Plantations & Agriculture · Agricultural Commodities/Milling
| Year | Revenue | Net profit | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rs 9.1B | Rs 1.7B | 23.17 |
| 2025 | Rs 7.7B | Rs 1.3B | 18.24 |
| 2024 | Rs 7.2B | Rs 1.6B | 21.49 |
| 2023 | Rs 8.3B | Rs 1.8B | 25.13 |
| 2022 | Rs 5.1B | Rs 1.5B | 21.03 |
| 2021 | Rs 4.1B | Rs 875.0M | 12.01 |
| 2020 | Rs 3.3B | Rs 307.7M | 4.22 |
Elpitiya Plantations PLC is a Sri Lanka-based regional plantation company managing over 8,800 hectares across 13 estates and engaged primarily in the production and processing of tea, rubber and oil palm. The Group also operates manufacturing and value-added activities tied to its agribusiness operations and runs renewable energy assets on its estate portfolio. The business is structured around two core Strategic Business Units: Agribusiness, which covers core plantation crops and associated processing (including tea, rubber, oil palm, cinnamon, timber and other crops) and Diversified Business, which develops new ventures beyond traditional plantations. The Group cultivates 1,772 hectares of tea, 509 hectares of rubber and 1,709 hectares of oil palm, and runs high-value horticulture under polytunnels and a portfolio of over 75 value-added product SKUs. Diversified activities include renewable energy (two hydropower plants and 6,224 solar panels totalling 2,600 kW installed capacity), sustainable forestry, regenerative/ecotourism initiatives, specialty crops and international agricultural ventures, with operations and estate activities conducted across Sri Lanka.
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Dividend · Rs 7.00 · XD Jun 30, 2026
First And Final dividend of LKR 7/share; XD 2026-06-30; record 2026-06-30; payable 2026-07-17; FY ended 31st March 2026
CMA Sri Lanka launched national Cost Accounting Standards to strengthen costing, control and reporting across large and medium public and private institutions; the standards prioritize sectors including power, telecom, manufacturing, drugs and agricultural/tea exporters to improve efficiency, pricing transparency and competitiveness.
Colombo posted its biggest monthly gain since July 2025, with the ASPI up 7% and the S&P SL20 up 5.1% in April, with average daily turnover of Rs.3.66bn. Yesterday the indices fell (ASPI -0.38% to 22,550) on losses in John Keells, Sampath and Commercial Bank amid net foreign outflows of Rs.75mn.
Watawala Plantations and regional plantation companies are preparing to expand palm oil cultivation if the seven-year ban is lifted after a Plantations Ministry expert committee found no basis for the environmental or health concerns. Industry says private investors had committed about Rs.500m to expand 8,000 ha before the ban.
The Planters’ Association urged a sustainable electricity tariff framework as the CEB has proposed a 13.6% tariff hike for Q2 2026, warning it would raise production costs for tea and rubber processors and hurt export competitiveness. Plantation companies (eg. Talawakelle) are increasingly investing in solar, mini‑hydro and efficiency measures to reduce grid dependence.
Dividend · Rs 5.50 · XD Jun 30, 2025
First And Final dividend of LKR 5.5/share; XD 2025-06-30; record 2025-06-30; payable 2025-07-18; FY 2024/2025
Elpitiya Plantations PLC appointed Dr. Ravi A. Fernando as an Independent Non-Executive Director effective 1 January 2025. Fernando is a sustainability and consumer-goods executive who also serves on boards including Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company, LOLC Holdings and Aitken Spence.
Tea saw mixed signals: the June national sales average fell to Rs 1,153.49, while June production rose 4% YoY but first-half output was hit by extreme weather and higher fertiliser costs. Exporters gained relief as the US labour-related tariff on Sri Lankan goods was cut to 10%. Meanwhile, new EU sustainability rules are driving compliance efforts, and plantations report organised theft of high-value crops hurting competitiveness.
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