Banks & Finance · Major Banks
| Year | Revenue | Net profit | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rs 174.9B | Rs 49.8B | 83.23 |
| 2024 | Rs 97.6B | Rs 44.8B | 76.14 |
| 2023 | Rs 149.5B | Rs 23.6B | 40.68 |
| 2022 | Rs 160.9B | Rs 15.7B | 28.62 |
| 2021 | Rs 84.4B | Rs 20.1B | 36.18 |
| 2020 | Rs 72.1B | Rs 14.0B | 25.58 |
| 2019 | Rs 76.5B | Rs 15.0B | 29.32 |
Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) is a Sri Lanka-based domestic systemically important bank that provides a broad range of banking and financial services, including retail and corporate banking, development finance, mortgage and lease financing, investment banking, corporate finance, insurance services, stockbroking and other financial services. The Group delivers lending, deposit, payments and treasury solutions through a mix of branch, digital and specialist channels. The Bank’s core businesses include retail banking (consumer lending, housing finance, leasing, cards and deposit mobilisation), wholesale/corporate banking (corporate lending, working capital, trade finance, syndications and transaction banking), SME banking, microfinance (including micro leasing and agricultural equipment finance), and treasury operations (liquidity management, government securities and FX management). HNB emphasises digital capabilities, operational reforms and targeted programmes to support agricultural and regional enterprises. HNB’s group structure includes named subsidiaries that extend its product suite: HNB Investment Bank (corporate finance, stockbroking and primary dealer activities), HNB Assurance PLC (life and general insurance) and HNB Finance PLC (collateral-backed lending, financial inclusion and specialised products such as electric vehicle and small‑farmer financing). The Bank operates primarily in Sri Lanka and pursues regional and offshore exposure to diversify its portfolio.
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11 articles in 30 days: 2 positive, 6 negative, 3 neutral.
HNB Finance PLC appointed Supun Dias and Sivarajah Nandakumar as Non-Independent Non-Executive Directors. Both appointees are long-serving Executive Vice Presidents at Hatton National Bank with over 34 years of service.
HNB General Insurance appointed Lakshman Silva as Non-Executive/Nominee Director and Sandra De Zoysa as Independent/Non-Executive Director to its board. The appointments are intended to strengthen governance and drive digital/CX transformation as the insurer scales its platforms and customer service architecture.
Hatton National Bank (HNB.N0000) appointed Champika Dodanwela as an Independent Non-Executive Director. She brings over 35 years of banking experience, including senior roles and a CFO tenure at Seylan Bank and earlier work at Sampath Bank.
Fitch says Sri Lanka's central bank tighter capital rules for gold-backed loans (10% risk weight for LTV<70% from 1 Sep) will be manageable for banks but hit finance companies harder; Asia Asset Finance, L B Finance, UB Finance, HNB Finance and MBSL face the largest capital impacts.
National Development Bank PLC suffered an internal Rs. 13.2 billion fraud that went undetected, prompting a parliamentary probe that blamed Central Bank oversight failures and drew IMF demands for regulatory and AML/CFT reforms. The Central Bank has retained Deloitte India for a forensic audit with an interim report due in two weeks and a final report by July 18.
Prime Lands sold its 23.29% stake in HNB Finance PLC (400 million shares) for Rs. 3.5 billion at Rs. 8.80 per share, with Phantom Investments taking a 5.82% stake. Hatton National Bank holds a 51% stake in HNB Finance and the Phantom purchase is Rayynor Silva’s first entry into a listed finance company.
Regulatory tightening dominated banks/finance as Cabinet named the SEC to regulate virtual asset service providers within a CBSL/FIU/IRD framework and approved a 2026-2030 national AML policy. The FIU flagged long-running trade-based money laundering via phantom imports, after probes found about $715m in fraudulent remittances. CBSL kept LTV caps on vehicle and gold loans. Services PMI signaled June expansion led by financial services.
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