Plantations & Agriculture · Agricultural Commodities/Milling
Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC is a Sri Lankan plantation company engaged in the cultivation, processing and bulk marketing of tea, with sales through Colombo auctions and to export markets.
BOPL shares are down 20.4% over the past year and last closed at Rs 69.90 on Sep 30, 2026.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -4.3 | +0.8 | -11.8 | +13.3 | -1.7 | -6.4 | -4.2 | +6.2 | -0.1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 |
| 2025 | +16.7 | -14.0 | -8.9 | +10.6 | +13.2 | +2.3 | +22.1 | +5.8 | +4.4 | -8.0 | -9.2 | +3.3 |
| 2024 | +10.3 | -11.7 | +0.0 | -0.5 | -2.1 | +1.9 | -6.6 | +4.8 | -2.4 | +31.5 | +19.7 | +0.7 |
| 2023 | +6.0 | -5.2 | -4.7 | -10.9 | +10.2 | -2.3 | +14.6 | -10.9 | -4.5 | -2.4 | -14.4 | +10.8 |
| 2022 | -12.2 | -22.1 | -37.7 | -5.0 | +63.5 | -2.5 | +135.9 | +91.4 | -0.9 | -19.7 | -23.6 | +11.7 |
| 2021 | -5.6 | -5.1 | -8.5 | -6.8 | +9.1 | -10.8 | +8.4 | -1.7 | +5.3 | +18.3 | -5.6 | +76.9 |
| 2020 | -7.8 | -2.1 | -4.3 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +3.5 | +14.6 | +29.4 | +16.7 | -1.3 | -5.9 | +0.7 |
| 2019 | +35.8 | -13.2 | -1.8 | -2.7 | -14.0 | +1.1 | +6.5 | -3.0 | -6.3 | +8.9 | +2.0 | +3.0 |
| 2018 | -4.1 | +10.4 | -10.0 | +6.2 | -11.6 | -15.1 | -13.2 | -8.0 | -1.0 | +4.9 | -4.7 | -6.9 |
| 2017 | +0.0 | -9.5 | -8.1 | +24.1 | +37.8 | +3.7 | +7.9 | -2.0 | +11.5 | +13.3 | -17.6 | +10.4 |
| 2016 | -6.4 | -2.9 | -3.0 | +13.5 | -6.4 | -3.9 | +2.0 | -3.0 | +0.0 | -1.0 | -2.1 | +1.1 |
| 2015 | -3.3 | +5.2 | -9.0 | +7.2 | -0.8 | +1.7 | -5.8 | +0.9 | +1.8 | -6.0 | -4.6 | +4.8 |
| 2014 | +6.5 | -4.1 | -1.1 | +3.2 | +3.1 | +7.1 | +11.3 | +9.3 | +1.6 | +2.3 | -14.2 | +4.3 |
| 2013 | +6.6 | -0.8 | -10.2 | +7.0 | +1.6 | -4.0 | -11.7 | -7.5 | +8.2 | +0.0 | -7.5 | -6.1 |
| 2012 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | -4.8 | -27.0 | +2.7 | +4.0 | +32.1 | +32.0 | -11.8 | -4.2 | +5.2 |
| Average | +2.7 | -5.3 | -8.5 | +3.9 | +5.3 | -1.4 | +12.4 | +9.6 | +4.4 | +2.1 | -6.6 | +8.6 |
| ASPI average | +3.1 | -2.7 | -4.7 | +2.0 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +3.1 | +2.2 | +3.2 | -0.1 | +1.0 | +3.0 |
| Median | -1.7 | -4.6 | -8.3 | +4.7 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +6.5 | +0.9 | +1.6 | -0.5 | -5.8 | +3.8 |
| % up | 43% | 21% | 0% | 57% | 50% | 53% | 67% | 53% | 53% | 43% | 14% | 86% |
| Line | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | Rs 5.7B +10.0% | Rs 5.2B +3.6% | Rs 5.0B -8.4% | Rs 5.4B +60.7% | Rs 3.4B |
| Operating profit | Rs 1.2B -20.1% | Rs 1.5B +148.1% | Rs 600.4M -64.5% | Rs 1.7B +456.0% | Rs 304.3M |
| Net profit | Rs 568.2M -45.5% | Rs 1.0B +79.6% | Rs 580.7M -52.7% | Rs 1.2B +1,131.3% | Rs 99.7M |
| EPS | 6.78 -45.5% | 12.45 +79.7% | 6.93 -52.7% | 14.66 +1,131.9% | 1.19 |
Compared with the same period a year earlier.
Parent company only. Subsidiaries are not included.
Per-share figures are as reported, not adjusted for splits.
| # | Company | Price | Mkt cap | P/E | P/B | EPS | ROE | Div Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WATA.N0000 | 46.40 | Rs 47.2B | 19.3 | 15.76 | 2.41 | 81.75% | 5.39% |
| 2 | NAMU.N0000 | 66.10 | Rs 15.7B | 8.4 | 1.27 | 7.91 | 15.44% | 3.03% |
| 3 | ELPL.N0000 | 175.00 | Rs 12.8B | 7.3 | 1.18 | 23.92 | 16.11% | 4.00% |
| 4 | MAL.N0000 | 57.00 | Rs 12.2B | 36.3 | 1.85 | 1.57 | 4.91% | 0.21% |
| 5 | AGAL.N0000 | 50.10 | Rs 7.8B | 9.5 | 1.40 | 5.30 | 14.80% | 1.50% |
| 6 | AGPL.N0000 | 13.50 | Rs 6.8B | 21.8 | 1.61 | 0.62 | 7.58% | 3.70% |
| 7 | TPL.N0000 | 141.00 | Rs 6.7B | 6.9 | 0.87 | 20.38 | 12.50% | 6.60% |
| 8 | BOPL.N0000 · this company | 69.90 | Rs 5.9B | 10.3 | 1.22 | 6.78 | 13.24% | 8.58% |
| Peer median · 9 companies | - | - | 8.4 | 1.27 | - | - | 4.00% |
Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC is a Sri Lankan plantation company engaged in the cultivation, processing and bulk marketing of tea, with sales through Colombo auctions and to export markets. The company operates a portfolio of estate activities including high‑grown tea production, palm oil cultivation and development of spices, forestry and timber on its estate land. Operations emphasise factory modernisation, field development and sustainability initiatives: the group has invested in renewable energy (mini‑hydro and solar), produces Climate Positive teas from net‑zero operations, and has repurposed low‑country estates into an Organic Spice Zone. Social programmes covering health, education, nutrition and housing support estate communities.
Bogawantalawa's latest quarter showed a sharp recovery, with net profit up 128.6%. The tension is that audited FY2026 net profit fell 45.5%.
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Dividend · Rs 4.50 · XD Aug 14, 2026
Second Interim dividend of LKR 4.5/share; XD 2026-08-14; record 2026-08-17; payable 2026-09-04; FY ending 31st March 2026
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Dividend · Rs 1.50 · XD Dec 11, 2025
First Interim dividend of LKR 1.5/share; XD 2025-12-11; record 2025-12-11; payable 2025-12-31; FY Year ending 31st March 2026
Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC's Bogawana estate is the world's first producer of climate-positive tea and targets net removal of 0.40 kg CO₂e per kg of tea by 2025. The estate also uses hydropower/solar, runs reforestation and community projects (Rs.22m water project) and exports to 30+ countries.
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Dividend · Rs 2.00 · XD Jun 26, 2025
Final dividend of LKR 2/share; XD 2025-06-26; record 2025-06-26; payable 2025-07-16; FY Ended 31st March 2025
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Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC (BOPL.N0000) won the North American Sustainability Tea Award (NASTA) for its 'Climate Positive journey' at the 2024 North American Tea Conference. The company highlighted its Climate Positive certification and offering of Uncompensated Climate Positive Teas certified for 100% renewable energy.
Heavy August rain and cloud cover cut High Grown tea output to a 34-year monthly low, pulling national production below a year earlier. Tea exports weakened as August merchandise tea exports fell, while eight-month shipments and US dollar earnings declined amid higher freight and insurance costs and a lower average FOB. Sector bodies also pressed for productivity, mechanisation and value addition.
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