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Hunter & Company PLC

HUNT.N0000Moderately overvalued

Consumer & Retail · Wholesale Distributors

Hunter & Company PLC is a Colombo Stock Exchange–listed retailing group engaged in the importation, distribution and retailing of hardware and light engineering products, estate supplies, agricultural tools and implements, household and other consumer durables, bicycles, bicycle spare parts and related accessories.

HUNT shares are up 60.4% over the past year and last closed at Rs 1,500.00 on Sep 29, 2026.

Rs 1,500.00
+0.00%
as of Sep 29, 2026
Price history
+60.43%

Monthly seasonality

Monthly total returns by year and calendar month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+1.4-1.9-6.1+4.6+11.4-0.1-16.3+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0
2025-2.3-5.3+4.8-0.1+0.8+1.4+6.8+2.7+17.4+69.1-18.9+11.0
2024-14.1+1.3-3.5+6.9-6.5+4.9-1.3+0.0+2.5+1.0-1.7+20.8
2023-23.2+22.8-2.1-2.1+5.6-6.9+2.3+6.0+5.2-1.8-8.9+5.7
2022+10.7-16.4-12.7+0.1+9.8+3.2-3.9+14.3+5.7-9.8-4.4+16.1
2021+9.4-22.5-5.5+5.8+8.5+5.4+14.3-13.3+6.4-12.5-3.7+4.6
2020+7.3+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.8+10.0+0.0+0.0+2.1-5.9+62.4
2019+10.8-10.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0
2018+12.4+0.0+0.0+0.6+0.0+0.0+0.4+0.0+0.0+4.2-3.2-10.7
2017-2.2+0.0+0.0-6.7+0.0+0.0+2.4-2.4-2.4+6.2+0.0+0.0
2016+3.5-4.7-6.6+7.4-2.3+4.7+6.8-12.8+9.7+0.0+0.0+0.0
2015+4.9+5.9-9.1+7.7-4.3+8.2+3.2+0.2+1.0-3.2+1.8-2.9
2014-3.4+1.0-1.9+3.1-6.6+9.8+9.1+17.0+14.2-0.2-0.5-2.9
2013+4.1-16.9+4.9+13.3+18.0-10.3-11.0-5.7-3.7-1.4-5.7-2.3
2012+0.0+0.0+0.0-9.1-19.0+8.9+11.3-0.4+41.0-12.7-4.8-6.6
Average+1.4-4.2-3.4+2.4+1.4+2.5+2.4+0.5+8.8+3.4-5.1+7.9
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+3.8-4.7-3.5+3.1+0.8+4.0+2.8+0.0+5.7-0.8-4.4+2.3
% up64%36%18%69%55%75%71%45%82%42%9%50%
P/E
210.9
P/B
0.69
EPS
Rs 7.11
Div Yield
0.00%
Market Cap
Rs 7.7B
Beta
0.88
ROE
0.2%
Op Margin
-2.8% (-0.2pp)

Fundamentals

LineFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Revenue
Rs 6.2B
+5.5%
Rs 5.8B
+2.5%
Rs 5.7B
-3.4%
Rs 5.9B
+34.3%
Rs 4.4B
+8.8%
Rs 4.0B
+26.4%
Rs 3.2B
-8.4%
Rs 3.5B
+4.2%
Operating profit
Rs 74.8M
+3,115.3%
Rs 2.3M
-91.0%
Rs 25.9M
-94.6%
Rs 483.5M
-32.5%
Rs 716.4M
+47.3%
Rs 486.3M
+1,311.3%
Rs 34.5M
-56.5%
Rs 79.2M
-41.0%
Net profit
Rs 35.1M
turned profitable
Rs -62.5M
loss widened
Rs -37.5M
fell into loss
Rs 460.0M
-27.5%
Rs 634.0M
+62.8%
Rs 389.6M
+16,981.5%
Rs 2.3M
turned profitable
Rs -5.0M
fell into loss
EPS
3.97
-12.30
-3.31
78.56
-24.5%
104.10
+60.6%
64.81
+4,847.3%
1.31
+81.9%
0.72
-95.1%

Compared with the same period a year earlier.

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

Recent dividends

  • 2023Rs 5.00
  • 2023 · finalRs 5.00
  • 2022Rs 10.00
  • 2022 · finalRs 10.00
  • 2022 · first interimRs 5.41
  • 2021 · finalRs 10.00
  • 2019 · finalRs 2.25
  • 2018Rs 2.25
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19Hunter & Company PLC
HUNT.N0000 · this company
Rs 1,500.00
P/E
210.9
P/B
0.69
ROE
0.18%
Yield
0.00%
Sector median · 35 companies
P/E 13.3P/B 1.66Yield 1.72%

About Hunter & Company PLC

Hunter & Company PLC is a Colombo Stock Exchange–listed retailing group engaged in the importation, distribution and retailing of hardware and light engineering products, estate supplies, agricultural tools and implements, household and other consumer durables, bicycles, bicycle spare parts and related accessories. The company sources internationally and serves the domestic Sri Lankan market through wholesale and retail channels. The Group includes operating interests and subsidiaries referenced in the annual report, notably a Hilti operation within Hunters and Lanka Canneries (Pvt) Ltd., which operates a food‑processing factory at Attanagalla; SecurityCo (Pvt) Ltd. is also named among group companies. The company’s management commentary highlights efforts on supply‑chain stability, risk management and cost control in the face of international trade and domestic market uncertainty.

AI analysis

bearish

Hunter's June operating margin of -2.8% was its weakest in seven comparable June quarters, while the share trades at 211x earnings.

Read the full report (Sep 1, 2026) →

News sentiment

Describes news flow, not a forecast
Last 30 days
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No scored news in the last 30 days.

24 months positive negative 3-month net
Dec 25: 1 articles, net +1.00Jan 24May 24Sep 24Jan 25May 25Sep 25
Recent news
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Daily FT·May 16, 2026·Market commentaryPositive
CSE declines 0.69% during week with net foreign selling at Rs. 580 m

The Colombo ASPI fell 0.69% (158.23 pts) for the week while net foreign selling totaled Rs. 579.98 million. Turnover was over Rs. 2.8 billion; capital goods led turnover (38%) and banks plus diversified financials contributed 28%, with COMB and HUNT among top positive contributors.

Daily FT·Dec 30, 2025·Management or board changePositive
Advertising veteran Ranil de Silva joins Hunter & Company Board

Hunter & Company PLC has appointed advertising veteran Ranil de Silva as an Independent Non-Executive Director; he led Publicis Groupe Sri Lanka for 18 years and held senior roles at Leo Burnett and JWT.

Daily FT·Oct 23, 2025·Market commentaryPositive
CSE closes marginally up on mixed sentiment

The Colombo Stock Exchange closed marginally up as the ASPI gained 0.03% (7.45 pts) to 22,791.07 on turnover of Rs.6.61bn; DOCK, SAMP, CFIN, HARI and HUNT were among top contributors while foreigners were net sellers of Rs.235.1m.

Consumer & Retail sector: what is happening

Last 14 days to Sep 30, 2026

Consumer retail faced pressure from accelerating food, transport and housing inflation, with petrol a major contributor to the rise in national prices and purchasing power weakened by higher energy costs and tax hikes. Wholesale and retail activity nevertheless helped drive faster services-sector expansion in August. Specialist retail also consolidated as Blink International acquired Wrist Lab, combining retail, distribution and after-sales networks.

The stories behind it

Auto-generated from 8 sector news articles over 14 days. Not investment advice.