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Marawila Resorts PLC

MARA.N0000Moderately overvalued

Hotels & Tourism · Hotels/Resorts/Cruise lines

Marawila Resorts PLC is a Sri Lanka-based hospitality company that owns and operates resort properties and related guest services.

MARA shares are down 41.0% over the past year and last closed at Rs 4.90 on Sep 30, 2026.

Rs 4.90
+0.00%
Price history
-40.96%

Monthly seasonality

Monthly total returns by year and calendar month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026-5.5+1.4-17.1+5.2-3.3-3.4-5.3+0.0-9.3+0.0+0.0+0.0
2025-1.4-1.4+0.0+8.8-5.4+7.1-6.7+15.7+2.5-4.8-5.1-2.7
2024+15.4+0.0+10.0+27.3+2.4+0.0-7.0-10.0+25.0-2.2+36.4+16.7
2023+4.8-4.5+6.8+4.5-21.7+16.7+19.0+20.0+3.3-12.9-3.7+0.0
2022-7.7-13.9-35.5-10.0+0.0-5.6+23.5+42.9+16.7-20.0+3.6-27.6
2021+0.0-9.1-5.0+0.0-5.3+0.0+16.7-4.8+70.0+11.8-15.8+21.9
2020-10.0-16.7-26.7+0.0+0.0+7.7+21.4-5.9+25.0-10.0+16.7+4.8
2019-5.6+0.0-11.8-13.3+7.7+7.1+6.7-6.2+6.7+12.5+11.1+0.0
2018-5.3+16.7+14.3-4.2-13.0-10.0+5.6+0.0-5.3+0.0+0.0+0.0
2017-8.3+4.5-8.7+19.0-8.0+0.0-4.3-9.1+5.0+0.0-9.5+0.0
2016-17.9-4.3+0.0+22.7+0.0-11.1+12.5-3.7+7.7-7.1-15.4+9.1
2015+0.0-30.0-21.4+18.2-7.7-11.1-3.1-3.2-3.3-3.4-3.6+3.7
2014+3.8-9.1-2.0+4.1+5.9+1.9+10.9+13.1+1.4-4.3-9.0-1.6
2013-4.1-10.0-4.8+8.3+16.9-6.6-8.5-12.3+5.3+1.7-11.5-1.9
2012+0.0+0.0+0.0-4.3-20.9+17.0+11.3+11.6+19.5-15.2-11.5+5.8
Average-3.0-5.5-7.3+6.2-3.7+0.6+6.2+3.2+11.3-3.9-1.2+2.0
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-4.7-4.4-4.9+4.9-4.3+0.0+6.7-3.2+5.3-3.9-4.4+0.0
% up21%21%21%64%29%40%60%33%80%21%29%43%
P/E
32.7
P/B
1.60
EPS
Rs 0.15
Div Yield
2.08%
Market Cap
Rs 1.7B
Beta
1.03
ROE
1.9%
Op Margin
-17.6% (-11.4pp)

Fundamentals

LineFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Revenue
Rs 883.2M
-8.0%
Rs 960.2M
+26.0%
Rs 761.9M
+32.7%
Rs 574.2M
+130.3%
Rs 249.3M
+35.8%
Rs 183.6M
-56.1%
Rs 417.7M
-8.5%
Rs 456.6M
+2.7%
Operating profit
Rs 131.4M
-25.6%
Rs 176.6M
+127.2%
Rs 77.7M
Rs -11.7M
Rs -29.7M
Rs -66.6M
Rs 11.0M
-79.9%
Rs 54.8M
+18.5%
Net profit
Rs 51.5M
-66.3%
Rs 152.7M
+117.6%
Rs 70.2M
turned profitable
Rs -165.7M
loss narrowed
Rs -196.5M
loss widened
Rs -112.0M
loss widened
Rs -40.7M
loss widened
Rs -14.4M
loss widened
EPS
0.15
-65.1%
0.43
+104.8%
0.21
-0.73
-0.86
-0.49
-0.18
-0.06

Compared with the same period a year earlier.

Parent company only. Subsidiaries are not included.

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

Recent dividends

  • 2025 · first and finalRs 0.10
Peer comparison10 peers in Hotels & Tourism
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ROE
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Yield
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P/E
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Yield
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Yield
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ROE
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Yield
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6Royal Palms Beach Hotels PLC
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P/E
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ROE
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Yield
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ROE
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Yield
0.00%
8Beruwala Resorts PLC
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P/E
-
P/B
5.33
ROE
-0.60%
Yield
3.57%
9Marawila Resorts PLC
MARA.N0000 · this company
Rs 4.90
P/E
32.7
P/B
1.60
ROE
1.85%
Yield
2.08%
Peer median · 10 companies
P/E 13.9P/B 0.78Yield 0.00%

About Marawila Resorts PLC

Marawila Resorts PLC is a Sri Lanka-based hospitality company that owns and operates resort properties and related guest services. The company operates resort hotels providing accommodation, food services and guest facilities, and has invested in guest room and public space upgrades and kitchen improvements to meet HACCP standards. The company operates resorts including Sigiriya Village, The Palms, Beruwala and Club Palm Bay, Marawila, and manages day-to-day operations across these properties to serve both international and domestic guests. In May 2024 the company undertook a rebranding initiative, transitioning from the name Colombo Fort Hotels to Fort Resorts to better reflect the character and positioning of its resort portfolio within Sri Lanka.

Tourism

AI analysis

bearish

Evidence points bearish because the June loss widened while the price asks 34.7 rupees for each rupee of trailing profit. The offset is that June has historically been the weakest operating quarter.

Read the full report (Sep 17, 2026) →

News sentiment

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

No scored news in the last 30 days.

24 months positive negative 3-month net
Oct 24: 1 articles, net -1.00Dec 24: 1 articles, net +1.00Jan 25: 2 articles, net +0.50Jun 25: 2 articles, net +0.50Sep 23Jan 24May 24Sep 24Jan 25May 25
Recent news
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Daily FT·Jul 19, 2025·Market commentary
CSE sees healthy week

Colombo market closed a healthy week: ASPI +2.3%, S&P SL20 +3.1%, average daily turnover Rs.9.88bn and net foreign inflow Rs.373.9m. Key contributors included Central Finance, Hayleys, John Keells, Sampath and Singer; John Keells rose to Rs.25.50 while HNB fell to Rs.358.50 and Seylan (non-voting) rose to Rs.66.30.

CSE filing·Jun 20, 2025
Dividend

Dividend · Rs 0.10 · XD Jul 22, 2025

First And Final dividend of LKR 0.1/share; XD 2025-07-22; record 2025-07-22; payable 2025-08-11; FY 2024-2025

Tourism
Daily FT·May 1, 2025·Market commentary
Four-day winning streak ends at Colombo stock market

Colombo market ended a four-day winning streak as the ASPI fell 0.4% (67 points) to 15,800 and the S&P SL20 dropped 0.6%. Turnover was Rs.2.37bn; banking, diversified financials and Food & Beverage led declines, and foreign investors were net sellers of Rs.90.6m.

Consumer Staples (FMCG)
Daily FT·Apr 29, 2025·Market commentaryPositive
CSE begins new week on bullish note

Colombo bourse rose as the ASPI gained 69 points (0.44%) to close at 15,811 on turnover of Rs. 2.79bn, while foreigners were net sellers (net outflow Rs. 101.4m). John Keells, Hemas, Vallibel Finance and Commercial Bank were among top contributors, with capital goods leading turnover and diversified financials and food/beverage active.

Daily FT·Apr 26, 2025·Market commentary
CSE ends week on the up

Colombo Bourse closed the week higher, with the ASPI up ~2% and finishing at 15,742 after a 126-point gain on Friday. Market gains were led by LOLC, RCL, NDB, SUN and MELS, with Friday turnover at Rs.2.4bn (Capital Goods, Food & Beverage and Diversified Financials leading) while foreigners were net sellers (Rs.103.6m).

Daily FT·Apr 24, 2025·Market commentary
Colombo stock market’s struggle continues to third day

Colombo market slipped for a third day as the ASPI closed at 15,544 (down ~12 points) while the S&P SL20 rose 0.05%; turnover was Rs.1.09bn, 57% below the monthly average. Food, Beverage & Tobacco led turnover, banking sentiment stayed weak; JKH, SUN, CCS rose while CFIN, DFCC and MELS lagged.

Daily FT·Mar 21, 2025·Market commentary
CSE enjoys sharp gain on improved investor sentiment

ASPI rose 1.67% (256 pts) as turnover reached Rs.3.67bn, led by heavy Sierra Cables volume and buying in banking and diversified-financial stocks. Banking stocks and capital-goods names (notably Sierra Cables, John Keells, CDB, HNB) were key contributors.

Daily FT·Mar 7, 2025·Market commentary
CSE reverts to negative territory

ASPI fell 43 pts (0.27%) to 16,123 as turnover dropped to Rs.2.36bn. CTC, MELS, CCS and BIL were notable negatives while HAYL, SEYB, HHL and CARS led gains; John Keells dominated turnover and its share rose 10c.

Hotels & Tourism sector: what is happening

Last 14 days to Sep 30, 2026

Tourism remained subdued: arrivals in 1-23 September edged up 0.31% year on year, led by India, but year-to-date arrivals were 1.83% lower amid Middle East disruptions and softer global demand. August tourism earnings rose 2.1%, ending a 10-month decline, yet year-to-date revenue fell 10%. Higher energy costs and weakened purchasing power also weighed on tourism demand.

The stories behind it

Auto-generated from 6 sector news articles over 14 days. Not investment advice.