Diversified Holdings · Industrial Conglomerates
| Year | Revenue | Net profit | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rs 96.6B | Rs 9.1B | 16.74 |
| 2025 | Rs 95.1B | Rs 7.2B | 13.13 |
| 2024 | Rs 97.5B | Rs 4.5B | 7.21 |
| 2023 | Rs 98.1B | Rs 8.1B | 16.36 |
| 2022 | Rs 54.7B | Rs 12.2B | 25.96 |
| 2021 | Rs 31.6B | Rs -3.3B | -4.00 |
| 2020 | Rs 53.5B | Rs 2.9B | 5.86 |
Aitken Spence PLC is a diversified conglomerate active across tourism, maritime & logistics, strategic investments and services, with additional activities listed as cargo handling, printing & packing, garment manufacture, property development and estate management. The Group operates hotel and resort properties, destination management services, airline general sales agency (GSA) operations and related tourism services, while also providing port management, shipping agency, freight and integrated logistics solutions. The tourism business comprises owned and managed hotels and resorts under brands such as Heritance and Adaaran, international and local hotel operations including Turyaa Chennai, destination management (inbound tour operations and charter services) and airline GSAs representing carriers like Singapore Airlines and SriLankan Airlines; Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC is identified as a hospitality subsidiary. The maritime & logistics segment covers port management (including the Port of Suva and Port of Lautoka in Fiji), shipping agency, freight, depot and container freight station operations, transport, distribution and mobile storage solutions, and special operations, supported by partnerships such as a joint venture with Hapag‑Lloyd. The strategic investments and services sectors include power generation (thermal plants and a planned waste‑to‑energy project with power purchase and waste supply agreements), plantations (tea, oil palm and rubber), printing and apparel manufacturing, insurance operations (with long‑standing ties to Lloyd’s of London), elevator distribution and related services (including OTIS orders), and other service lines supported by international partners.
SPEN’s March quarter delivered a 19.2% net margin, capping a year of profit growth. Yet the shares trade near 0.64x book.
Read the full report (Jul 30, 2026) →Higher than 75% of its last 12 months · 4 of 9 in its sector
6 articles in 30 days: 4 positive, 1 negative, 1 neutral.
Aitken Spence Travels (part of Aitken Spence PLC) and Lanka Exhibition & Conference Services won a Cabinet-approved Rs.178.71m contract to manage Sri Lanka Expo 2027, scheduled for 14–17 January 2027.
Aitken Spence PLC reported FY26 PBT of Rs. 12.8 billion (up 18%) and PAT of Rs. 9.1 billion (Rs. 6.8 billion attributable to equity holders); tourism accounted for 61% of Group PBT and overseas operations contributed 61% of profits.
Aitken Spence PLC posted FY26 PBT of Rs. 12.8 billion (up 18%) and PAT of Rs. 9.1 billion (up 27%). Tourism was the main driver—accounting for 61% of group contribution—overseas operations provided 61% of profits, and the group secured SBTi-validated emission reduction targets.
Dividend · Rs 4.00 · XD Jul 1, 2026
First And Final dividend of LKR 4/share; XD 2026-07-01; record 2026-07-01; payable 2026-07-20; FY 2025/2026
Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC appointed C.M.S. Jayawickrama as Managing Director effective 1 April 2026. He was previously an Executive Director, is MD of Aitken Spence Hotel Managements Ltd and has over three decades' experience in the group's hotel operations.
Dr. Parakrama Dissanayake has been appointed Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (his third stint) and has resigned as Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Aitken Spence PLC to take the new post on an honorary basis.