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Colombo Fort Investments PLC

CFI.N0000Undervalued

Banks & Finance · Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds

Colombo Fort Investments PLC is an investment company listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange that invests in the stock market and other types of securities, with a primary focus on long-term value creation through equity holdings.

CFI shares are up 8.3% over the past year and last closed at Rs 319.50 on Sep 30, 2026.

Rs 319.50
-1.92%
Price history
+8.26%

Monthly seasonality

Monthly total returns by year and calendar month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+1.0+6.7-18.9+11.5-1.2-4.0-1.5-8.1-10.5+0.0+0.0+0.0
2025+22.1+0.2-5.5+8.7+19.5+57.0+28.3+11.9-0.7+59.0+0.6-11.3
2024-0.2-7.3+8.3+0.9+12.3-6.4-2.9-4.3+10.8-1.3+14.1+12.4
2023-1.2-15.2+17.4-14.1-5.2+16.5+25.8-5.4-7.0-7.6-6.5+8.0
2022+1.1+3.3-37.2+0.0-5.1-8.9-11.8+31.2+17.9-1.2-2.7+5.2
2021+72.5-38.9-12.1-4.3+18.9+5.6+0.0-4.5+6.2+1.3-6.3+20.0
2020-8.1+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+2.1+2.2+19.8+2.0-6.7+21.7+2.2
2019+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+5.3+34.0-3.3+0.0+0.0-5.9-0.2
2018+0.0+0.0-0.5-1.1-6.2-16.7-3.8+12.1-10.7+12.8-5.7-4.0
2017+0.0+0.0+3.6+7.3-1.3+1.4+6.4-17.3+3.0+2.5-5.3-1.5
2016-11.4-3.8+6.7-8.8+4.1+2.6+9.0+0.0-5.9-10.0-3.5+21.9
2015+2.2-11.4-2.9+6.0+0.9-7.2+7.8-7.4-4.0+1.0+0.0+0.0
2014+8.1-7.6-6.4+4.8+0.2+5.6+5.6-3.9+23.2+5.6-12.5+10.4
2013-8.4-10.5-2.1+25.8+8.1-14.6-3.7-18.0+17.2+0.0-8.0-5.8
2012+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0-21.4-12.7+14.4+4.3+1.3-5.3+5.5
Average+6.5-7.7-4.1+3.1+3.8+1.1+5.5+1.1+3.3+4.4-1.9+4.8
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+0.5-7.3-2.5+2.9+0.6+1.4+2.2-3.9+2.5+1.0-5.3+5.2
% up50%27%33%58%58%53%53%33%57%54%23%62%
P/E
4.9
P/B
0.59
EPS
Rs 65.54
Div Yield
1.24%
Market Cap
Rs 2.9B
Beta
0.98
ROE
12.1%
Op Margin
242.8% (-268.1pp)

Fundamentals

LineFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Total income
Rs 110.2M
+24.3%
Rs 88.6M
+26.1%
Rs 70.3M
+100.3%
Rs 35.1M
-14.9%
Rs 41.2M
+139.4%
Rs 17.2M
+37.6%
Rs 12.5M
-43.7%
Rs 22.2M
+15.6%
Operating profit
Rs 780.5M
+388.0%
Rs 159.9M
+222.0%
Rs 49.7M
-42.6%
Rs 86.5M
+54.0%
Rs 56.1M
-51.2%
Rs 115.0M
+1,802.6%
Rs 6.0M
Rs -23.3M
Net profit
Rs 777.7M
+394.1%
Rs 157.4M
+211.8%
Rs 50.5M
-39.4%
Rs 83.3M
+63.8%
Rs 50.9M
-54.3%
Rs 111.3M
+6,581.0%
Rs 1.7M
turned profitable
Rs -28.3M
fell into loss
EPS
87.84
+390.5%
17.91
+211.5%
5.75
-43.0%
10.08
+39.2%
7.24
-55.1%
16.11
+6,612.5%
0.24
-4.19

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.

Recent dividends

  • 2026Rs 4.00
  • 2025 · first interimRs 1.50
  • 2022Rs 1.20
  • 2018Rs 1.20
  • 2016Rs 1.20
  • 2014Rs 1.00
  • 2013Rs 1.00
  • 2012Rs 2.00
Peer comparison6 peers in Banks & Finance
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P/E
5.3
P/B
0.49
ROE
6.21%
Yield
3.14%
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P/E
9.8
P/B
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ROE
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Yield
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3Ceylon Land & Equity PLC
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Rs 7.90
P/E
4.8
P/B
0.77
ROE
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Yield
0.54%
4Lanka Ventures Plc
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P/E
33.8
P/B
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ROE
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Yield
0.00%
5Colombo Fort Investments PLC
CFI.N0000 · this company
Rs 319.50
P/E
4.9
P/B
0.59
ROE
12.11%
Yield
1.24%
6Colombo Investment Trust Plc
CIT.N0000
Rs 357.00
P/E
3.6
P/B
0.52
ROE
14.24%
Yield
1.11%
7Galle Face Capital Partners PLC
WAPO.N0000
Rs 18.30
P/E
2.5
P/B
0.75
ROE
21.86%
Yield
3.70%
Peer median · 6 companies
P/E 5.1P/B 0.63Yield 2.13%

About Colombo Fort Investments PLC

Colombo Fort Investments PLC is an investment company listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange that invests in the stock market and other types of securities, with a primary focus on long-term value creation through equity holdings. The Company allocates capital across a Strategic Portfolio of core, long-term holdings and a Trading Portfolio used for tactical, shorter-term opportunities. The Strategic Portfolio holds core investments in selected listed companies, including Commercial Bank, CIC Holdings, E.B. Creasy and The Colombo Fort Land & Building PLC (CFLB), while the Trading Portfolio provides tactical flexibility and includes holdings such as Colombo Investment Trust PLC. The Company’s investment approach emphasizes fundamentally strong counters, active monitoring of concentrated exposures (notably group counters), and a medium- to long-term horizon. Colombo Fort Investments operates with Sri Lanka as its primary economic environment, managing a portfolio of quoted and unquoted financial instruments and applying risk management and accounting policies appropriate to an investment company operating in the Sri Lankan market.

AI analysis

bullish

CFI's audited FY2026 net profit rose 394.1% to LKR 778 million. The valuation is low, but portfolio-driven earnings remain volatile.

Read the full report (Aug 31, 2026) →

News sentiment

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Last 30 days
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24 months positive negative 3-month net
May 26: 2 articles, net +0.00Jun 24Oct 24Feb 25Jun 25Oct 25Feb 26
Recent news
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EconomyNext·Jun 12, 2026·Market commentaryNegative
Sri Lanka stocks trend up, interest in real estate pushes turnover

Colombo Stock Exchange ASPI rose 1.68% (up 357.08 pts) to 21,627.10, with the S&P SL20 up 1.55% as banks supported gains. Market turnover was Rs.666m led by real estate; Colombo Fort Investments and Colombo Investment Trust listed scrip-dividend shares effective June 12, 2026.

CSE filing·May 26, 2026Negative
INTERIM DIVIDEND - SCRIP DIVIDEND

Dividend · 1:103.000221 at Rs 412.00 · XD Jun 3, 2026

Dividend; XD 2026-06-03; record 2026-06-03; payable 2026-06-10; FY 31.03.2026

EconomyNext·May 19, 2026·Market commentary
Sri Lanka stocks trend up, capital goods lead turnover

Colombo Stock Exchange was up midday, ASPI +0.54% (119.98 pts) to 22,433. Market turnover was Rs.597.2m with capital goods leading at Rs.181.7m; Colombo Fort Investments and Colombo Investment Trust announced interim scrip dividends.

CSE filing·Jul 14, 2025
Scrip Dividend- 2025

Dividend · 1:131.834619 at Rs 197.75 · XD Aug 11, 2025

Dividend; XD 2025-08-11; record 2025-08-11; payable 2025-08-19; FY 31.03.2025

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