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Colombo Investment Trust Plc

CIT.N0000Undervalued

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Colombo Investment Trust PLC is an investment trust listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange that invests primarily in listed equities and other financial assets in Sri Lanka.

CIT shares are up 5.8% over the past year and last closed at Rs 357.00 on Sep 30, 2026.

Rs 357.00
+7.77%
Price history
+5.83%

Monthly seasonality

Monthly total returns by year and calendar month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026-1.0+7.2-17.0+12.0-5.5-7.7-4.1-8.3-0.2+0.0+0.0+0.0
2025+15.6-12.4-0.6-7.9+36.4+39.3+45.9+14.5+0.6+54.7+0.4-12.0
2024+8.5-12.2+3.9+8.1+2.8+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0-6.6+1.2+14.2
2023+0.0+0.0+0.0-9.5+1.9-4.4+36.0-10.9-7.6-13.0+0.0+0.0
2022-7.9-3.1-18.4+0.0+0.0-13.0+15.0+10.3+20.0-15.4+15.0+0.0
2021+151.8-34.9-15.3+5.9+7.8+7.4-16.2+4.1-0.8+0.6+1.8+10.2
2020-17.1+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0-5.3+12.0+16.2+14.9-11.9+6.3
2019+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+17.5+8.1
2018-8.4-2.3+0.0+0.0-18.3-9.0-5.9+4.0-8.4+0.0+0.0+0.0
2017+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0-4.5+11.5-23.5+6.0+0.6+22.4-8.7
2016+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+3.7+0.0+0.0-9.5+0.0+0.0+0.0
2015+17.2-18.5+6.1+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0-0.9-1.7+0.0
2014+11.9-8.0-4.9-1.0-6.2-1.1+19.0+1.3+16.4+13.9-2.6-1.3
2013+0.0-18.5+7.8+14.5+19.0-16.7-8.0-10.4+14.1+13.2-16.6-9.8
2012+0.0+0.0+0.0-19.4-26.2+5.6-7.2+4.0+14.7+2.7+0.4+0.0
Average+18.9-11.4-4.8+0.3+1.3+0.0+7.3-0.3+5.1+5.9+2.1+0.8
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+8.5-12.2-2.7+2.5+1.9-4.4-4.1+4.0+3.3+0.6+0.4+0.0
% up56%11%38%50%56%36%45%64%58%64%58%44%
P/E
3.6
P/B
0.52
EPS
Rs 98.19
Div Yield
1.11%
Market Cap
Rs 2.6B
Beta
1.67
ROE
14.2%
Op Margin
230.0% (-1,467.8pp)

Fundamentals

LineFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Total income
Rs 83.5M
+64.4%
Rs 50.8M
+2.0%
Rs 49.8M
+11.5%
Rs 44.7M
-4.9%
Rs 47.0M
+174.5%
Rs 17.1M
-9.8%
Rs 19.0M
-19.3%
Rs 23.5M
-11.5%
Operating profit
Rs 1.0B
+342.4%
Rs 232.0M
+426.8%
Rs 44.0M
-24.1%
Rs 58.0M
+38.2%
Rs 42.0M
-45.5%
Rs 77.0M
+622.6%
Rs 10.7M
Rs -29.2M
Net profit
Rs 1.0B
+341.8%
Rs 232.0M
+426.7%
Rs 44.0M
-20.9%
Rs 55.7M
+41.2%
Rs 39.4M
-47.0%
Rs 74.4M
+564.3%
Rs 11.2M
turned profitable
Rs -29.0M
fell into loss
EPS
143.37
+338.6%
32.69
+426.4%
6.21
-21.8%
7.94
+39.1%
5.71
-47.5%
10.87
+562.8%
1.64
-4.32

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
  • 2016Rs 1.20
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P/B
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ROE
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Yield
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ROE
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ROE
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Yield
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ROE
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Yield
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5Colombo Fort Investments PLC
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P/E
4.9
P/B
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ROE
12.11%
Yield
1.24%
6Colombo Investment Trust Plc
CIT.N0000 · this company
Rs 357.00
P/E
3.6
P/B
0.52
ROE
14.24%
Yield
1.11%
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P/E
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P/B
0.75
ROE
21.86%
Yield
3.70%
Peer median · 6 companies
P/E 5.1P/B 0.67Yield 2.19%

About Colombo Investment Trust Plc

Colombo Investment Trust PLC is an investment trust listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange that invests primarily in listed equities and other financial assets in Sri Lanka. The Company manages a portfolio of strategic long‑term holdings alongside a trading portfolio used for opportunistic, shorter‑term positions. The Company’s investment approach emphasises long‑term value creation through concentration in fundamentally strong counters, while employing active oversight and opportunistic rebalancing; its Strategic Portfolio is highly concentrated in group counters including Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, CIC Holdings PLC, C M Holdings PLC, E.B. Creasy & Company PLC and The Colombo Fort Land & Building PLC, while the Trading Portfolio has significant exposure to securities such as Colombo Fort Investments PLC. The Company classifies and measures financial assets under recognised accounting categories (amortised cost, FVOCI and FVTPL), and its Board monitors market, credit and liquidity risks in accordance with its policies. The Group does not report distinguishable operating or geographical segments for segment reporting purposes.

AI analysis

neutral

Revenue grew 11.6% in the latest quarter, but net profit fell 85.2%. Colombo Investment Trust remains exceptionally cheap, yet earnings volatility makes the valuation difficult to trust.

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24 months positive negative 3-month net
May 26: 2 articles, net +0.00Sep 24Jan 25May 25Sep 25Jan 26May 26
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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 · 1:115.250854 at Rs 461.00 · 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 · 1:136.0023 at Rs 204.00 · 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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