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List Of Sri Lankan Public Corporations By Market Capitalisation
This is a list of largest publicly traded companies on Colombo Stock Exchange by market capitalisation in Sri Lanka. Only the top 50 companies are listed below. List These 50 companies alone account for about 75% of the total market capitalisation of the Colombo Stock Exchange. On January 4, 2021, total market capitalisation crossed three trillion rupees mark for the first time. Hayleys announced a stock split on January 21 of 2021 and it resulted in increasing market capitalization by over 100 billion rupees. All share price index surpassed 8000 points for the first as a result. Source: Colombo Stock Exchange, 20 May 2023 See also * List of public corporations by market capitalization References {{Economy of Sri Lanka Economy of Sri Lanka lists, Public corporations by market capitalization Lists of companies of Sri Lanka, Public corporations by market capitalization Companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombo Stock Exchange
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) ( si, කොළඹ ව්යාපාර වස්තු හුවමාරුව, translit=Kolamba Vyapara Vasthu Huvamaruva; ta, கொழும்பு பங்கு பரிவர்த்தனை) is the main stock exchange in Sri Lanka that utilizes an electronic trading platform. The CSE headquarters have been located at the World Trade Center (Colombo) Towers in Colombo since 1995, and it has regional branches in Kandy, Jaffna, Negombo, Matara, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura and Ratnapura. The CSE trades 296 companies representing 20 business sectors, with a combined market capitalization of 3,699 billion Sri Lankan rupees. On 1 September 2021, turnover surpassed 14 billion and the All Share Price Index (ASPI) surpassed 9000 points for the first time when it closed at a record high of 9,163.13 points. History Share trading in Sri Lanka was initiated in 1896 under the Share Brokers Association (SBA). The Colombo Brokers' Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melstacorp
Melstacorp PLC is a Sri Lankan diversified conglomerate. It is listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange. Melstacorp PLC is one of the 10 largest listed companies. It has a market capitalization of approximately USD 450 million. Deshamanya Harry Jayawardena is the Chairman . Lines of business Melstacorp subsidiaries are involved in industries such as Distilling, bottling and distribution of liquor, Insurance, Health, Manufacturing, Logistics, ICT, Telecommunications, Energy, Tea and Rubber Plantations, Hospitality, Property Development, Brand Management, and in Advertising. It is the holding company of Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC. In addition to Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC, Melstacorp PLC also owns the liquor manufacturing Company named Periceyl Private Limited (100%), Milford Holdings (Private) Limited (100%), Aitken Spence & Co. PLC (51%), Melsta Logistics (Private) Limited (100%), Melsta Technologies (Private) Limited (100%), Melsta Properties (Private) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Ceramics
Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC branded as Rocell, is a Sri Lankan holding company and is also engaged in manufacturing ceramic tiles and bath ware. The company was founded in 1990 and in 1994, it was listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. The company is one of the constituents of the S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index. '' LMD'', a Sri Lankan business magazine placed the company 38th in the ''LMD 100'', a list of leading listed companies in Sri Lanka. Brand Finance ranked 74th amongst the 100 most valuable brands in Sri Lanka. History Royal Ceramics was incorporated in 1990 and in 1994, the company was quoted on the Colombo Stock Exchange. Subsidiaries of the company, Royal Porcelain (Pvt) Ltd and Rocell Bathware Ltd commenced operations in 2002 and 2009 respectively. From 2010, the company engaged in a series of acquiring stakes in other companies. This resulted in Royal Ceramics taking control of a stake of 20% in Delmege Forsyth In 2010, 25.85% in LB Finance in 2012, and 76.54% in Lanka Ceramics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Pieris & Company
Richard Pieris and Company (ARPICO) established in 1940 it is one of Sri Lanka's largest conglomerates with interests in manufacturing, engineering, retail and plantation industries. It is a pioneer in the tyre, plantation and rubber industries of Sri Lanka. With a staff strength of more than 25,000, the company's major brands include Arpitec, Arpidag and Arpico. History The company was founded in 1932 as a partnership initially dealing with the plantation and tire industries. Initially it started as a family business. The founder member of the company Mr Richard Pieris. Since then it has diversified into the areas of manufacturing, pumps, retail and engineering sectors. The company also pioneered the concept of hypermarkets in Sri Lanka through their 'Arpico Super Centre' chain. Today the company has more than 1000 retail outlets including dealerships and factories islandwide. Ownership Change The Pieris family's stake in Richard Pieris as well as other large blocks of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceylon Cold Stores
Ceylon Cold Stores (CCS), trading as Elephant House, is a Sri Lankan company which produces carbonated drinks, ice cream and processed meat products. Despite competition from global competitors such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi, Elephant Soft Drinks remains the market leader in Sri Lanka. History Ceylon Cold Stores was established in 1866 as the Colombo Ice Company, which in 1863 imported the country's first ice-making machine. With an initial capital of £1,900, two steam engines of 8 and 9 horse power, and a total of 22 employees, the company started producing ice on a commercial scale. The company's first premises were located on Glennie Street, Slave Island and its popular name 'Ice Kompaniya' was used locally to identify the area, Kompaniveediya. German engineer Arthur Kurt Von Possner (1833–1900), who was the first manager of the company, introduced aerated water with the distinctive "Elephant" trademark on the bottles, which later became "Elephant House" and since that time ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C T Holdings
C T Holdings PLC, formerly known as Ceylon Theatres Limited, is one of the largest conglomerate companies in Sri Lanka. The company was incorporated in 1928 by Chittampalam A. Gardiner and quoted on the Colombo Stock Exchange ever since. In 2019, Brand Finance ranked C T Holdings eighth amongst the most valuable conglomerates in Sri Lanka with a brand value of LKR18,981 million. C T Holdings also ranked eighth in the '' LMD 100'', a list of leading listed companies in Sri Lanka by the business magazine, ''LMD''. History Ceylon Theatres Limited was founded by Chittampalam A. Gardiner and Alfred Thambiayah in 1928. It is the first Ceylonese company to enter the film screening business. Four years later the company was floated. The Regal Cinema in Colombo and another in Nuwara Eliya made up the assets of the company. By 1950, Ceylon Theatres was the largest film circuit in the country. The company controlled 69 permanent cinemas of which 14 were located in Colombo. In 1981, u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallibel One
Vallibel One PLC is one of Sri Lanka's largest conglomerate companies. The company controls a chain of subsidiaries and listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange since 2011. The company has controlling stakes in LB Finance, Royal Ceramics Lanka, and Delmege Group. The company was included in S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index in 2018. Vallibel One is one of the ''LMD'' 100 companies in Sri Lanka. History The Vallibel One PLC was founded by Sri Lanka business tycoon Dhammika Perera in 2010. In 2010, the company acquired Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC, LB Finance PLC, and Greener Water Limited as its subsidiary companies and a stake in Sampath Bank as a long-term strategic investment. Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC was listed under Forbes “Asia’s Best Under a Billion” during the year. In 2011, Vallibel One PLC acquired Delmege Group, a highly diversified conglomerate. The company moved headquarters to a new 16-storey building in Kollupitiya. The company was awarded by ''LMD'' as the most respected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemas Holdings
Hemas Holdings PLC is a diversified corporation with a focused interest in consumer, healthcare, and mobility. Hemas is a publicly listed company with over 5,400+ employees. In 1948, Hemas started with a simple intent: to help families live healthfully. As of 2021, Hemas operates in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India and Myanmar, bringing healthful living to life through its offerings. Over the past 70+ years, Hemas has created daily moments of joy through a portfolio of products and services that delights in its utilitarianism; practiced a more robust version of health that moves beyond the absence of illness; and championed a more inclusive world that celebrates equal opportunity, integration and harmony. These actions have enabled the Group to offer meaningful interventions to all the stakeholders they serve and to showcase Sri Lankan products on the world stage. Today, Hemas is a publicly quoted company listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange with over 4,000 shareholders and is rega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceylinco Insurance
Ceylinco Insurance PLC is the largest private sector insurance company in Sri Lanka. The company is also engaged in the education and renewable energy sectors. The company offers both life insurance and all classes of general insurance. The company was incorporated in 1987 when the government ended its state monopoly over the insurance sector and the company was listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange the following year. Ceylinco Insurance is an '' LMD 100'' company, an annual list of public companies in Sri Lanka by revenue and ranked 23rd in the 2020/21 edition. History The company traces its origin to the founding of Ceylon Insurance Company by Hugh C. Weeresekere in 1939. Due to an illness, Weeresekere left the company to Justin Kotelawala, who managed the company for 25 years. The insurance industry in Sri Lanka was a state monopoly from its nationalisation in the 1960s to 1988. Prior to the independence of Sri Lanka, the industry was dominated by the private sector and the indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitken Spence
Aitken Spence PLC ( si, එයිට්කින් ස්පෙන්ස්; ta, எய்ட்கின் ஸ்பென்ஸ்) is a Sri Lankan blue chip conglomerate with operations in South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific. Listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange since 1983, it has major interests in hotels, travel, maritime services and logistics. The group also has a significant presence in printing, plantations, power generation, financial services, IT Business Process Outsourcing/ Knowledge Process Outsourcing sector, elevator agency services, garments, and property development. Aitken Spence has been recognised by Forbes as one of the most successful publicly traded companies with annual sales under US$1 billion outside of the United States, for three consecutive years. In 2012, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Aitken Spence was adjudged the top winner of the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award presented by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. The company is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayleys
Hayleys PLC, founded in 1878, is a multinational and diversified conglomerate company in Sri Lanka with business spanning over 16 sectors, catering to 70 markets worldwide. Hayleys accounts for approximately 4.2% of Sri Lanka's export income, and 3.9% of the country's tea and 4.5% of its rubber production. With over 30,000 employees, Hayley was also the first listed entity in the country to surpass annual revenue of US$1 billion in Fiscal Year 2017/18. The company operates over 16 business sectors: eco-solutions, hand protection, purification, agriculture, consumer and retail, leisure, textile manufacturing, construction materials, plantations, industrial solutions, power and energy, transportation and logistics, BPO, tea exports, projects and engineering, and investments and services. Hayleys comprises over 130 business units and subsidiaries, nine of which are publicly listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange. In addition to Sri Lanka, Hayleys today has manufacturing facilities in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Cumberbatch
Carson Cumberbatch PLC is one of the largest conglomerates in Sri Lanka which also has business interests in Indonesia, Malaysia, and India. The company has its origin in the colonial era, having been founded by merging two companies founded by R. B. Carson and Henry Cumberbatch (nephew of Robert William Cumberbatch). The Selvanathan family, founders of the Sri Krishna Corporation, is the ultimate controlling shareholder of the company. History The company has its origin in the colonial era, having founded by merging two companies founded by R. B. Carson and Henry Cumberbatch (nephew of Robert William Cumberbatch). The rubber interest of the Carson and Company traded in 1910 in London Stock Exchange with a capital of 1.5 million sterling pounds thus making it the largest rubber business of the country at that time. The Carson and Company converted to a limited liability company in 1913, and the merger with Cumberbatch and Company happened in 1947. In 1976, the company diversi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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