Colombo Fort Land & Building Company PLC

CFLB.N0000

Diversified Holdings · Industrial Conglomerates

Rs 57.00
-5.00%
as of Aug 3, 2026
Price history
-28.03%
P/E
9.3
P/B
1.92
EPS
Rs 6.13
Div Yield
0.44%
Market Cap
Rs 13.7B
Beta
1.12
ROE
15.9%
Op Margin
7.7% (-1.4pp)

Annual fundamentals

YearRevenueNet profitEPS
2025Rs 88.9BRs 2.5B4.31
2024Rs 75.9BRs 60.8M-0.51
2023Rs 77.1BRs 4.5B9.78
2022Rs 51.6BRs -148.3M-1.48
2021Rs 42.2BRs -54.7M-2.35
2020Rs 36.2BRs -3.7B-11.93
2019Rs 41.7BRs -3.2B-12.08

Recent dividends

  • 2025 · first and finalRs 0.25
  • 2023 · first and finalRs 0.25
  • 2021Rs 1.00
  • -Rs 0.15
  • -Rs 0.30
  • 2013Rs 10.00

About Colombo Fort Land & Building Company PLC

The Colombo Fort Land & Building PLC is a Sri Lanka-based diversified group and real estate and investing holding company that oversees a portfolio of commercial property interests alongside operations across multiple sectors. The Company manages businesses in consumer products, industrial products, leisure and tourism, plantations, and investment and specialised services. Its consumer products activities include home care and personal care portfolios, while other group activities cover packaging and building materials, hospitality operations, plantation agriculture and quoted investments and service lines. The Group operates principally in Sri Lanka and presents its activities as a combination of property development and diversified commercial businesses under a single corporate group structure.

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24 months positive negative 3-month net
Nov 25: 3 articles, net +0.42Mar 26: 2 articles, net +1.00Jun 26: 1 articles, net -1.00Aug 24Dec 24Apr 25Aug 25Dec 25Apr 26
Recent news
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Daily FT·Jul 31, 2026·Capital raise
Beruwala Resorts secures Rs. 60 m working capital loan from parent

Beruwala Resorts PLC obtained a Rs. 60 million short-term working-capital loan from its ultimate parent, Colombo Fort Land & Building PLC, at AWPLR + 2%. The Related Party Transactions Review Committee said the transaction was on normal commercial terms and not prejudicial to minority shareholders.

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·Mar 3, 2026·Regulatory or legalPositive
Court of Appeal rules in favour of Colombo Fort Land in tax classification case

Court of Appeal ruled Colombo Fort Land & Building PLC is a Holding Company for tax purposes, rejecting the IRD's attempt to tax its dividends as trading profits. The court held dividends/interest for holding companies fall under Section 3(e) and are not part of total statutory income under Section 63, limiting double taxation.

Daily FT·Jan 12, 2026·Administrative routine
CM Holdings public float increases to 31.17% in Dec. quarter

CM Holdings PLC's public float rose to 31.17% at end-December 2025 from 28.9% at end-September 2025, a 2.27 percentage-point increase due to non-public shareholders selling shares. Colombo Fort Land & Building PLC held a 63.49% stake at end-September 2025 and Senthilverl Holdings raised its holding to 10.19% after buying 1m shares at Rs.71.

Daily FT·Nov 25, 2025·M&A / stake change
Lankem Ceylon buys majority stake in York Arcade for Rs. 340.58 m

Lankem Ceylon (LCEY.N0000) acquired a 49.27% stake in York Arcade Holdings (YORK.N0000) from Colombo Fort Land & Building (CFLB.N0000) for Rs. 340.58m (369,495 shares at Rs. 921.75 each). The company said the purchase supports its financial restructuring and consolidates ownership in York Arcade.

Construction Activity
Daily FT·Sep 3, 2025·M&A / stake change
E.B. Creasy public float up to 26.4% after shareholder trims stake

E.B. Creasy & Co. PLC's public float rose to 26.43% as at 29 Aug after Colombo Fort Land & Building PLC sold 5.0m shares on 6 Aug and 1.5m shares on 27 Aug, increasing liquidity and moving the company above the CSE minimum public float threshold.