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Ceylon Investment Plc

CINV.N0000Undervalued

Banks & Finance · Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds

Ceylon Investment PLC is a Colombo Stock Exchange listed investment holding company engaged in holding and managing an investment portfolio in Sri Lanka. The company manages both equity and fixed income investments and maintains strategic stakes in listed companies.

CINV shares are down 20.2% over the past year and last closed at Rs 103.75 on Sep 30, 2026.

Rs 103.75
-0.24%
Price history
-20.19%

Monthly seasonality

Monthly total returns by year and calendar month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026-1.4-1.4-13.4+8.3-5.9-1.6-1.2+1.4-1.4+0.0+0.0+0.0
2025+10.1-9.5-1.9+1.4+8.3+14.5+25.6+24.8-6.2+5.1-5.0-5.5
2024-10.0+2.7+9.4+30.8-1.8-6.7-15.8+4.6+14.6+8.2-4.2+28.6
2023-6.0+13.3-1.5-7.8+1.0+13.8+53.8+8.8-5.1-11.9-2.4-7.2
2022+1.5-8.6-23.8-20.2-1.3-16.0-0.8+17.2+42.3-17.7-6.7-0.3
2021+14.2-19.3-7.5-10.2-1.4+8.7-2.3-8.5-6.0+13.6-13.0+5.7
2020-14.7-13.5-25.6+0.0+0.0+11.1+2.8+13.5+60.7-13.4+2.3+18.1
2019-2.8-7.4+4.0-4.1-1.4+2.9+26.8+1.8-14.8+12.8+21.1-0.8
2018+7.4-4.2-6.5+4.7-8.7-11.2-2.7+13.5-13.2+12.3-3.3+2.6
2017-9.6-5.6-8.0+20.0-9.8+16.6+13.1-7.7-3.2+7.3-13.9-5.1
2016-13.1-22.4-1.7+21.4-1.9-14.0+2.0+2.5-0.9-10.7-5.2+7.6
2015-0.8-0.7-5.2+4.4+2.1-5.2+5.7-2.3-8.4-1.1-4.0-3.8
2014+4.7-6.8-0.8+7.2+0.1+2.9+13.0+1.1+11.6-2.8-5.0+0.6
2013+5.3-11.1+1.1+1.9+22.7-6.7-6.8-10.8-0.8+5.2-5.3+0.4
2012+0.0+0.0+0.0-10.6-10.0+9.5-1.4+3.8+45.6-16.0-7.4+5.6
Average-1.1-6.8-5.8+3.4-0.6+1.2+7.4+4.3+7.7-0.7-3.7+3.3
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-1.1-7.1-3.6+3.1-1.4+2.9+2.0+2.5-1.4+2.0-5.0+0.5
% up43%14%21%64%36%53%53%73%33%50%14%57%
P/E
9.8
P/B
0.50
EPS
Rs 10.60
Div Yield
3.66%
Market Cap
Rs 10.1B
Beta
1.73
ROE
5.2%
Op Margin
145.5% (-351.0pp)

Fundamentals

LineFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Total income
Rs 860.4M
+37.4%
Rs 626.3M
-4.2%
Rs 653.9M
+107.6%
Rs 314.9M
-7.0%
Rs 338.8M
-35.0%
Rs 521.3M
+129.2%
Rs 227.4M
+34.6%
Rs 169.0M
-62.4%
Operating profit
Rs 1.1B
-19.5%
Rs 1.4B
+28.3%
Rs 1.1B
+116.2%
Rs 497.0M
Rs -290.1M
Rs 1.0B
Rs -500.0M
Rs -955.0M
Net profit
Rs 1.8B
-17.5%
Rs 2.2B
+33.9%
Rs 1.6B
+144.4%
Rs 656.8M
turned profitable
Rs -497.8M
fell into loss
Rs 1.5B
turned profitable
Rs -645.3M
loss narrowed
Rs -1.2B
fell into loss
EPS
18.24
-16.6%
21.86
+36.1%
16.06
+145.2%
6.55
-4.91
14.65
-6.49
-11.93

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

  • 2025 · second interimRs 3.00
  • 2025 · first interimRs 0.72
  • 2023 · first interimRs 0.55
  • 2022 · first interimRs 0.75
  • 2021 · first and finalRs 0.70
  • 2020 · finalRs 0.25
  • 2019Rs 0.50
  • 2018Rs 2.00
Peer comparison6 peers in Banks & Finance
Sector overview Open in screener
1Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC
GUAR.N0000 · same group, not in the median
Rs 216.00
P/E
5.3
P/B
0.49
ROE
6.21%
Yield
3.14%
2Ceylon Investment Plc
CINV.N0000 · this company
Rs 103.75
P/E
9.8
P/B
0.50
ROE
5.16%
Yield
3.66%
3Ceylon Land & Equity PLC
KZOO.N0000
Rs 7.90
P/E
4.8
P/B
0.77
ROE
16.19%
Yield
0.54%
4Lanka Ventures Plc
LVEN.N0000
Rs 49.40
P/E
33.8
P/B
0.80
ROE
4.68%
Yield
0.00%
5Colombo Fort Investments PLC
CFI.N0000
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 · 5 companies
P/E 4.8P/B 0.75Yield 1.11%

About Ceylon Investment Plc

Ceylon Investment PLC is a Colombo Stock Exchange listed investment holding company engaged in holding and managing an investment portfolio in Sri Lanka. The company manages both equity and fixed income investments and maintains strategic stakes in listed companies. The company operates an active portfolio that deploys capital across listed equities and fixed income instruments, using fundamental stock selection for equities and a high credit quality approach for fixed income. It also holds strategic investments outside the active portfolio, with a named strategic stake in Bukit Darah PLC. Key equity exposures referenced in the company reporting include positions in Central Finance PLC, Hemas Holdings PLC and Sunshine Holdings PLC. The company adjusts equity exposure and fixed deposit placements based on market and macroeconomic conditions in Sri Lanka and transacts on the Colombo Stock Exchange as part of its portfolio management activities.

AI analysis

bullish

June-quarter profit fell 74.8%, but Ceylon Investment trades at 0.50 times book value and is pursuing a share repurchase.

Read the full report (Sep 5, 2026) →

News sentiment

Describes news flow, not a forecast
Last 30 days
Positive news flow

3 articles in 30 days: 3 positive, 0 negative, 0 neutral.

24 months positive negative 3-month net
Oct 24: 1 articles, net +1.00Dec 24: 2 articles, net +1.00Feb 26: 2 articles, net +0.50Jun 26: 1 articles, net -1.00Jul 26: 2 articles, net +1.00Sep 26: 3 articles, net +1.00Oct 24Feb 25Jun 25Oct 25Feb 26Jun 26
Recent news
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Daily FT·Jul 24, 2026·BuybackPositive
Ceylon Investment proposes Rs. 366 m share buyback

Ceylon Investment PLC proposes to repurchase up to 1,800,014 ordinary shares at Rs.203.33 each for a total of Rs.365,996,846.62, with the offer expected to run 2–23 Sep subject to regulatory concurrence. The Board approved the buyback, signed a Certificate of Solvency and says its Articles permit the repurchase without shareholder approval.

Daily FT·Jun 24, 2026·Earnings & resultsNegative
Listed company earnings contract for third straight quarter

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).

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Daily FT·Feb 18, 2026·Management or board changePositive
Chinthaka Jayaweera joins Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust, Ceylon Investment Boards

Chinthaka Jayaweera was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director of Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust (GUAR.N0000) and Ceylon Investment PLC (CINV.N0000). He previously led internal audit at A.P. Moller Maersk and has held independent directorships at Bukit Darah, Carson Cumberbatch, Equity Two and Pegasus Hotels.

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