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York Arcade Holdings PLC

YORK.N0000Overvalued

Property & Construction · Real Estate Development

York Arcade Holdings PLC is a Colombo Stock Exchange listed company engaged in real estate development and related property activities in Sri Lanka. Its principal activity is the development of real estate approved by the Urban Development Authority.

YORK shares are up 635.5% over the past year and last closed at Rs 8.90 on Sep 30, 2026.

Rs 8.90
+4.71%
Price history
+635.54%

Monthly seasonality

Monthly total returns by year and calendar month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+311.4-12.0-13.0+4.3+10.9-4.9-14.2+3.0-34.3+0.0+0.0+0.0
2025-4.5+5.4-0.7-8.0+15.3-3.1+21.8+18.4-0.3+17.7+202.0+1.1
2024-5.2-2.7-2.6+2.1+4.7-1.3+0.9-4.3-2.1+21.5-11.4+20.1
2023+3.8-5.2+9.4-6.4+2.3+4.1+46.6-19.6-7.6+7.9-5.3-6.4
2022-0.6-5.9-26.7-11.5+9.2+3.2-12.7+23.5+3.2-6.6-11.9-1.3
2021+85.3-34.0-9.1-5.3+16.2+34.5-2.1+19.3-11.1-2.7-8.1+1.9
2020-3.3+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+34.1-6.6-1.4+47.4-9.2+5.6+40.4
2019-8.7+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0-7.8+0.0+0.0+4.7-4.3
2018-7.1-0.8-17.1-6.4-6.3-4.7-2.8-3.4+7.0-14.2+19.3+1.1
2017-3.5+1.4-2.9+4.4+4.9-6.0+0.0+6.4-4.7+4.2-4.7-0.7
2016+0.0+0.0+2.4+6.9+2.2-7.0+9.1+4.9-2.0+0.7+2.0-5.9
2015+0.6-3.0-8.5+6.7+1.9-4.9+3.2+5.6-3.6+0.6-8.5-2.7
2014+4.4-2.8-5.8+6.9+0.7+0.7+8.5+12.4+7.0-4.9-13.7+11.3
2013+1.2-17.1+6.4+13.3+2.9-10.9-7.7-9.7+10.8+2.8-7.4-0.7
2012+0.0+0.0+0.0-11.9-32.4+36.0+23.5+30.4+1.8-23.3-9.4+8.4
Average+28.8-7.0-5.7-0.4+2.5+5.0+4.8+5.2+0.8-0.4+10.9+4.4
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-0.6-3.0-4.3+2.1+2.9-2.2+0.5+4.9-1.1+0.6-6.4+0.2
% up46%18%25%54%85%43%50%60%43%54%36%50%
P/E
-
P/B
5.93
EPS
Rs -0.02
Div Yield
0.00%
Market Cap
Rs 1.3B
Beta
0.00
ROE
-1.1%
Op Margin
-

Fundamentals

LineFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Revenue
Rs 0
Rs 0
Rs 0
Rs 0
Rs 0
Rs 0
Rs 0
Rs 0
-100.0%
Operating profit
Rs -10.7M
Rs -8.2M
-
Rs -1.0M
-
-
-
Rs -3.0M
Net profit
Rs -2.4M
fell into loss
Rs 1.8M
-88.8%
Rs 16.0M
+19.8%
Rs 13.3M
+420.4%
Rs 2.6M
-64.8%
Rs 7.3M
+250.2%
Rs 2.1M
-64.3%
Rs 5.8M
-17.1%
EPS
-0.02
2.38
-88.8%
21.32
+19.8%
17.79
+420.2%
3.42
-64.8%
9.71
+250.5%
2.77
-64.3%
7.76
+222.0%

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

  • 2013Rs 0.40
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8York Arcade Holdings PLC
YORK.N0000 · this company
Rs 8.90
P/E
-
P/B
5.93
ROE
-1.10%
Yield
0.00%
Peer median · 9 companies
P/E 11.4P/B 0.83Yield 0.44%

About York Arcade Holdings PLC

York Arcade Holdings PLC is a Colombo Stock Exchange listed company engaged in real estate development and related property activities in Sri Lanka. Its principal activity is the development of real estate approved by the Urban Development Authority. The company’s operations encompass property development along with property management, maintenance and ancillary services. Its financial reporting and notes indicate the company also recognises and manages financial assets in accordance with applicable accounting standards. York Arcade operates under a governance framework overseen by a board of non‑executive directors, with formal risk management, compliance and corporate governance processes to align with Sri Lankan regulatory and listing requirements.

Interest Rates

AI analysis

bearish

Evidence points to a weaker company than its price allows for: York Arcade moved to a LKR 0.7 million quarterly loss while trading at 5.66 times book. The balance sheet has no debt.

Read the full report (Sep 29, 2026) →

News sentiment

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

1 article in 30 days: 0 positive, 1 negative, 0 neutral.

24 months positive negative 3-month net
Nov 25: 9 articles, net +0.24Jan 26: 4 articles, net +0.50Sep 26: 1 articles, net -1.00Oct 24Feb 25Jun 25Oct 25Feb 26Jun 26
Recent news
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Daily FT·Sep 30, 2026·Market commentaryNegative
CSE continues slide, falls 0.6% to new six-month low

The Colombo ASPI fell 0.6% to 20,817.82, sliding to a six-month low as losers (163) outpaced winners (31) and turnover barely topped Rs.1bn. Top decliners and contributors to the drop included Dialog, Commercial Bank, Overseas Realty, Singer, Tokyo Cement and Ceylinco, while John Keells closed flat.

Daily FT·Aug 12, 2026·Management or board change
Arjuna Samaratunga joins ACME, CM Holdings, York Arcade Boards

Acme Printing and Packaging PLC and York Arcade Holdings PLC have appointed Arjuna Samaratunga as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Samaratunga was Country Finance Director at Alliance One Indonesia until January 2024 and brings over 40 years of corporate experience including roles at Odel PLC.

Daily FT·Jul 15, 2026·Management or board change
Asoka Piyadigama appointed to C.W. Mackie Board

C.W. Mackie PLC appointed Asoka Piyadigama as an Executive Director effective 1 August 2026. He currently serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of York Arcade Holdings and Acme Printing and Packaging and sits on committees within the CFLB Group.

Daily FT·Jan 27, 2026·Market commentaryPositive
CSE briefly hits 24,000 points; ends flat

The Colombo market hit an intraday record of 24,052.06 but closed flat, with the ASPI down 0.01% at 23,953.09 and the S&P SL20 up 0.20% at 6,663.12. Turnover was over Rs.5.4bn; York jumped 24.81% while SAMP, RICH, DFCC, CTHR and CARG were top negative contributors.

Daily FT·Jan 26, 2026·M&A / stake changePositive
Darley Butler buys 10% stake in York Arcade for Rs. 198 m

Darley Butler bought 15 million York Arcade shares for Rs.198 million, raising its holding to 15.9m shares (10.6%). Darley Butler is a subsidiary of E.B. Creasy (EBCR); Lankem Ceylon (LCEY) holds a 50.15% controlling stake after buying from Colombo Fort Land & Building (CFLB).

Property & Construction sector: what is happening

Last 14 days to Sep 30, 2026

Property and construction faced a mixed policy backdrop: the proposed property tax was deferred from the 2027 Budget, while TIN certification becomes mandatory from 1 November for building-plan approvals and land registration, adding a compliance step to transactions. Public construction activity progressed through the Muthurajawela fuel-terminal contract and planned hospital infrastructure projects. Construction services exports fell in August.

The stories behind it

Auto-generated from 12 sector news articles over 14 days. Not investment advice.