Printcare PLC

CARE.N0000

Manufacturing · Commercial Printing/Forms

Rs 38.60
-3.50%
as of Aug 3, 2026
Price history
-32.40%
P/E
-
P/B
0.49
EPS
Rs -14.52
Div Yield
0.00%
Market Cap
Rs 3.3B
Beta
-0.23
ROE
-10.4%
Op Margin
-14.6% (-9.7pp)

Annual fundamentals

YearRevenueNet profitEPS
2025Rs 12.3BRs -1.0B-8.15
2024Rs 12.9BRs 222.9M2.87
2023Rs 14.1BRs 1.5B17.33
2022Rs 7.6BRs 2.3B26.02
2021Rs 6.0BRs 598.9M6.69
2020Rs 5.0BRs -63.6M-0.82
2019Rs 4.9BRs -182.0M-2.10

Recent dividends

  • 2024 · finalRs 1.00
  • 2024 · first interimRs 1.00
  • 2023 · second interimRs 3.50
  • 2023 · first interimRs 2.00
  • 2022 · second interimRs 4.00
  • 2022 · first interimRs 4.00
  • 2021 · finalRs 1.00
  • 2021 · first interimRs 1.00

About Printcare PLC

Printcare PLC provides printing, packaging and digital media solutions, supplying products such as tea bag tags, envelopes, sachets, cartons, secure prints, publications and canisters. The Company serves a diverse customer base across multiple industries including Tea, Apparel, FMCG, Telecommunications, Education, Publishing, Tobacco, Finance and Lotteries and exports to customers on five continents. Printcare operates multiple state-of-the-art production facilities and has expanded its international footprint with manufacturing capacity in markets outside Sri Lanka, including a dedicated corrugated packaging operation in Kenya and expanded production capacity in India. The Group has also developed a renewable packaging line producing biodegradable and environmentally friendly alternatives to plastic and metal. The Company works with over 350 customers and positions its operations around specialised packaging and print services, strategic outsourcing of non-core functions, and sustainability-focused product development. One named subsidiary/operation is Printcare Packaging East Africa, which supports the Group's entry into the corrugated packaging segment in the region.

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Last 30 days
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24 months positive negative 3-month net
Feb 25: 1 articles, net +1.00May 25: 3 articles, net +0.55May 24Sep 24Jan 25May 25Sep 25Jan 26
Recent news
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Daily FT·May 1, 2025·Market commentaryPositive
Four-day winning streak ends at Colombo stock market

Colombo market ended a four-day winning streak as the ASPI fell 0.4% (67 points) to 15,800 and the S&P SL20 dropped 0.6%. Turnover was Rs.2.37bn; banking, diversified financials and Food & Beverage led declines, and foreign investors were net sellers of Rs.90.6m.

Consumer Staples (FMCG)
Daily FT·Feb 19, 2025·Promotional / marketing
Boosting exports: EDB empowers Eastern Province entrepreneurs

EDB held an awareness seminar in Batticaloa on 18 February to promote its New Exporter Development Programme, attracting about 250 entrepreneurs from the Eastern Province. Stakeholders including Sampath Bank, Sri Lanka Telecom and Printcare offered support services and consultations at the event.

Exporters
Daily FT·Feb 3, 2025·Capacity or capexPositive
Packaging innovation meets opportunity: Printcare’s Kenyan expansion

Printcare PLC (70% owner) has opened a new packaging facility in Kenya, its second overseas investment, targeting packaging for tea, horticulture and apparel to boost exports, create jobs locally and repatriate profits to Sri Lanka.

ExportersTea & Plantation Crops

Manufacturing sector: what is happening

Last 30 days to Aug 4, 2026

US confirmation of a 10% Section 301 tariff preserved competitiveness for Sri Lankan manufacturers, especially apparel and rubber. Exporters sought clear, risk-based guidelines for the new forced labour import ban to avoid shipment delays. June PMI showed manufacturing expanding but slower at 53.0, led by food and beverages. FTZ manufacturers pressed for power wheeling and lower energy costs. Cabinet moved to license scrap metal exports and tighten import prepayments.

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