LOLC Holdings Plc

LOLC.N0000

Banks & Finance · Financial Conglomerates

Rs 485.00
-0.10%
as of Aug 3, 2026
Price history
-12.49%
P/E
7.5
P/B
0.59
EPS
Rs 65.02
Div Yield
0.00%
Market Cap
Rs 230.5B
Beta
0.42
ROE
14.5%
Op Margin
33.8% (+10.9pp)

Annual fundamentals

YearRevenueNet profitEPS
2025Rs 112.2BRs 41.0B104.61
2024Rs 85.9BRs 21.8B62.95
2023Rs 82.6BRs 21.7B47.08
2022Rs 55.3BRs 77.6B128.71
2021Rs 33.6BRs 53.2B59.01
2020Rs 25.1BRs 19.8B22.93
2019Rs 24.9BRs 19.6B23.76

Recent dividends

No dividend records.

About LOLC Holdings Plc

LOLC Holdings PLC is a diversified and globally integrated conglomerate with core activities in financial services, plantations & agriculture, manufacturing & trading, leisure & entertainment, technology and strategic investments. The Group operates across Sri Lanka and has material operations in South & South East Asia, Central Asia and Africa, with specific presence in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, China, the Maldives and Mauritius. The Group's financial services platform comprises non-bank financial institutions, banking and related digital businesses that deliver microfinance, SME and retail credit, leasing and factoring solutions; it also operates a widely adopted digital wallet (iPay) and maintains overseas lending operations across multiple Asian and African markets. Non-financial activities include large-scale plantation and tea manufacturing operations (including acquisitions of Lipton plantation assets and Sri Lankan plantation interests), manufacturing and trading businesses such as Brown and Company PLC and affiliated brands (including Browns Battery and Browns Agriculture), and a hospitality portfolio of hotels and resorts (including Eden Hotel Lanka PLC, Serendib Hotels PLC, Barceló Whale Lagoon and the Nasandhura Palace in Malé). The Group has also expanded into new economy areas such as affordable new energy vehicles (NEV) and related charging infrastructure.

AI analysis

bullish

LOLC trades at 0.60x book while FY2026 operating momentum strengthened; the shares sit near the 52-week low, and heavy below-the-line costs remain the swing factor.

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News sentiment

Describes news flow, not a forecast
Last 30 days
More negative than usual for this company
its own lowits own high

Higher than 0% of its last 11 months · 18 of 19 in its sector

4 articles in 30 days: 0 positive, 2 negative, 2 neutral.

24 months positive negative 3-month net
Sep 24: 2 articles, net +0.22Oct 24: 1 articles, net +1.00Dec 24: 6 articles, net +0.33Jan 25: 4 articles, net +0.00Feb 25: 1 articles, net -1.00Mar 25: 3 articles, net +0.33Apr 25: 6 articles, net +0.55May 25: 4 articles, net +0.78Jun 25: 5 articles, net +0.05Aug 25: 2 articles, net +1.00Sep 25: 2 articles, net +1.00Oct 25: 1 articles, net +1.00Nov 25: 3 articles, net +0.47Dec 25: 3 articles, net +0.56Jun 26: 5 articles, net +0.74Jul 26: 4 articles, net -0.31Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Apr 26
Recent news
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Daily FT·Jul 24, 2026·Buyback
LOLC Finance to repurchase 2.3 b shares in Rs. 16.1 b buyback

LOLC Finance (LOFC.N0000) will repurchase up to 2,299,122,556 ordinary shares at Rs.7 each (maximum Rs.16.09bn) under a board-approved buyback. The repurchase equals seven shares for every 90 held, record/opening/closing dates are to be announced; public float is ~3.69%.

Daily FT·Jun 2, 2026·Earnings & resultsPositive
LOLC Finance reinforces market leadership with strong growth

LOLC Finance (LOFC) reported PAT of Rs. 27.4bn for the year to 31 Mar 2026, with underlying profitability up close to 30% and gross loans rising to Rs. 423bn (total assets Rs. 559bn). The company also saw improved asset quality (net NPL ~3.24%), higher deposits and strong capital ratios.

Gold & PawningIT & Digital
Ada Derana·Jun 1, 2026·Earnings & resultsPositive
LOLC Group delivers strong operating growth as diversified platform gains further scale

LOLC Holdings PLC reported a 49% increase in results from operating activities to Rs.71.5 billion for FY2026. Gross income rose 28% to Rs.430.3 billion, with the financial services segment contributing Rs.51.7 billion and strong gains across manufacturing, plantations and insurance.

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Daily FT·Jun 1, 2026·Earnings & resultsPositive
LOLC Group delivers strong operating growth as diversified platform gains further scale

LOLC Holdings PLC reported a 49% rise in results from operating activities to Rs. 71.5 billion for the year ended 31 March 2026, with gross income up 28% to Rs. 430.3 billion. Financial services (Rs. 51.7bn), stronger manufacturing/trading and a return to profitability in plantations underpinned the performance.

Tea & Plantation CropsExporters
Daily FT·Dec 31, 2025·Earnings & resultsPositive
Cumulative listed company earnings end seven-quarter growth run

Aggregate profits of 273 listed companies fell 12% YoY to Rs.176.5 billion in Sep-25, ending a seven-quarter growth streak. Banks (Rs.52bn, +39% YoY) and diversified financials (Rs.39bn, +112% YoY) underpinned a QoQ rebound, while food, beverage & tobacco and capital goods posted steep declines.

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EconomyNext·Dec 17, 2025·Capital raise
Sri Lanka’s LOLC Finance lists 11.25-pct debentures

LOLC Finance (LOFC.N0000) listed and raised 15 billion rupees via 5-year rated, senior, unsecured debentures offered at par, carrying interest rates of 11.5% and 10.95%.

Interest Rates
Daily FT·Nov 19, 2025·Capital raisePositive
LOLC Finance Rs. 15 b debenture issue gets regulatory nod

LOLC Finance said the Central Bank approved its proposed Rs. 15 billion debenture issue. The issue covers up to 150 million listed, rated, unsecured, senior, redeemable debentures after the company trimmed an earlier Rs. 20 billion plan; LOFC posted strong recent profits.

Daily FT·Oct 3, 2025·Management or board changePositive
LOLC Insurance makes strategic leadership appointments

LOLC Insurance appointed Chandana L. Aluthgama as Executive Director and Principal Officer of LOLC Life Assurance and Director of LOLC General Insurance, and named Kithsiri Gunawardena as Director of LOLC Life Assurance while he remains Chairman of LOLC General Insurance.

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Banks & Finance sector: what is happening

Last 30 days to Aug 4, 2026

Regulatory tightening dominated banks/finance as Cabinet named the SEC to regulate virtual asset service providers within a CBSL/FIU/IRD framework and approved a 2026-2030 national AML policy. The FIU flagged long-running trade-based money laundering via phantom imports, after probes found about $715m in fraudulent remittances. CBSL kept LTV caps on vehicle and gold loans. Services PMI signaled June expansion led by financial services.

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