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Lake House Printers & Publishers PLC

LPRT.N0000Moderately overvalued

Manufacturing · Commercial Printing/Forms

Lake House Printers and Publishers PLC is a Colombo Stock Exchange–listed printers and publishers company engaged in commercial printing, security documents and card solutions, and publishing.

LPRT shares are up 96.8% over the past year and last closed at Rs 600.25 on Sep 30, 2026.

Rs 600.25
-4.91%
Price history
+96.80%

Monthly seasonality

Monthly total returns by year and calendar month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026-2.8+57.2-1.0-0.9+4.9-0.4-7.2-1.8-9.5+0.0+0.0+0.0
2025-2.6+0.8-4.2+0.0+0.0-3.2+9.3+6.5+4.0+46.1+7.2-5.9
2024+5.0+0.3+5.9+6.1-5.9+6.3+0.0-6.8+10.5-0.3+16.9+16.7
2023+21.7-23.1+25.3-20.1+5.3+3.9+27.5+5.7-1.7-18.6-4.4-5.4
2022+92.3-16.8-25.6-13.8+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0-2.3+11.6-17.7-18.9
2021-12.9-7.5-13.9+9.8-2.3+10.4+10.8-9.7-0.7+8.0-11.7+2.3
2020+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+33.6
2019-20.1+16.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0-17.1+0.0+0.0
2018+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0-3.3+0.0+0.0+0.0-11.0+0.0+0.0
2017+7.6-3.5-1.5-6.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+5.0+3.3+0.0+0.0+0.0
2016+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0-3.3+0.0+0.0
2015+0.0+7.6-6.3+4.2+1.6-5.5-4.2+11.3-7.8+0.0+0.0+0.0
2014+4.4-8.3+2.6-2.0-3.6+9.4+1.0+27.2-17.7+10.3-6.0+0.0
2013-4.8+3.0+2.9+1.8+1.9-4.6-5.6-4.5+10.1+7.8-10.8+3.4
2012+0.0+0.0+0.0-10.3-20.7-4.5-7.0+20.4+42.7-36.5+17.2+10.3
Average+8.8+2.3-1.6-3.1-2.4+0.8+2.7+5.3+2.8-0.3-1.0+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+0.9+0.3-1.2-1.4-0.4-1.8+0.0+5.3-0.7-0.3-4.4+2.8
% up50%55%40%40%50%40%44%60%45%45%33%63%
P/E
42.8
P/B
1.63
EPS
Rs 14.04
Div Yield
0.95%
Market Cap
Rs 1.8B
Beta
0.55
ROE
3.9%
Op Margin
-0.8% (-5.1pp)

Fundamentals

LineFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Revenue
Rs 1.1B
-13.2%
Rs 1.3B
-32.3%
Rs 1.9B
+35.9%
Rs 1.4B
+121.5%
Rs 632.1M
+39.5%
Rs 453.1M
-18.7%
Rs 557.6M
-22.2%
Rs 717.0M
+51.5%
Operating profit
Rs 27.0M
-40.8%
Rs 45.6M
-77.0%
Rs 198.8M
-15.5%
Rs 235.3M
+255.2%
Rs 66.2M
+126.1%
Rs 29.3M
-63.8%
Rs 80.8M
+43.7%
Rs 56.3M
+62.3%
Net profit
Rs 41.2M
-17.4%
Rs 49.9M
-68.1%
Rs 156.7M
-19.5%
Rs 194.7M
+201.2%
Rs 64.6M
+117.6%
Rs 29.7M
-51.5%
Rs 61.3M
+71.5%
Rs 35.7M
+47.4%
EPS
14.04
-17.4%
17.00
-68.1%
53.35
-19.5%
66.29
+201.2%
22.01
+117.5%
10.12
-51.5%
20.86
+71.6%
12.16
+47.4%

Compared with the same period a year earlier.

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

Recent dividends

  • 2026 · first and finalRs 4.00
  • 2025 · first and finalRs 6.00
  • 2024 · first and finalRs 6.00
  • 2023 · first and finalRs 5.00
  • 2022 · first and finalRs 2.00
  • 2021 · first and finalRs 1.75
  • 2020 · finalRs 2.25
  • 2019 · finalRs 2.00
Peer comparison1 peer in Manufacturing
Sector overview Open in screener
1Lake House Printers & Publishers PLC
LPRT.N0000 · this company
Rs 600.25
P/E
42.8
P/B
1.63
ROE
3.85%
Yield
0.95%
2Paragon Ceylon PLC
PARA.N0000
Rs 532.00
P/E
-
P/B
776.43
ROE
-326.57%
Yield
0.00%
Sector median · 29 companies
P/E 12.0P/B 1.63Yield 2.05%

About Lake House Printers & Publishers PLC

Lake House Printers and Publishers PLC is a Colombo Stock Exchange–listed printers and publishers company engaged in commercial printing, security documents and card solutions, and publishing. Its principal activities include the printing of cheque leaves and other security documents, the manufacture and marketing of internationally certified banking and security cards and related equipment, and the publishing and distribution of the Lake House Atlas. The company operates a Lake House Technologies Division (formerly the Security Cards Division) that provides banking cards and digital solutions, including personalized plastic and metal cards, sustainable cards, wearable contactless payment products, identification and loyalty cards, and end-to-end card personalization services at bank premises, primarily serving the Sri Lankan banking sector, corporate clients and government entities. The division partners with globally certified payment scheme providers, with partners certified by Visa, MasterCard, JCB, China UnionPay, American Express and Diners Club. The group also holds a fully owned subsidiary, LH Plantations (Pvt) Ltd., which acts as the managing agent of coconut plantations. The company’s operations are principally undertaken in Sri Lanka and are classified on the exchange as Printers & Publishers.

AI analysis

bearish

June-quarter revenue fell 25.5% and the business slipped into an operating loss. At 48.0 times earnings, valuation leaves little tolerance for weak execution.

Read the full report (Sep 9, 2026) →

News sentiment

Describes news flow, not a forecast
Last 30 days
Not enough news to read

1 article in 30 days: 1 positive, 0 negative, 0 neutral.

24 months positive negative 3-month net
Aug 25: 3 articles, net +0.33Sep 26: 1 articles, net +1.00Oct 24Feb 25Jun 25Oct 25Feb 26Jun 26
Recent news
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EconomyNext·Sep 9, 2026·Market commentaryPositive
Sri Lanka stocks marginally higher at midday

Colombo Stock Exchange was marginally higher at midday: ASPI +0.08% (up 17.12 pts) to 21,559.35 and S&P SL20 +0.02% to 6,055.99. Market turnover was Rs125.6m led by retailing; Lake House (LPRT) announced a Rs4.00/share final dividend and its shares rose 5.68%.

CSE filing·Oct 21, 2024
Filing

Manufacturing sector: what is happening

Last 14 days to Sep 30, 2026

Manufacturing export conditions weakened in August as apparel, tea and coconut-based product shipments fell, although merchandise exports remained higher over January-August. Exporters also reported certification delays, cost pressures and cheaper imported rubber undermining local value addition. Oil-price swings added uncertainty to energy and transport inputs, while industry proposals continued to stress higher-value agrifood processing, traceability and mechanisation.

The stories behind it

Auto-generated from 16 sector news articles over 14 days. Not investment advice.