Softlogic Holdings PLC

SHL.N0000Overvalued

Diversified Holdings · Industrial Conglomerates

Softlogic Holdings PLC is a diversified Sri Lankan conglomerate operating across multiple sectors including Retail & Telecommunications, Healthcare Services, Financial Services, Information Technology, Automobiles, and Leisure & Property.

SHL shares are up 4.4% over the past year and last closed at Rs 7.10 on Sep 30, 2026.

Rs 7.10
+2.90%
Price history
+4.41%

Monthly seasonality

Monthly total returns by year and calendar month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+27.1+17.3+13.6+62.0-19.8-9.2-24.6+1.1-18.9+0.0+0.0+0.0
2025+22.2-17.0+0.0+11.0-7.4-2.7+8.2-8.9-4.2-2.9+0.0-11.9
2024+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0-7.0-4.3-2.2-12.6+2.6-3.8+4.0-7.7
2023+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0
2022+110.3-7.2-48.9-31.4+4.2+0.0-8.0+29.1-16.2-28.5+1.7+0.0
2021+19.8-13.1-6.3+1.7-2.5-5.1+1.8+4.4+6.8-0.8+28.0+119.4
2020-6.3-4.7-22.5+0.0+0.0-1.8-1.8-2.7+8.4-12.9+5.0+14.2
2019-7.7-1.6-15.3-1.9+0.0-5.1+8.7-0.6-8.1+4.1+3.9-0.6
2018+20.3+66.9-0.8-9.8-2.2+2.2-5.2-3.7+3.3-6.0-0.5+2.5
2017-2.3-1.6-4.0+12.5-3.7-2.3-0.8-3.2+1.6-2.4+3.3+2.4
2016-8.3-2.1-6.4+15.3-1.3-13.4+3.9+11.2+0.0-6.0-7.1+0.0
2015-15.8+7.9-12.0+6.8+12.1-1.9+4.5+1.9-8.5+2.0+0.6+0.6
2014+33.3-7.1+1.9+9.4+9.5+8.7+7.2+4.7+2.6+0.6+1.9+1.2
2013+8.3-6.8-5.5+4.8+8.3-15.3-7.0-4.3-2.2+1.1-6.8+2.4
2012+0.0+0.0+0.0+5.4-17.8+5.2-4.9+4.1+18.8-7.5-9.0+7.9
Average+16.7+2.6-8.9+7.1-2.1-3.2-1.4+1.5-1.0-4.9+1.9+10.9
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+14.0-3.4-5.9+6.1-2.2-2.5-1.3+0.3+0.8-2.9+1.7+1.8
% up58%25%17%75%31%21%43%50%50%31%62%67%
P/E
-
P/B
Negative book
EPS
Rs -6.64
Div Yield
0.00%
Market Cap
Rs 9.9B
Beta
0.54
ROE
-
Op Margin
12.3% (+4.4pp)

Fundamentals

LineFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Revenue
Rs 129.0B
+24.6%
Rs 103.6B
+3.7%
Rs 99.8B
+3.0%
Rs 96.9B
-12.9%
Rs 111.2B
+34.6%
Rs 82.6B
+7.7%
Rs 76.7B
+2.1%
Rs 75.1B
+13.8%
Operating profit
Rs 11.6B
+70.5%
Rs 6.8B
+93.5%
Rs 3.5B
-56.2%
Rs 8.0B
-20.9%
Rs 10.2B
+42.8%
Rs 7.1B
+15.3%
Rs 6.2B
-26.8%
Rs 8.4B
+1.6%
Net profit
Rs -3.6B
loss narrowed
Rs -9.2B
loss narrowed
Rs -15.2B
loss narrowed
Rs -23.7B
loss widened
Rs -5.3B
loss widened
Rs -3.3B
loss widened
Rs -3.2B
fell into loss
Rs 3.0B
+29.7%
EPS
-6.18
-9.48
-15.60
-20.19
-6.85
-3.68
-3.96
0.09
-65.4%

Compared with the same period a year earlier.

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

Recent dividends

  • 2019 · finalRs 0.50
Peer comparison6 peers in Diversified Holdings
P/E
58.5
P/B
1.86
ROE
3.20%
Yield
0.47%
Rs 14.50
P/E
-
P/B
4.87
ROE
-1.32%
Yield
0.00%
SHL.N0000 · this company
Rs 7.10
P/E
-
P/B
-
ROE
-
Yield
0.00%
Rs 34.30
P/E
8.1
P/B
0.95
ROE
9.02%
Yield
5.80%
Rs 39.90
P/E
8.0
P/B
0.76
ROE
7.27%
Yield
0.53%
Rs 35.90
P/E
15.1
P/B
1.57
ROE
12.09%
Yield
4.46%
Rs 33.20
P/E
-
P/B
0.96
ROE
-6.94%
Yield
0.00%
Peer median · 6 companies
P/E 11.6P/B 1.26Yield 0.50%

About Softlogic Holdings PLC

Softlogic Holdings PLC is a diversified Sri Lankan conglomerate operating across multiple sectors including Retail & Telecommunications, Healthcare Services, Financial Services, Information Technology, Automobiles, and Leisure & Property. The Group consolidates a broad portfolio of international and proprietary brands and leverages a large customer base under the Softlogic One loyalty programme to support cross-format engagement and data-driven decision making. The Retail & Telecommunications cluster comprises multi-brand consumer electronics retail, mobile phone distribution, fashion and lifestyle retail (including ODEL and Cotton Collection), footwear retailing (exclusive Bata franchise), quick-service restaurants (Burger King, Popeyes, Baskin Robbins, Delifrance, Crystal Jade, Subway), and the Glomark supermarket chain. Operations include omnichannel retail, after-sales services and a nationwide distribution network for global brands. Other principal business areas include Healthcare Services (Asiri Health and the Asiri Academy of Health Sciences), Financial Services (including Softlogic Life and Softlogic Finance), Information Technology services and solutions, automobile sales and after-sales (including partnerships with global vehicle and three-wheeler manufacturers), and property and leisure development (including plans for ODEL Mall). The Group describes a focus on operational discipline, brand partnerships and customer loyalty to drive its multi-sector activities.

AI analysis

bearish

Evidence points bearish because LKR 47.6 billion of negative equity leaves little cushion despite stronger operations. The counterpoint is a reported LKR 24 million pre-tax profit for FY2026.

Read the full report (Sep 26, 2026) →

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 22% of its last 9 months · 4 of 9 in its sector

4 articles in 30 days: 1 positive, 2 negative, 1 neutral.

24 months positive negative 3-month net
Nov 24: 4 articles, net -0.83Feb 25: 5 articles, net +0.32Mar 25: 2 articles, net +1.00Jul 25: 3 articles, net +1.00Aug 25: 3 articles, net +0.67Sep 25: 5 articles, net +0.20Nov 25: 6 articles, net +0.04Dec 25: 2 articles, net +1.00Jan 26: 2 articles, net +0.50Mar 26: 6 articles, net -0.56Aug 26: 9 articles, net +0.49Sep 26: 4 articles, net -0.06Oct 24Feb 25Jun 25Oct 25Feb 26Jun 26
Recent news
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Ada Derana·Sep 30, 2026·Promotional / marketingPositive
Softlogic Life Pioneers AI-Powered Corporate Reporting, Making Information More Accessible to All

Softlogic Life launched its 2025 Annual Report introducing Sri Lanka's first five-part AI-powered intelligence ecosystem, AI-Optimised Annual Intelligence Report, 'Lifey' predictive analyser, Adaptive Intelligence Engine, Annual Report Audio Intelligence and Stakeholder Sentiment Intelligence, to make reporting interactive, multilingual and personalised.

Daily FT·Sep 30, 2026·Promotional / marketingPositive
Softlogic Life launches AI-powered corporate reporting, making information more accessible to all

Softlogic Life launched its 2025 Annual Report 'Big Moves, Big Impact', introducing a five-part AI-powered intelligence ecosystem (AI-optimised report, 'Lifey' predictive analyser, Adaptive Intelligence Engine, audio intelligence and stakeholder sentiment intelligence) to make corporate information interactive, multilingual and personalised.

IT & Digital
Daily FT·Sep 25, 2026·Earnings & resultsPositive
Softlogic swings to first pre-tax profit since 2019

Softlogic Holdings (SHL) reported a group PBT of Rs. 24m for FY26, its first pre-tax profit since 2019, with revenue up 24.5% to Rs. 129b and EBITDA rising to Rs. 17.8b. The group signed restructuring offers covering about Rs. 59.7b of bank facilities; Softlogic Life raised $15m, Softlogic Finance had lending restrictions lifted, and ODEL Mall Phase I will be funded via pre-sales with no new debt.

Ada Derana·Sep 16, 2026·Award or certificationPositive
CFA Society Sri Lanka Capital Market Awards 2026: Recognizing Excellence and Advancing the Future

CFA Society Sri Lanka held the 13th Capital Market Awards on 10 September 2026, with Hemas Holdings Ltd. winning Gold for Best Investor Relations (Mid-to-Large Cap). hSenid Business Solutions won Small-Cap IR Gold; Sunshine Holdings (Silver) and John Keells Holdings (Bronze) were also recognised, and Softlogic received a sector-report award.

EconomyNext·Sep 9, 2026·Promotional / marketingPositive
Sri Lanka's Softlogic Stockbrokers launches StockB mobile app

Softlogic Stockbrokers has launched StockB, a free mobile app offering unified trading, research, real-time market data, charting, recommendations and digital agreement/payment features to expand direct stock market access for retail investors.

IT & Digital
EconomyNext·Sep 7, 2026·Market commentaryNegative
Sri Lanka stocks trend up on Monday

Sri Lanka's ASPI rose 0.17% to 21,657.17 in early trading while the S&P SL20 gained 0.54% to 6,091.65 on turnover of Rs 446 million. Several firms were placed or moved to the watchlist for non-submission of FY2026 annual reports (SHL, HELA, MEL, LGL, EXT, BFN, TESS, EMER); top gainers included DIAL, HNB, COMB, AEL, ACL and top losers HAYC, DOCK, BIL, CCS.