Diversified Holdings · Industrial Conglomerates
| Year | Revenue | Net profit | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rs 64.8B | Rs 53.3B | 4.01 |
| 2024 | Rs 47.4B | Rs 5.8B | 0.70 |
| 2023 | Rs 42.0B | Rs -12.2B | -0.64 |
| 2022 | Rs 22.3B | Rs 31.6B | 2.19 |
| 2021 | Rs 8.4B | Rs -4.8B | -0.24 |
| 2020 | Rs 5.6B | Rs 7.2B | 1.89 |
| 2019 | Rs 5.1B | Rs -2.0B | -0.51 |
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Browns Investments PLC is the strategic investment arm of the Browns Group and a part of LOLC Holdings PLC, maintaining a diversified portfolio across leisure and hospitality, agriculture and plantations, and construction and real estate. The company holds and manages plantation and agri-export businesses under the Browns Plantations umbrella as well as leisure properties and other commodity businesses. The agriculture and plantations interests operate through named entities including Maturata Plantations, Udapussellawa Plantations, Hapugastenne Plantations and overseas units such as Browns Plantations Kenya, Browns East Africa Plantations, Browns Plantations Tanzania, Browns Plantations Rwanda and Browns Plantations (Guizhou) Tea; these businesses cover cultivation, processing and export of tea and related agricultural activities and maintain international certifications such as Rainforest Alliance, ISO 22000 and HACCP. Browns Investments also owns and operates hospitality businesses through Browns Hotels and Resorts (including Eden Resort & Spa, Club Hotel Dolphin, Thaala Bentota Resort and Dickwella Resort & Spa) and holds interests in agri-commodity operations such as Tropical Island Commodities and Sunbird Sierra Leone, with operations spanning Sri Lanka, Africa and China.
Deep discount to book and low beta are outweighed by sequential quarterly losses and weak momentum, keeping sentiment cautious until earnings stabilize.
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First Capital Research: aggregate earnings of 271 listed companies fell 11.4% YoY in the March 2026 quarter (third straight quarter), but underlying earnings rose 30.1% YoY after adjusting for major one-offs. Food, Beverage & Tobacco dragged the aggregate result while retailing and telecom posted strong gains (e.g. UML, DIAL, SLTL, SINS).
Aggregate profits of 273 listed companies fell 12% YoY to Rs.176.5 billion in Sep-25, ending a seven-quarter growth streak. Banks (Rs.52bn, +39% YoY) and diversified financials (Rs.39bn, +112% YoY) underpinned a QoQ rebound, while food, beverage & tobacco and capital goods posted steep declines.
Browns Investments PLC (via subsidiary Browns Ari Resort Ltd.) completed the sale of the Barceló Whale Lagoon Maldives to ASB Hotel Properties Maldives Ltd for $57.5m (Rs. 17.2bn). The company said the transaction was completed after satisfaction of the conditions precedent.
Browns Investments PLC said its subsidiary Browns Ari Resort sold the Barceló Whale Lagoon Maldives Resort to ASB Hotel Properties Maldives for USD 57,500,000.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held a special discussion with plantation company representatives on the proposed increase to estate workers' daily wages to align with recent public/private sector salary hikes and discussed implementation; the government pledged support for developing the plantation sector.
President Anura Kumara Disanayake urged plantation companies to raise estate workers' daily wages and said the government will support the industry to implement the increase. Representatives from major planters, including Kahawatte, Malwatte, Kelani Valley, Balangoda, Browns, Kegalle and Kotagala, took part.
Colombo Stock Exchange rose as the ASPI gained 0.46% to 20,769, with a C T Holdings crossing contributing Rs 3.6bn to turnover; C T Holdings closed down Rs 29.75 at Rs 689. Banks led gains with HNB, NDB and DFCC up, while Sampath and Nations Trust fell.
Browns Investments PLC said its subsidiary agreed to sell the Barceló Whale Lagoon Maldives Resort for USD 57.5 million, subject to regulatory and third-party approvals in the Maldives. The company will issue a further announcement once the transaction is completed.
Browns Investments PLC (BIL) has signed an SPA to sell the Barceló Whale Lagoon Maldives Resort for $57.5 million. Completion by subsidiary Browns Ari Resort Ltd is subject to conditions precedent, including Maldives regulatory and third‑party approvals.