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Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC

GUAR.N0000Undervalued

Banks & Finance · Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC is the holding company of the investment business of the Carson Cumberbatch Group and operates as an investment house managing portfolios of multiple asset classes for differing groups of investors.

GUAR shares are down 25.5% over the past year and last closed at Rs 216.00 on Sep 29, 2026.

Rs 216.00
-1.03%
as of Sep 29, 2026
Price history
-25.52%

Monthly seasonality

Monthly total returns by year and calendar month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+4.5-3.2-13.7+6.4-6.1+2.8-6.3-0.3-2.1+0.0+0.0+0.0
2025+13.7-11.2-3.3+1.5+6.3+14.6+12.1+41.8-2.3+3.5-8.3-5.4
2024-1.2+3.7+4.7+11.1+2.1-1.0-3.5-4.7+14.1+0.0+0.0+50.0
2023+12.8+1.6-0.4-1.1-13.5+24.5+33.4+3.3-3.2-12.6+1.2-5.1
2022+8.2-12.0-25.3+8.1-12.5-14.3-10.8+23.6+19.2-4.9-14.3-4.8
2021+21.0-18.8-0.4-6.2-5.1+7.0-5.7-13.4-2.2+13.5-12.6+10.4
2020-8.0-16.7+1.4+0.0+0.0-3.5+10.2+14.5+71.9-15.9+3.5+8.1
2019-5.7-4.0+0.0-4.8+9.7-0.8+22.5-12.6+0.1+12.9+17.1-1.3
2018+1.1-2.4-4.5+2.9-5.3-9.9+0.1+4.0-6.7+7.1-7.6+0.4
2017-10.5-4.2-6.1+22.1-3.6-1.9-2.8+0.1-3.2+3.0-10.8-3.3
2016-15.3-8.2-11.8+37.5-9.1-9.3+2.9-6.9-2.2+0.0-14.1+2.3
2015-2.0-0.4-3.3+1.9-0.3-0.5+4.8-2.6-5.2+5.5-10.5+2.9
2014-1.0+2.8-3.8+1.2+2.7-0.5+4.9+0.4+3.1-2.2-0.8+0.5
2013-3.3-9.9-0.1+12.7+13.6-8.2-9.0-1.4+14.9-2.3-5.0+1.1
2012+0.0+0.0+0.0-17.7-20.3+5.6-1.2-1.5+26.9-13.4-0.1+7.6
Average+1.0-5.9-4.8+5.4-3.0+0.3+3.4+2.9+8.2-0.4-4.4+4.5
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-1.1-4.1-3.3+2.4-4.4-0.8+0.1-0.3-2.1+0.0-6.3+0.8
% up43%21%14%71%36%33%53%47%47%43%21%64%
P/E
5.3
P/B
0.49
EPS
Rs 40.82
Div Yield
3.14%
Market Cap
Rs 17.3B
Beta
1.51
ROE
6.2%
Op Margin
138.7% (-296.2pp)

Fundamentals

LineFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Total income
Rs 3.9B
+54.8%
Rs 2.5B
+9.4%
Rs 2.3B
+105.2%
Rs 1.1B
-4.7%
Rs 1.2B
-27.2%
Rs 1.6B
+111.3%
Rs 759.6M
+46.6%
Rs 518.3M
-56.8%
Operating profit
Rs 4.6B
-2.7%
Rs 4.7B
+25.3%
Rs 3.7B
+119.2%
Rs 1.7B
Rs -828.7M
Rs 3.3B
Rs -1.4B
Rs -2.3B
Net profit
Rs 4.1B
-7.3%
Rs 4.4B
+30.0%
Rs 3.4B
+137.4%
Rs 1.4B
turned profitable
Rs -1.1B
fell into loss
Rs 3.2B
turned profitable
Rs -1.5B
loss narrowed
Rs -2.3B
fell into loss
EPS
40.82
-3.8%
42.41
+31.3%
32.31
+136.4%
13.67
-10.11
30.65
-14.02
-21.65

Compared with the same period a year earlier.

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

Recent dividends

  • 2025 · second interimRs 5.50
  • 2025 · first interimRs 1.36
  • 2023 · first interimRs 2.20
  • 2022 · first interimRs 2.00
  • 2021 · first and finalRs 1.60
  • 2020 · first and finalRs 1.15
  • 2019Rs 0.75
  • 2017Rs 4.00
Peer comparison6 peers in Banks & Finance
Sector overview Open in screener
1Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC
GUAR.N0000 · this company
Rs 216.00
P/E
5.3
P/B
0.49
ROE
6.21%
Yield
3.14%
2Ceylon Investment Plc
CINV.N0000 · same group, not in the median
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 Guardian Investment Trust PLC

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC is the holding company of the investment business of the Carson Cumberbatch Group and operates as an investment house managing portfolios of multiple asset classes for differing groups of investors. It focuses on building equity stakes in well-run Sri Lankan companies and on high-quality fixed income placements to support wealth creation for its stakeholders. As at 31 March 2025 the Guardian Group's total investment portfolio was reported at Rs. 34.25 Bn. The company primarily operates in Sri Lanka and holds positions across listed sectors through both active portfolio management and strategic long-term stakes.

AI analysis

bullish

Ceylon Guardian's June-quarter profit fell 71.5% year on year, but the shares score 92/100 for value across the CSE.

Read the full report (Sep 5, 2026) →

News sentiment

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

4 articles in 30 days: 3 positive, 0 negative, 1 neutral.

24 months positive negative 3-month net
Oct 24: 2 articles, net +1.00Dec 24: 1 articles, net -1.00Aug 25: 1 articles, net +1.00Dec 25: 1 articles, net +1.00Feb 26: 1 articles, net +1.00Apr 26: 1 articles, net +1.00Jun 26: 1 articles, net -1.00Jul 26: 2 articles, net +0.83Sep 26: 4 articles, net +0.75Oct 24Feb 25Jun 25Oct 25Feb 26Jun 26
Recent news
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Daily FT·Aug 13, 2026·Market commentaryPositive
CSE recovers, inches up 0.07%

Colombo market recovered as the ASPI rose 0.07% to 21,418.57 on turnover above Rs.2bn and net foreign inflows of about Rs.471.8m; DIAL, HNB, NDB, DIPD and JKH led gains while BREW, CINS, CARG, CTHR and CCS dragged the index.

Consumer Staples (FMCG)
Daily FT·Jul 24, 2026·Buyback
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).

Consumer Staples (FMCG)
EconomyNext·May 26, 2026·Market commentaryPositive
Sri Lanka stocks close down, insurance leads turnover

Colombo Stock Exchange closed down as the ASPI fell 0.85% to 22,175.14, with market turnover at Rs.4.92bn and insurance stocks leading turnover at Rs.3.18bn. Top gainers included Ceylon Beverage (+5.20%), Lion Brewery (+3.06%) and Ceylon Guardian (+5.43%), while Sampath Bank, Hayleys and HNB were top decliners.

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