Lake House Printers & Publishers PLC

LPRT.N0000

Manufacturing · Commercial Printing/Forms

Rs 650.25
+0.00%
as of Jul 31, 2026
Price history
+130.59%
P/E
39.8
P/B
1.77
EPS
Rs 16.33
Div Yield
0.92%
Market Cap
Rs 1.9B
Beta
0.55
ROE
4.5%
Op Margin
-2.8% (-3.0pp)

Annual fundamentals

YearRevenueNet profitEPS
2026Rs 1.1BRs 48.0M16.33
2025Rs 1.3BRs 49.9M17.00
2024Rs 1.9BRs 156.7M53.35
2023Rs 1.4BRs 194.7M66.29
2022Rs 632.1MRs 64.6M22.01
2021Rs 453.1MRs 29.7M10.12
2020Rs 557.6MRs 61.3M20.86

Recent dividends

  • 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

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.

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News sentiment

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Last 30 days
Not enough news to read

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

24 months positive negative 3-month net
Aug 25: 3 articles, net +0.33Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Apr 26
Recent news
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CSE filing·Oct 21, 2024
Filing
CSE filing·Aug 29, 2024Negative
Dividend

Dividend · Rs 6.00 · XD Oct 1, 2024

First And Final dividend of LKR 6/share; XD 2024-10-01; record 2024-10-01; payable 2024-10-21; FY 2023/2024

Manufacturing sector: what is happening

Last 30 days to Aug 4, 2026

US confirmation of a 10% Section 301 tariff preserved competitiveness for Sri Lankan manufacturers, especially apparel and rubber. Exporters sought clear, risk-based guidelines for the new forced labour import ban to avoid shipment delays. June PMI showed manufacturing expanding but slower at 53.0, led by food and beverages. FTZ manufacturers pressed for power wheeling and lower energy costs. Cabinet moved to license scrap metal exports and tighten import prepayments.

Auto-generated from 43 sector news articles over 30 days. Not investment advice. 2 more stories on the sentiment page.