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Tal Lanka Hotels Plc

TAJ.N0000Overvalued

Hotels & Tourism · Hotels/Resorts/Cruise lines

TAL Lanka Hotels PLC is an owner and operator of the Taj Samudra hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The company’s business is centered on hotel and hospitality operations associated with the Taj Samudra brand in Colombo.

TAJ shares are down 40.2% over the past year and last closed at Rs 28.10 on Sep 30, 2026.

Rs 28.10
+0.36%
Price history
-40.21%

Monthly seasonality

Monthly total returns by year and calendar month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026-5.1+0.5-9.3+5.9-4.2-2.9-10.4+3.3-9.4+0.0+0.0+0.0
2025+4.5+0.9-10.8+3.9-4.7+4.9+76.7+28.9-5.1-0.6-2.8-12.5
2024-3.2-11.5+11.1+16.7-9.5-1.1-2.7-7.7+15.4-8.7+18.0+4.8
2023+0.0-9.1+6.7-0.6+0.0+0.6+20.0+19.8-4.3-11.8+5.2-7.4
2022-14.5-6.9-16.0-21.8+4.3-9.2+19.3+56.9-11.3-3.9+0.6-5.7
2021-5.3-18.8-6.2+7.4-1.5-2.3+18.3+0.7+34.0+9.5-18.2+22.2
2020-12.1-11.4-29.4+0.0+0.0+8.9-5.5+5.8+9.1-8.3+20.0+28.0
2019-2.2-16.8-13.8-2.1-6.5+4.7+21.1+0.0+0.9+27.3+7.1-6.7
2018-5.7+18.7-5.1-4.1-7.4+13.3-16.5-8.5-6.2+6.6+6.2-2.9
2017-8.0-0.4-8.7+16.7-6.5-1.7-8.4-4.4+0.5-1.0-13.3-6.5
2016-10.7-2.2+8.6+2.9-2.4-12.9+7.1+15.6+0.0+5.0-6.6-1.6
2015-5.5+1.5-20.6+10.7+7.6-4.5-1.0+5.1-8.1-3.5-6.9-1.2
2014+8.6+3.3-7.1+3.1+3.7+1.3+8.3-1.5+5.7-0.8-6.0+4.2
2013-4.3-8.7-4.6+12.0+10.0-4.9-5.5-5.8+3.8+13.3-5.2-4.5
2012+0.0+0.0+0.0-2.9-21.3+8.1+1.2+7.0+29.7-13.4-8.4+5.6
Average-4.5-4.3-7.5+3.4-2.7+0.2+8.1+7.7+3.7+0.7-0.7+1.2
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-5.2-4.6-7.9+3.5-3.3-1.1+1.2+3.3+0.5-0.9-4.0-2.2
% up14%36%21%64%29%47%53%60%53%36%43%36%
P/E
-
P/B
Negative book
EPS
Rs -1.46
Div Yield
0.00%
Market Cap
Rs 4.8B
Beta
0.86
ROE
-
Op Margin
3.1% (+8.2pp)

Fundamentals

LineFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Revenue
Rs 3.7B
+6.7%
Rs 3.5B
-6.9%
Rs 3.7B
+57.9%
Rs 2.4B
+105.8%
Rs 1.1B
+137.0%
Rs 484.2M
-79.8%
Rs 2.4B
-11.1%
Rs 2.7B
-3.0%
Operating profit
Rs 88.8M
Rs -50.9M
Rs 50.6M
Rs -465.1M
Rs -563.8M
Rs -888.8M
Rs 31.5M
-77.7%
Rs 141.0M
Net profit
Rs -243.3M
loss narrowed
Rs -327.8M
fell into loss
Rs 96.1M
turned profitable
Rs -1.3B
loss narrowed
Rs -1.7B
loss widened
Rs -1.1B
loss widened
Rs -259.6M
loss narrowed
Rs -283.2M
fell into loss
EPS
-1.46
-2.35
0.69
-9.25
-12.28
-7.84
-1.86
-2.03

Compared with the same period a year earlier.

Parent company only. Subsidiaries are not included.

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

Recent dividends

No dividend records.

Peer comparison7 peers in Hotels & Tourism
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P/E
151.7
P/B
0.65
ROE
0.00%
Yield
1.10%
2Trans Asia Hotels PLC
TRAN.N0000
Rs 45.60
P/E
22.4
P/B
1.25
ROE
5.61%
Yield
2.19%
3Renuka Hotels Plc
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Rs 203.75
P/E
4.3
P/B
0.42
ROE
9.71%
Yield
0.74%
4Galadari Hotels (Lanka) Plc
GHLL.N0000
Rs 15.20
P/E
-
P/B
1.41
ROE
-9.86%
Yield
0.00%
5Kingsbury PLC
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Rs 13.70
P/E
18.5
P/B
2.43
ROE
13.10%
Yield
0.00%
6Renuka City Hotels PLC
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P/E
4.0
P/B
0.39
ROE
14.59%
Yield
0.53%
7Tal Lanka Hotels Plc
TAJ.N0000 · this company
Rs 28.10
P/E
-
P/B
-
ROE
-
Yield
0.00%
8Pegasus Hotels of Ceylon PLC
PEG.N0000
Rs 17.50
P/E
-
P/B
0.56
ROE
-1.24%
Yield
0.00%
Peer median · 7 companies
P/E 18.5P/B 0.65Yield 0.53%

About Tal Lanka Hotels Plc

TAL Lanka Hotels PLC is an owner and operator of the Taj Samudra hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The company’s business is centered on hotel and hospitality operations associated with the Taj Samudra brand in Colombo. The firm's primary activities comprise the operation and management of the Taj Samudra hotel, serving guests in the Colombo market and participating in Sri Lanka’s tourism sector. The company reports a strong focus on corporate governance and regulatory compliance, maintaining policies and procedures to support transparency, risk management and stakeholder engagement in line with Colombo Stock Exchange requirements.

Tourism

AI analysis

bearish

Tal Lanka Hotels returned to operating profit in June, but finance costs still left it loss-making. June operating margin was the best of eight comparable June quarters, yet equity remains negative.

Read the full report (Aug 29, 2026) →

News sentiment

Describes news flow, not a forecast
Last 30 days
Not enough news to read

No scored news in the last 30 days.

24 months positive negative 3-month net
Jan 25: 5 articles, net +0.60Jul 26: 2 articles, net +0.50Sep 24Jan 25May 25Sep 25Jan 26May 26
Recent news
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Daily FT·Jul 8, 2026·Rights issuePositive
Taj Samudra Hotel owner to raise Rs. 1.87 b via Rights

Tal Lanka Hotels Plc (TAJ.N0000) will raise Rs.1,871,429,980 via a rights issue of 66,836,785 new shares at Rs.28 each to repay/pre-pay loans, finance refurbishment of the Taj Samudra, settle vendor dues and meet corporate requirements. The issue is subject to Colombo Stock Exchange and shareholder approvals.

TourismConstruction Activity
CSE filing·Jul 7, 2026
Rights issue

Rights issue · 42:108 at Rs 28.00

Rights issue (42:108) at LKR 28/share

Tourism
Daily FT·Oct 1, 2025·Administrative routine
Indo-Lanka Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosts Annual General Meeting

The Indo-Lanka Chamber of Commerce & Industry held its 17th AGM on 26 September; M. Raghuraman was re-elected president and Lanka IOC MD Dipak Das was elected a vice-president. Panelists urged deeper India–Sri Lanka cooperation in energy, digital infrastructure and trade; committee includes Hemas, John Keells, Lanka Ashok Leyland, PGP Glass, Sunshine and TAL Lanka Hotels.

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Ada Derana·Sep 30, 2025·Administrative routine
Indo-Lanka Chamber of Commerce & Industry hosts Annual General Meeting

The Indo-Lanka Chamber of Commerce & Industry held its 17th AGM on 26 Sep 2025; M. Raghuraman was re-elected President and Dipak Das (MD, Lanka IOC) and Krishna Selvanathan were elected Vice Presidents. The ILCCI committee includes Hemas, Lanka Ashok Leyland, PGP Glass, Sunshine and TAL Lanka Hotels among others.

Renewable EnergyIT & DigitalExporters
EconomyNext·Jul 3, 2025·Market commentary
Sri Lanka stocks dip slightly as market consolidates

Colombo stocks closed marginally down, with the ASPI falling 0.23% to 18,100 and the S&P SL20 down 0.22% to 5,347. Seylan Bank received in-principle CSE approval for a Rs15bn Basel III debenture issue, and Tal Lanka Hotels listed 32,228,524 ordinary voting shares after a private placement.

Daily FT·Jan 27, 2025·Capital raisePositive
Taj Lanka’s two major shareholders to capitalise loans worth Rs. 1.3 b

TAL Lanka Hotels PLC major shareholders will convert $4.47m (Rs.1.321bn) of loans into equity via a proposed private placement of ~32.3m shares at Rs.41 each (26.3m to TAL, 5.9m to IHOCO) to strengthen the company's financial position. The issue is subject to CSE listing approval and shareholder approval.

Tourism

Hotels & Tourism sector: what is happening

Last 14 days to Sep 30, 2026

Tourism remained subdued: arrivals in 1-23 September edged up 0.31% year on year, led by India, but year-to-date arrivals were 1.83% lower amid Middle East disruptions and softer global demand. August tourism earnings rose 2.1%, ending a 10-month decline, yet year-to-date revenue fell 10%. Higher energy costs and weakened purchasing power also weighed on tourism demand.

The stories behind it

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