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Standard Capital PLC is a Sri Lankan company listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange, established in 1982, with its registered office in Colombo 07. Its nature of business is recorded with the exchange as the manufacture and sale of sulphuric acid and aluminium sulphate.
SING shares are down 39.2% over the past year and last closed at Rs 36.50 on Sep 30, 2026.
Monthly seasonality
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | -17.9 | +1.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 |
| 2025 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | -25.1 | -4.0 | +6.1 | -14.8 |
| 2024 | -0.8 | -7.1 | +12.5 | +8.9 | -10.4 | +6.1 | +2.1 | +7.7 | -5.0 | -11.8 | +15.3 | +12.5 |
| 2023 | +0.0 | +0.0 | -23.5 | -15.6 | +3.6 | +1.6 | +2.4 | +20.0 | -3.8 | -14.9 | -3.1 | -3.8 |
| 2021 | -22.1 | -19.5 | -12.4 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 |
| 2020 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 |
| 2018 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 |
| 2017 | +0.0 | -5.7 | -1.5 | +3.1 | +19.1 | -12.4 | -7.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 |
| 2016 | +13.3 | +8.0 | -5.3 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +24.1 | +11.1 | -16.2 | +5.0 | +0.0 |
| 2015 | -7.7 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +3.9 | -2.5 | -7.1 | +1.8 | +7.0 | +1.3 | +3.8 | -13.1 | +7.8 |
| 2014 | +19.4 | -5.6 | -1.5 | -0.2 | +8.3 | +12.3 | -10.8 | +0.5 | +8.3 | +4.7 | +16.5 | -4.6 |
| 2013 | -12.1 | -26.1 | -11.7 | +33.1 | -0.7 | -10.7 | -4.7 | -15.8 | +1.5 | +6.6 | -6.7 | +1.9 |
| 2012 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | -4.1 | -32.6 | +32.4 | -0.9 | +11.3 | +86.7 | -19.8 | -10.4 | +13.1 |
| Average | -1.7 | -8.0 | -4.7 | +4.2 | -2.2 | +3.2 | -2.5 | +4.6 | +8.4 | -5.7 | +1.1 | +1.7 |
| 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 | -4.2 | -5.7 | -1.5 | +3.1 | -0.7 | +1.6 | -0.9 | +7.4 | +1.3 | -4.0 | +0.0 | +1.9 |
| % up | 33% | 29% | 22% | 57% | 43% | 57% | 43% | 75% | 67% | 33% | 44% | 57% |
Fundamentals
| Line | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Total income | Rs 18.4M |
| Operating profit | Rs -1.5M |
| Net profit | Rs -10.4M |
| EPS | -1.36 |
Compared with the same period a year earlier.
Per-share figures are as reported, not adjusted for splits.
Recent dividends
No dividend records.
About Standard Capital Plc
Standard Capital PLC is a Sri Lankan company listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange, established in 1982, with its registered office in Colombo 07. Its nature of business is recorded with the exchange as the manufacture and sale of sulphuric acid and aluminium sulphate. Its own financial statements describe a company of a different shape: at 31 March 2026 its reported assets were held almost entirely as investment property, with property, plant and equipment carried at under Rs 20,000, so no manufacturing asset base is visible in the accounts. The company has 5,540,828 shares in issue and its financial year ends on 31 March.
AI analysis
bearishStandard Capital remained on the Watch List on 7 September after failing to submit its FY2026 annual report. Its latest filed quarter also recorded a LKR 1.4 million net loss.
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