Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC

AHUN.N0000

Hotels & Tourism · Hotels/Resorts/Cruise lines

Rs 89.00
+1.60%
as of Aug 3, 2026
Price history
+7.62%
P/E
9.7
P/B
1.01
EPS
Rs 9.21
Div Yield
0.31%
Market Cap
Rs 29.9B
Beta
-0.03
ROE
10.4%
Op Margin
32.0% (-2.0pp)

Annual fundamentals

YearRevenueNet profitEPS
2026Rs 52.3BRs 5.0B9.16
2025Rs 48.7BRs 3.6B6.77
2024Rs 47.3BRs 1.9B3.35
2023Rs 46.1BRs 46.8M-0.94
2022Rs 24.6BRs 1.0B1.85
2021Rs 5.7BRs -7.3B-13.93
2020Rs 19.0BRs -895.7M-1.90

Recent dividends

  • 2026 · first and finalRs 0.28
  • 2019 · first and finalRs 1.00
  • -Rs 0.25
  • 2017Rs 0.50
  • 2016Rs 1.25
  • 2014Rs 1.50
  • 2014Rs 0.90
  • 2013Rs 1.00

About Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC

Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC is the holding company for the Aitken Spence Hotels group and operates a portfolio of hotels and resorts across Sri Lanka, the Maldives, India and Oman. The Group owns 17 properties (2,363 rooms) and manages six properties (494 rooms), offering resort and hotel services under the Heritance brand and other hotel brands. The company owns and operates resorts-including a significant Maldives portfolio where it is described as the largest international resort chain in the Maldives, owning and operating over 750 rooms across seven properties-and also provides hotel management services for third‑party properties in Sri Lanka and Oman. The Group holds interests in properties cited by the exchange such as Neptune, Heritance Kandalama and The Tea Factory, and developed Heritance Aarah in the Maldives; it is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka and is a subsidiary of Aitken Spence PLC.

AI analysis

neutral

FY26 net profit rose 40%, but the share is down 27% in six months. The question is whether seasonally weak quarters can avoid losses and sustain last quarter’s mid-20s net margin.

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News sentiment

Describes news flow, not a forecast
Last 30 days
Positive news flow

3 articles in 30 days: 1 positive, 0 negative, 2 neutral.

24 months positive negative 3-month net
Feb 25: 8 articles, net +0.27Mar 25: 1 articles, net +1.00Jun 25: 1 articles, net +1.00Aug 25: 1 articles, net +1.00Nov 25: 2 articles, net +1.00Dec 25: 2 articles, net +0.29Feb 26: 7 articles, net +0.45Mar 26: 2 articles, net -0.71Jun 26: 1 articles, net +1.00Jul 26: 3 articles, net +0.46Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Apr 26
Recent news
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Daily FT·Jun 4, 2026·Earnings & resultsPositive
Aitken Spence ends FY26 on a strong note, ups PBT by 18% to Rs. 12.8 b

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.

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EconomyNext·May 5, 2026·M&A / stake change
Melstacorp, Aitken Spence to buy out shareholders of Browns Beach Hotels

Melstacorp Plc and Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings are offering to buy minority shares of Browns Beach Hotels at LKR 30 per share ahead of the company's planned delisting from the Colombo Stock Exchange. The acceptance period runs from May 5 to June 5; Browns Beach cited sustained tourism-related losses since 2019.

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Daily FT·May 5, 2026·Trading status
Browns Beach Rs. 30 per share exit offer opens today

Melstacorp (MELS.N0000) and Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings (AHUN.N0000) opened an unconditional Rs.30-per-share exit offer today for minority shares in Browns Beach Hotels PLC ahead of its planned CSE delisting; the offer closes on 5 June with settlement by 12 June.

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Ada Derana·Apr 27, 2026·Trading status
Browns Beach Hotels Set for CSE Exit as Trading Ends Today

Browns Beach Hotels PLC will cease trading on the CSE today (27) ahead of formal delisting, with majority shareholders Melstacorp (MELS.N0000) and Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings (AHUN.N0000) offering minority shareholders LKR 30.00 per share. The delisting follows sustained losses, failure to meet public float rules and a negative net asset position.

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Hotels & Tourism sector: what is happening

Last 30 days to Aug 4, 2026

Tourism showed a July rebound led by India: arrivals surpassed 1.3 million by late month, though year-to-date remains about 2% below last year. Sector receipts fell 12% in 1H. Authorities cut 2026 targets due to Middle East-linked air corridor disruptions. BIA handled 4.75 million passenger movements in 1H with 1.14 million tourist arrivals. The Cabinet approved leasing five underutilised Presidential Residences to private investors for tourism development.

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