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East West Properties PLC

EAST.N0000Overvalued

Property & Construction · Real Estate Development

East West Properties PLC is a Colombo Stock Exchange–listed company whose core business is real estate development and rental activities in Sri Lanka.

EAST shares are up 13.8% over the past year and last closed at Rs 70.10 on Sep 30, 2026.

Rs 70.10
-1.41%
Price history
+13.80%

Monthly seasonality

Monthly total returns by year and calendar month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+5.9-2.6-14.5+6.2-2.7-0.8-4.9+20.5+2.1+0.0+0.0+0.0
2025+27.6-2.7-2.8-2.9+12.5+62.1+70.2+50.0-0.5+0.0-4.9+13.7
2024+0.0+9.5+2.5+10.8+7.6+5.1+5.8+0.0+0.0-4.7-2.0+17.2
2023-4.9-5.1+12.2+16.9-14.4+0.0+7.2-6.7-3.6-6.3+0.0-1.3
2022-1.0-11.7-27.5-7.6+9.8+1.5-4.4+12.3+6.8-16.7-6.2+34.4
2021-2.4-8.1-12.4+3.0+0.0-2.0+4.0-4.8-2.0+1.0-1.0+7.2
2020-2.4-3.7-27.8+0.0+0.0+21.9+38.2+0.0+4.1-13.3-2.7+16.7
2019+3.0+1.4+25.0+1.7-61.2-1.4+16.2+13.9-5.6+5.9+0.0-6.7
2018-13.2+65.7+18.9-3.6-10.6+3.6-4.0-4.2-11.3-1.4-10.0+6.3
2017-11.6-9.2+19.5+6.4+2.7-9.1-8.6-7.8+5.9-6.4-5.1+2.7
2016-13.0+0.0-4.3+19.3-3.1-4.5+6.0+0.0-0.6-9.6+3.5+0.0
2015+9.4-4.3-9.7+7.4+3.8+27.4-3.5+3.0-6.4+0.0+0.0+1.3
2014-0.9+4.4-2.5+7.8+5.6-5.3+1.6+6.3+2.2-5.8-3.8+2.4
2013+0.0-11.0+0.0+11.5+15.2-10.2-8.7-19.7+5.5+7.8-6.4-1.7
2012+0.0+0.0+0.0-0.8-7.7+0.0+20.0+6.9+22.1-16.0-19.6+15.0
Average-0.2+1.6-1.7+5.4-3.0+5.9+9.0+5.0+1.3-4.7-4.2+7.7
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-0.9-3.2-2.6+6.3+1.3+0.0+4.0+1.5+0.8-5.3-3.3+4.5
% up29%29%36%71%50%40%60%50%50%21%7%71%
P/E
15.8
P/B
2.85
EPS
Rs 4.44
Div Yield
0.00%
Market Cap
Rs 9.7B
Beta
2.09
ROE
7.3%
Op Margin
71.0% (+49.5pp)

Fundamentals

LineFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Revenue
Rs 160.2M
+3.0%
Rs 155.5M
+14.3%
Rs 136.1M
+14.6%
Rs 118.8M
+44.5%
Rs 82.2M
+14.6%
Rs 71.8M
+12.9%
Rs 63.5M
-96.1%
Rs 1.6B
+60.6%
Operating profit
Rs 250.7M
+833.3%
Rs 26.9M
-10.3%
Rs 29.9M
-0.9%
Rs 30.2M
Rs -477.3K
Rs -35.8M
Rs 2.7B
+4,551.0%
Rs 58.8M
Net profit
Rs 252.1M
+412.2%
Rs 49.2M
-47.2%
Rs 93.3M
-7.4%
Rs 100.7M
-26.1%
Rs 136.2M
-54.8%
Rs 301.1M
-88.9%
Rs 2.7B
turned profitable
Rs -984.7M
loss widened
EPS
1.76
+551.9%
0.27
-53.5%
0.58
-7.9%
0.63
-34.4%
0.96
-54.3%
2.10
-89.3%
19.64
-5.06

Compared with the same period a year earlier.

Per-share figures are as reported, not adjusted for splits.

Recent dividends

  • 2020Rs 8.50
Peer comparison6 peers in Property & Construction
Sector overview Open in screener
1Overseas Realty (Ceylon) Plc
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Rs 51.70
P/E
7.6
P/B
0.95
ROE
12.47%
Yield
3.38%
2RIL Property Plc
RIL.N0000
Rs 22.10
P/E
3.4
P/B
0.69
ROE
20.17%
Yield
4.52%
3Lanka Realty Investments PLC
ASCO.N0000
Rs 51.00
P/E
9.6
P/B
0.99
ROE
7.58%
Yield
0.00%
4East West Properties PLC
EAST.N0000 · this company
Rs 70.10
P/E
15.8
P/B
2.85
ROE
7.25%
Yield
0.00%
5Colombo Land & Development Co. Plc
CLND.N0000
Rs 47.50
P/E
51.1
P/B
1.09
ROE
2.15%
Yield
0.00%
6Lee Hedges PLC
SHAW.N0000
Rs 285.25
P/E
10.5
P/B
0.95
ROE
10.26%
Yield
0.70%
7On'ally Holdings PLC
ONAL.N0000
Rs 43.40
P/E
3.2
P/B
0.85
ROE
26.23%
Yield
5.53%
Peer median · 6 companies
P/E 8.6P/B 0.95Yield 2.04%

About East West Properties PLC

East West Properties PLC is a Colombo Stock Exchange–listed company whose core business is real estate development and rental activities in Sri Lanka. The company’s main focus is the rental of its warehousing complex in Peliyagoda and office space rental in Colombo 03, alongside other real estate investments. The principal activities include renting warehouses, ground, office space and yard for commercial purposes and managing related property investments. The group also has an interest in the media sector through its subsidiary. Peoples Media Network (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of the company, is engaged in setting up and operating television and radio broadcasting stations. Operations and reporting are managed on a business-segment basis rather than by geography.

Interest Rates

AI analysis

neutral

June-quarter operating margin jumped to 71.0%, the best of eight comparable June quarters. The valuation sits near the costly end of property peers.

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Last 30 days
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24 months positive negative 3-month net
Jun 25: 2 articles, net +1.00Jul 25: 10 articles, net +0.50Dec 23Apr 24Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25
Recent news
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Daily FT·Aug 15, 2025·Market commentaryPositive
Profit-taking leaves Colombo stock market flat

Colombo market closed flat as the ASPI fell 0.23% (47 pts) to 19,929 with turnover around Rs.7.1bn and foreign net selling of Rs.28.5m amid profit-taking. Transportation led turnover (20%) driven by Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka, while banking contributed strongly with activity in Sampath Bank and HNB.

Property & Construction sector: what is happening

Last 14 days to Sep 30, 2026

Property and construction faced a mixed policy backdrop: the proposed property tax was deferred from the 2027 Budget, while TIN certification becomes mandatory from 1 November for building-plan approvals and land registration, adding a compliance step to transactions. Public construction activity progressed through the Muthurajawela fuel-terminal contract and planned hospital infrastructure projects. Construction services exports fell in August.

The stories behind it

Auto-generated from 12 sector news articles over 14 days. Not investment advice.