Gestetner of Ceylon Plc

GEST.N0000

Consumer & Retail · Electronics Distributors

Rs 321.00
-3.09%
as of Aug 3, 2026
Price history
+35.44%
P/E
9.6
P/B
1.29
EPS
Rs 33.29
Div Yield
0.00%
Market Cap
Rs 853.2M
Beta
-0.50
ROE
18.7%
Op Margin
14.9% (+2.3pp)

Annual fundamentals

YearRevenueNet profitEPS
2025Rs 1.8BRs 103.4M38.92
2024Rs 1.4BRs 90.1M33.88
2023Rs 1.4BRs 84.1M31.66
2022Rs 1.1BRs -9.5M-3.59
2021Rs 832.5MRs 13.2M4.96
2020Rs 1.0BRs -4.7M-1.75
2019Rs 909.4MRs 42.9M16.14

Recent dividends

  • 2025 · first interimRs 3.25
  • 2024 · first interimRs 3.00
  • -Rs 7.00
  • 2023 · first interimRs 7.00
  • 2019 · first and finalRs 1.25
  • 2017Rs 10.00
  • 2016Rs 1.00
  • 2015Rs 9.00

About Gestetner of Ceylon Plc

Gestetner of Ceylon PLC is a Colombo Stock Exchange–listed company classified in the Commercial & Professional Services sector and the Electronics Distributors industry. The supplied annual report pages emphasize the Group’s financial position, treasury and financial instrument accounting, and references the Group’s asset base and borrowings. The report excerpts describe the company’s internal governance framework, human capital practices including talent acquisition and performance management, and community-focused sustainability efforts. The notes also detail accounting policies for foreign currency translation and classification and measurement of financial assets and liabilities. The supplied material does not provide a detailed operating description, named business segments, brands or subsidiaries, an employee headcount or a registered office address.

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Last 30 days
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24 months positive negative 3-month net
Dec 24: 1 articles, net -1.00Jun 25: 3 articles, net +0.33Nov 25: 4 articles, net +0.75Feb 24Jun 24Oct 24Feb 25Jun 25Oct 25
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Daily FT·Oct 14, 2025·M&A / stake change
World Elite acquires 50% Gestetner stake for Rs. 318.7 m

World Elite Ltd acquired a 50.01% controlling stake in Gestetner of Ceylon PLC, buying about 1.3m shares at Rs.239.75 each for a total of Rs.318.7m; 1.2m shares were bought from Gestetner (Eastern) Ltd and the share closed at Rs.254.

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Consumer & Retail sector: what is happening

Last 30 days to Aug 4, 2026

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