, printing, scanning and projection equipment, while its subsidiaries provide managed document and digital printing services across Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The latest filing shows profit continuing to grow, but the absence of quarterly revenue and operating data makes the underlying improvement harder to judge.
Price performance
The price sits midway through its 52-week range, 27.5% below the high and 62.7% above the low. Recent trading has been quieter than the company’s own prior year: 60-day annualised volatility was 45.0% versus 77.9% over one year, while 20-day average volume was 75.8% below its 60-day average.
Valuation
No dividend yield is displayed, but the payout direction is positive across the latest recorded years, with DPS rising from LKR 3.25 in FY2025 to LKR 3.9 in FY2026. The upcoming first and final dividend is therefore a cash return, but not yet reflected in the displayed yield.
News and sentiment
Coverage is thin, with only two material company articles in the last 90 days: one positive dividend notice and one neutral board-committee disclosure. The confirmed dividend has an ex-date of 2026-09-22 and a payment date of 2026-10-08.
Financials
For the year ended 2026-03-31, revenue rose 11.1% to LKR 1.95 billion, while operating profit increased to LKR 184.7 million and net profit slipped 0.3% to LKR 103.1 million. The twelve months to 2026-06-30 generated revenue of LKR 1.58 billion, down 12.2% year-on-year, but this reconstructed period is historical and does not replace the missing June-quarter revenue disclosure.
Risks
Liquidity was adequate but not abundant, with a current ratio of 1.71. Interest cover was not disclosed for the latest annual period, limiting visibility on the company’s ability to absorb higher borrowing costs. The June quarter also included LKR 2.1 million attributable to minority shareholders, so group net profit and the earnings accruing to listed owners are not identical.
Outlook
That filing is the next event that can resolve the current uncertainty, because the June release established profit growth but omitted the revenue and operating lines needed to test its quality. The available data cannot yet distinguish stronger operations from changes below the operating line.