Namunukula Plantations PLC

NAMU.N0000

Plantations & Agriculture · Agricultural Commodities/Milling

Rs 66.90
-0.89%
as of Aug 3, 2026
Price history
+54.95%
P/E
8.5
P/B
1.33
EPS
Rs 7.91
Div Yield
2.99%
Market Cap
Rs 15.9B
Beta
0.11
ROE
14.5%
Op Margin
33.8% (-2.9pp)

Annual fundamentals

YearRevenueNet profitEPS
2025Rs 4.2BRs 1.5B64.26
2024Rs 4.5BRs 1.9B80.96
2023Rs 5.4BRs 2.8B118.48
2022Rs 3.9BRs 1.9B81.57
2021Rs 2.7BRs 863.2M36.35
2020Rs 2.1BRs 286.9M12.08
2019Rs 2.4BRs 256.3M10.79

Recent dividends

  • 2026 · first interimRs 2.00
  • 2025 · first interimRs 15.00
  • 2024 · first interimRs 13.00
  • 2023 · first interimRs 14.00
  • 2022 · first interimRs 10.00
  • 2021 · first interimRs 8.50
  • 2019Rs 8.50
  • 2017Rs 7.00

About Namunukula Plantations PLC

Namunukula Plantations PLC cultivates and processes a diversified portfolio of plantation crops including oil palm, tea, rubber, coconut and other minor crops, operating cultivation and processing activities across multiple regions in Sri Lanka. The company manages distinct crop businesses-oil palm, tea, rubber, coconut and cinnamon-and pursues productivity improvements, process optimisation and technology adoption across its operations; it has also invested in marketing and branding of its own product named 'Kinnelan'. NPPLC emphasises sustainability and governance in its operations, aligning disclosures with SLFRS S1 and S2 and implementing an ESG framework focused on environmental stewardship, social responsibility and governance oversight. The company reports operations mainly in four regions and engages in upstream cultivation, on‑estate processing and related plantation management activities.

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News sentiment

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Last 30 days
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24 months positive negative 3-month net
Mar 26: 3 articles, net -1.00Apr 26: 3 articles, net +0.38May 26: 1 articles, net +1.00Jun 24Oct 24Feb 25Jun 25Oct 25Feb 26
Recent news
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Daily FT·May 15, 2026·Regulatory or legalPositive
CMA launches Sri Lanka Cost Accounting Standards

CMA Sri Lanka launched national Cost Accounting Standards to strengthen costing, control and reporting across large and medium public and private institutions; the standards prioritize sectors including power, telecom, manufacturing, drugs and agricultural/tea exporters to improve efficiency, pricing transparency and competitiveness.

ExportersTea & Plantation CropsHealthcare & Pharma
EconomyNext·Apr 30, 2026·Market commentaryPositive
Sri Lanka stocks down midday, plantations see interest

Colombo Stock Exchange ASPI fell 0.37% to 22,552.24 midday, with plantations (Watawala, Sunshine, Namunukula among others) leading gains while John Keells, Sampath and Commercial Bank weighed on the index. Market turnover was Rs2bn; Abans Finance completed a debenture issue to raise Rs1.33bn.

Tea & Plantation Crops
Daily FT·Apr 30, 2026·Capacity or capexPositive
RPCs prepare palm oil investments ahead of potential ban lift

Watawala Plantations and regional plantation companies are preparing to expand palm oil cultivation if the seven-year ban is lifted after a Plantations Ministry expert committee found no basis for the environmental or health concerns. Industry says private investors had committed about Rs.500m to expand 8,000 ha before the ban.

ExportersConsumer Staples (FMCG)
CSE filing·Mar 30, 2026Negative
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Dividend · Rs 2.00 · XD Apr 10, 2026

First Interim dividend of LKR 2/share; XD 2026-04-10; record 2026-04-14; payable 2026-04-30; FY ended 31st March 2026

Tea & Plantation Crops
Ada Derana·Mar 24, 2026·Regulatory or legalNegative
Planters’ Association Urges Fair Electricity Tariffs to Sustain Sri Lanka’s Plantation Industry

The Planters’ Association urged a sustainable electricity tariff framework as the CEB has proposed a 13.6% tariff hike for Q2 2026, warning it would raise production costs for tea and rubber processors and hurt export competitiveness. Plantation companies (eg. Talawakelle) are increasingly investing in solar, mini‑hydro and efficiency measures to reduce grid dependence.

ExportersRenewable EnergyTea & Plantation CropsFuel & Energy Prices
EconomyNext·Mar 20, 2026·Market commentaryNegative
Sri Lanka’s tourism, tea, textile shares suffer after Gulf escalation

Gulf escalation and shipping disruptions have hit Sri Lanka's tourism, tea and apparel sectors, pulling the bourse down 12.7% through March 20; plantation and apparel stocks plunged (Namunukula -30.6%, Agalawatte -22%, Teejay Lanka -20.6%) while Sunshine benefits from higher palm oil prices.

TourismExportersFuel & Energy PricesRenewable Energy
Daily FT·Dec 30, 2025·M&A / stake change
Namunukula buys 0.95% NDB stake for Rs. 555.4 m

Namunukula Plantations bought 4,039,426 ordinary shares (0.95%) of National Development Bank from Arpico Insurance for Rs. 555.41 million at Rs. 137.50 per share. The transaction is a related-party, non-recurrent deal between subsidiaries of Richard Pieris & Co and falls within CSE Listing Rules limits.

Plantations & Agriculture sector: what is happening

Last 30 days to Aug 4, 2026

Tea saw mixed signals: the June national sales average fell to Rs 1,153.49, while June production rose 4% YoY but first-half output was hit by extreme weather and higher fertiliser costs. Exporters gained relief as the US labour-related tariff on Sri Lankan goods was cut to 10%. Meanwhile, new EU sustainability rules are driving compliance efforts, and plantations report organised theft of high-value crops hurting competitiveness.

Auto-generated from 33 sector news articles over 30 days. Not investment advice. 2 more stories on the sentiment page.