CSE filing·Jun 10, 2026Negative
Further to the Announcement dated 18th July 2025 – Listed, Rated, Unsecured, Senior, Redeemable High Yield Bond IssueInterest Rates
SMB Finance PLC
SEMB.N0000Banks & Finance · Finance/Rental/Leasing
Voting
Rs 1.00
+0.00%as of Aug 3, 2026
Price history
+42.86%
P/E
41.3
P/B
2.44
EPS
Rs 0.02
Div Yield
0.00%
Market Cap
Rs 6.5B
Beta
0.37
ROE
4.2%
Op Margin
112.1% (+74.8pp)
Annual fundamentals
| Year | Revenue | Net profit | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rs 578.8M | Rs 159.9M | 0.02 |
| 2024 | Rs 447.5M | Rs 151.0M | 0.02 |
| 2023 | Rs 516.9M | Rs 104.3M | 0.01 |
| 2022 | Rs 442.3M | Rs 56.9M | 0.01 |
| 2021 | Rs 300.9M | Rs 37.9M | 0.01 |
| 2020 | Rs 206.9M | Rs -65.2M | -0.04 |
| 2019 | Rs 281.6M | Rs 12.7M | 0.01 |
Recent dividends
- 2016Rs 0.02
About SMB Finance PLC
SMB Leasing PLC is a Colombo Stock Exchange‑listed specialised leasing company that operates only in Sri Lanka. The company is primarily engaged in providing finance leases, loan facilities and pawning (gold loans). Its main business lines comprise asset-backed leasing, secured lending and a pawning business; leasing is the Company’s core portfolio while pawning has been a focus area for expansion. The Company has moved away from unsecured lending products and emphasises collateralised loans and recovery processes to maintain portfolio quality. The Head Office is located in Colombo and the business serves customers across Sri Lanka, with a particularly large customer base in the Western Province.
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Describes news flow, not a forecastLast 30 days
Positive news flow
3 articles in 30 days: 3 positive, 0 negative, 0 neutral.
24 months positive negative 3-month net
Recent news
CSE filing·Jun 2, 2026
Reconstitution of Board Sub CommitteesDaily FT·Apr 8, 2026·Management or board changePositive
Ruchit Kandage joins SMB Finance BoardSMB Finance PLC appointed Ruchit Kandage as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Kandage brings over two decades of international experience in finance, capital structure, project finance and governance, with specialist training and senior advisory roles.
CSE filing·Mar 24, 2026
Appointment of Senior DirectorCSE filing·Mar 10, 2026
Reconstitution of Board Sub CommitteesDaily FT·Mar 9, 2026·Management or board changePositive
SMB Finance appoints Sureshnee Kumarasena to BoardSMB Finance PLC (SEMB.N0000) appointed Sureshnee Kumarasena as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Kumarasena is a finance professional with over a decade of experience in auditing, corporate finance and equity research, currently at Acuity Knowledge Partners and an Associate Member of CIMA.
CSE filing·Feb 9, 2026
RECONSTITUTION OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS REVIEW COMMITTEECSE filing·Feb 6, 2026
RECONSTITUTION OF NOMINATIONS AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEECSE filing·Dec 2, 2025
RECONSTITUTION OF BOARD SUB COMMITTEESEconomyNext·Nov 27, 2025·Market commentaryPositive
Sri Lanka stocks close down dragged by financial sharesColombo Stock Exchange's ASPI fell 0.80% (182.14 pts) to 22,662.09, led by declines in diversified financials including Sampath Bank, Commercial Bank and HNB while market turnover dropped to 2.34 billion rupees. SMB Finance's non-voting shares were the top gainer, up 10 cents to 40 cents.
Banks & Finance sector: what is happening
Last 30 days to Aug 4, 2026Regulatory 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.
The stories behind it
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