Hotels & Tourism · Hotels/Resorts/Cruise lines
| Year | Revenue | Net profit | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rs 1.7B | Rs 171.3M | 0.77 |
| 2024 | Rs 1.4B | Rs -44.0M | 0.01 |
| 2023 | Rs 877.9M | Rs 685.2M | 3.02 |
| 2022 | Rs 561.9M | Rs -45.9M | -0.22 |
| 2021 | Rs 423.6M | Rs -385.2M | -1.73 |
| 2020 | Rs 1.0B | Rs -413.9M | -1.94 |
| 2019 | Rs 1.6B | Rs 210.7M | 1.14 |
Ceylon Hotels Corporation PLC is a Colombo Stock Exchange listed hoteliering company that owns and invests in a portfolio of hotels, resorts and related hospitality businesses and holdings. It conducts its operations through wholly-owned subsidiaries, joint ventures and equity-accounted investees engaged in hotel and resort operations, rest-house accommodation, and hospitality support services. The Group's portfolio includes heritage and resort properties such as Hotel Suisse Kandy (recently refurbished), The Queen's Hotel Kandy, EKHO Surf Hotel Bentota, and the Radisson Hotel Kandy (through Suisse Hotel Kandy (Pvt) Ltd), and has operations in Tissa and the Maldives. The Group also comprises a rest-house cluster and supporting businesses including United Hotels Company Ltd, CHC Rest Houses (Pvt) Ltd, Ceylon Hotels Maldives (Pvt) Ltd, CHC Foods (Pvt) Ltd and an Airline Services (Pvt) Ltd. The company pursues property enhancement and capital investment programmes across its portfolio and uses joint venture and equity-accounted investments to diversify market exposure. Its operations are primarily concentrated in Sri Lanka with subsidiary activity in the Maldives.
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EPF fully exited holdings in six CSE-listed companies in 2025 — Cargills Bank, Ceylon Hotels, Colombo Dockyard, Jetwing Symphony, LAUGFS Gas and Sierra Cables — and made one new investment, buying 40 million shares in Hemas Holdings; its listed equity count fell from 65 to 59.
Ambeon Capital PLC reported Q2 PAT of LKR 3,820m and year-to-date PAT of LKR 4,551m, up sharply from LKR 123m a year earlier. The group cited fair value gains and strategic investments, acquired 51% of Mylands and increased holdings in Ceylon Hotels (to 13.57%), DFCC (9.91%) and retains 9.93% in Seylan.
Ambeon Capital PLC reported 2Q PAT of Rs.3.82bn (YTD Rs.4.55bn) while Ambeon Holdings PLC posted 2Q PAT of Rs.3.22bn (YTD Rs.3.9bn). The group cited fair value gains and efficiencies, acquired 51% of Mylands, and increased stakes in Ceylon Hotels (13.57%) and DFCC (9.91%) while holding 9.93% in Seylan.
Ambeon Capital said it acquired a further 3.95% of Ceylon Hotels Corporation, raising its stake to 10.79%, having paid about Rs 35.90–36.50 per share.
Ambeon Capital PLC (TAP.N0000) and connected parties acquired an 82% stake in Mylands PLC for Rs.252 million. The group has also acquired about Rs.900m of equity stakes in hotel assets including Ceylon Hotels Corporation (CHOT.N0000) as it expands into real estate and leisure.
The public holding in Kandy Hotels Company (KHC.N0000) rose to 23% in August from 15.98% in June after non-public shareholders sold shares. Ambeon Holdings (GREG.N0000) bought a 6.09% stake for Rs 550.8m; KHC is a subsidiary of Ceylon Hotels Corporation (CHOT.N0000) and its stock closed at Rs 17.90 (up Rs 0.30).
Ambeon Capital said it acquired a 6.8% stake (12,310,543 shares) in Ceylon Hotels Corporation for Rs 320 million, paying Rs 26 per share; Ceylon Hotels shares were trading at Rs 32, down Rs 0.60.
Ambeon Holdings bought a 6.09% stake (45,904,622 shares) in The Kandy Hotels Company (1938) PLC for 550.8 million rupees at Rs12/share. Kandy Hotels, a subsidiary of Ceylon Hotels Corporation, was trading at Rs17.50.
Tourism showed a July rebound led by India: arrivals surpassed 1.3 million by late month, though year-to-date remains about 2% below last year. Sector receipts fell 12% in 1H. Authorities cut 2026 targets due to Middle East-linked air corridor disruptions. BIA handled 4.75 million passenger movements in 1H with 1.14 million tourist arrivals. The Cabinet approved leasing five underutilised Presidential Residences to private investors for tourism development.
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