Consumer & Retail · Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy
Three Acre Farms PLC (TAF Group) is an integrated poultry company that operates the full poultry value chain, including breeder farms, hatcheries and commercial broiler farming, and the sale of day‑old chicks.
TAFL shares are up 1.9% over the past year and last closed at Rs 625.50 on Sep 30, 2026.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +24.8 | -12.0 | -10.2 | +14.9 | -5.5 | -6.6 | -6.0 | +11.0 | +1.5 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 |
| 2025 | +7.0 | -2.5 | -4.1 | +8.4 | -2.9 | +53.7 | +31.2 | -13.4 | +11.5 | +4.1 | -8.8 | +1.7 |
| 2024 | +4.6 | +4.0 | +8.5 | +16.5 | -2.9 | +0.0 | -3.1 | -5.7 | +2.5 | +5.2 | -5.7 | +4.0 |
| 2023 | -1.0 | -0.2 | +4.6 | +4.6 | -2.9 | +3.0 | +23.9 | +38.6 | -3.8 | -0.6 | +9.0 | -5.3 |
| 2022 | +5.3 | -24.1 | -20.4 | -31.9 | -2.3 | +2.0 | +23.6 | -3.3 | +9.9 | -17.6 | +2.9 | -12.2 |
| 2021 | +40.9 | -11.0 | -8.5 | -0.8 | +9.6 | +4.3 | +3.4 | -8.1 | -5.6 | +8.4 | -2.3 | +39.5 |
| 2020 | -2.9 | -11.7 | -22.1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +17.9 | +3.0 | +0.3 | +39.6 | -2.8 | +27.2 | +0.5 |
| 2019 | +1.0 | -3.8 | -3.3 | -6.0 | -1.0 | -6.4 | +18.6 | +5.7 | -1.4 | +2.9 | +10.8 | +1.2 |
| 2018 | -2.2 | +1.5 | -3.9 | +4.4 | -8.6 | -8.4 | +6.2 | -0.2 | -5.6 | +5.8 | +0.2 | -1.9 |
| 2017 | -5.0 | -1.5 | +1.6 | -1.5 | -7.0 | -2.1 | +8.8 | -3.1 | +0.9 | -3.2 | -3.5 | +1.4 |
| 2016 | -13.9 | -5.6 | -14.9 | +43.9 | +0.4 | -2.4 | +12.5 | +7.4 | +3.4 | -2.1 | -8.1 | +1.3 |
| 2015 | +2.9 | -1.0 | -9.6 | +5.1 | +27.7 | +6.2 | +23.9 | +53.0 | +9.7 | -0.2 | -7.2 | -4.7 |
| 2014 | +3.5 | -5.8 | +9.7 | +2.3 | +19.3 | +15.1 | +1.3 | -11.0 | +7.0 | +0.6 | -8.9 | +4.1 |
| 2013 | -7.1 | -19.6 | +5.7 | +1.9 | -5.3 | -3.2 | -10.4 | -18.3 | +4.5 | +7.3 | +16.0 | -2.1 |
| 2012 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +4.2 | -35.7 | +54.8 | +0.6 | +7.0 | +20.9 | -20.2 | -17.2 | +16.2 |
| Average | +4.2 | -6.7 | -4.8 | +4.7 | -1.2 | +8.5 | +9.2 | +4.0 | +6.3 | -0.9 | +0.3 | +3.1 |
| 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 | +2.0 | -4.7 | -4.0 | +4.3 | -2.9 | +2.0 | +6.2 | -0.2 | +3.4 | +0.2 | -2.9 | +1.3 |
| % up | 57% | 14% | 36% | 71% | 29% | 53% | 80% | 47% | 73% | 50% | 43% | 64% |
| Line | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | Rs 6.2B -0.3% | Rs 6.2B -44.3% | Rs 11.1B +33.7% | Rs 8.3B +70.8% | Rs 4.9B +78.2% | Rs 2.7B +7.1% | Rs 2.6B -2.8% | Rs 2.6B +9.2% |
| Operating profit | Rs 1.9B +24.1% | Rs 1.5B -33.6% | Rs 2.3B +263.2% | Rs 620.0M -5.3% | Rs 654.4M -5.9% | Rs 695.5M +4.4% | Rs 666.1M -4.7% | Rs 698.8M +3.4% |
| Net profit | Rs 1.5B -9.5% | Rs 1.7B -32.1% | Rs 2.5B +279.9% | Rs 659.0M -31.2% | Rs 958.1M +25.4% | Rs 764.3M -1.1% | Rs 772.8M +3.2% | Rs 748.8M +14.5% |
| EPS | 65.40 -9.5% | 72.26 -32.1% | 106.34 +279.9% | 27.99 -31.2% | 40.69 +25.4% | 32.46 -1.1% | 32.82 +3.2% | 31.80 +14.5% |
Compared with the same period a year earlier.
Per-share figures are as reported, not adjusted for splits.
| # | Company | Price | Mkt cap | P/E | P/B | EPS | ROE | Div Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRAN.N0000 · same group, not in the median | 470.00 | Rs 28.2B | 7.4 | 1.79 | 63.49 | 24.24% | 3.19% |
| 2 | TAFL.N0000 · this company | 625.50 | Rs 14.7B | 9.6 | 1.54 | 65.40 | 16.07% | 6.39% |
| 3 | BFL.N0000 | 86.90 | Rs 7.6B | 7.4 | 1.08 | 11.71 | 14.93% | 2.09% |
| Sector median · 35 companies | - | - | 13.3 | 1.66 | - | - | 1.72% |
Three Acre Farms PLC (TAF Group) is an integrated poultry company that operates the full poultry value chain, including breeder farms, hatcheries and commercial broiler farming, and the sale of day‑old chicks. The Group’s activities cover grandparent and parent stock operations through to broiler production and related hatchery processes. TAF includes group entities such as Millennium Multibreeder Farms (Private) Limited and Ceylon Pioneer Poultry Breeders Limited and markets products under an established Prima brand supported by a dealer network. The company emphasises vertical integration, supply‑chain control and continued investment to expand breeder capacity, improve efficiencies and support national protein production goals. The Group’s reporting boundary and operations focus on a fully integrated poultry manufacturing model encompassing breeder and broiler operations, hatcheries and commercial farming across its national operating footprint.
June quarter net margin was 27.4% and the share trades at 7.1x TTM earnings.
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Indrajit Wickramasinghe has been appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO.N0000). He is an ex-CEO of Union Bank with over 36 years' management experience and currently sits on the boards of Three Acre Farms, Ceylon Grain Elevators and Overseas Realty.
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