Sri Lankan companies with the most employees

Below are Sri Lankan companies that have the largest workforce. Sorted by the number of employees, they can be growing or holding a stable position in the market, so analyze them to find a reliable investment.
Symbol
Employees
FY
Price
Chg %
Vol
Rel vol
Mkt cap
P/E
EPS dil
TTM
EPS dil growth
TTM YoY
Div yield %
TTM
Sector
Analyst rating
HAYL.N0000Hayleys PLC38.75 K224.00 LKR−0.55%57.02 K0.42179.27 B LKR10.5721.20 LKR+17.47%5.30%Producer manufacturing
No rating
MELS.N0000Melstacorp Plc32.86 K180.75 LKR−0.41%2.56 K0.15210.65 B LKR10.4317.34 LKR+10.81%4.47%Consumer non-durables
Strong buy
JKH.N0000John Keells Holdings PLC25.31 K19.0 LKR0.00%370.76 K0.16338.85 B LKR23.170.82 LKR+148.38%1.57%Retail trade
Strong buy
SPEN.N0000Aitken Spence PLC20.3 K140.00 LKR+0.54%4540.0256.23 B LKR7.3719.00 LKR+44.65%2.91%Consumer services
Strong buy
DIPD.N0000Dipped Products PLC18.21 K57.2 LKR−0.52%99.11 K0.4534.36 B LKR8.836.47 LKR−5.27%3.28%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
RICH.N0000Richard Pieris & Co PLC17.36 K26.2 LKR−3.32%2.5 K0.1255.15 B LKR22.021.19 LKR−34.65%5.51%Producer manufacturing
No rating
BUKI.N0000Bukit Darah PLC15.35 K865.00 LKR0.00%1101.2588.23 B LKR24.2335.70 LKR−79.14%0.66%Producer manufacturing
No rating
CARS.N0000Carson Cumberbatch PLC15.35 K723.00 LKR−2.95%150.18145.96 B LKR18.2339.65 LKR−62.95%1.70%Distribution services
No rating
CTHR.N0000C T Holdings PLC11.89 K540.00 LKR−0.69%670.18107 B LKR13.8838.92 LKR+40.02%2.87%Consumer services
No rating
CARG.N0000Cargills (Ceylon) Plc11.81 K680.00 LKR−1.02%1200.04175.22 B LKR16.0742.30 LKR+37.48%2.72%Retail trade
No rating
SHL.N0000Softlogic Holdings PLC11.04 K7.5 LKR+1.35%93.4 K0.6710.46 B LKR−6.65 LKR+19.41%0.00%Retail trade
No rating
VONE.N0000Vallibel One PLC10.25 K88.8 LKR−1.22%6.91 K0.37102.05 B LKR7.2312.27 LKR+14.43%1.67%Distribution services
No rating
CCS.N0000Ceylon Cold Stores Plc8.43 K118.00 LKR−0.63%7.95 K0.05112.62 B LKR14.278.27 LKR+33.72%5.99%Consumer non-durables
Strong buy
SLTL.N0000Sri Lanka Telecom Plc7.9 K85.0 LKR−3.41%20.21 K0.34158.83 B LKR12.446.83 LKR+59.84%0.85%Communications
Strong buy
KVAL.N0000Kelani Valley Plantations PLC7.27 K80.9 LKR−0.12%3.52 K1.595.51 B LKR6.6012.25 LKR−13.06%3.84%Process industries
No rating
COMB.N0000Commercial Bank of Ceylon Plc6.8 K202.00 LKR−0.25%82.4 K0.40333.24 B LKR5.1938.94 LKR−4.47%3.90%Finance
Strong buy
HHL.N0000Hemas Holdings Ltd.6.5 K30.2 LKR−0.33%69.54 K0.1890.78 B LKR10.472.88 LKR−34.08%3.27%Health services
Strong buy
HPL.N0000Hatton Plantations PLC6.16 K23.9 LKR+1.70%17.83 K1.025.56 B LKR7.503.19 LKR+45.65%8.51%Consumer non-durables
No rating
HNB.N0000Hatton National Bank PLC5.64 K380.00 LKR+0.07%11.56 K0.46213.27 B LKR4.6781.45 LKR−6.36%3.89%Finance
Strong buy
LOFC.N0000LOLC Finance PLC5.47 K5.3 LKR−1.85%232.53 K0.24156.67 B LKR5.870.90 LKR+17.56%0.00%Finance
No rating
MASK.N0000Maskeliya Plantations Plc5.45 K64.9 LKR+0.62%3.37 K0.733.44 B LKR5.4911.82 LKR−3.58%6.30%Process industries
No rating
SAMP.N0000Sampath Bank PLC4.92 K139.75 LKR−0.18%122.31 K0.59163.88 B LKR4.7129.68 LKR+7.21%7.36%Finance
Strong buy
TPL.N0000Talawakelle Tea Estates Plc4.85 K140.25 LKR+0.18%2420.126.65 B LKR6.8920.37 LKR−24.69%5.37%Consumer non-durables
No rating
LFIN.N0000L B Finance PLC4.67 K152.50 LKR+0.16%12.52 K1.0484.63 B LKR5.6327.09 LKR+31.91%5.34%Finance
No rating
RCL.N0000Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC4.66 K46.2 LKR+0.22%45.7 K0.1651.52 B LKR6.726.88 LKR+43.73%4.31%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
ELPL.N0000Elpitiya Plantations Plc4.56 K176.00 LKR−2.76%9880.1912.75 B LKR7.3623.93 LKR+14.80%4.00%Non-energy minerals
No rating
KOTA.N0000Kotagala Plantations Plc4.44 K8.0 LKR+1.27%416.01 K0.893.39 B LKR18.970.42 LKR−60.84%0.00%Non-energy minerals
No rating
CINS.N0000Ceylinco holdings plc4.32 K2,945.00 LKR+3.33%10.0066.09 B LKR7.52391.70 LKR+20.57%1.81%Finance
No rating
AGAL.N0000Agalawatte Plantations Plc3.83 K51.0 LKR−2.67%52.71 K0.828.19 B LKR9.645.29 LKR−31.20%1.43%Process industries
No rating
SINS.N0000Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC3.69 K78.0 LKR−1.02%37.22 K0.1292.13 B LKR11.396.85 LKR+62.14%2.54%Retail trade
No rating
HOPL.N0000Horana Plantations PLC3.59 K55.8 LKR+1.45%2100.151.38 B LKR9.815.69 LKR−20.26%2.59%Process industries
No rating
KAHA.N0000Kahawatte Plantations PLC3.57 K14.7 LKR−2.00%7000.111.5 B LKR−1.94 LKR−131.73%0.00%Process industries
No rating
AHUN.N0000Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC3.47 K85.0 LKR−1.16%1.84 K0.0628.92 B LKR11.557.36 LKR−7.57%0.33%Consumer services
Strong buy
MGT.N0000Hayleys Fabric PLC3.44 K27.0 LKR+1.89%20.89 K0.4311.01 B LKR27.810.97 LKR−76.50%1.79%Process industries
No rating
LWL.N0000Lanka Walltile Plc3.34 K43.4 LKR−1.36%11.85 K0.7411.77 B LKR15.912.73 LKR−43.52%5.39%Producer manufacturing
No rating
BOPL.N0000Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC3.31 K69.0 LKR−0.72%9190.745.61 B LKR6.4010.78 LKR+12.80%9.05%Non-energy minerals
No rating
TJL.N0000Teejay Lanka Plc3.3 K30.0 LKR0.00%225.27 K1.0521.64 B LKR−0.88 LKR−122.25%7.83%Consumer non-durables
Neutral
SEYB.N0000Seylan Bank PLC3.26 K95.7 LKR−0.21%7400.1151.44 B LKR4.7720.06 LKR+15.71%4.16%Finance
No rating
KHL.N0000John Keells Hotels PLC3.04 K16.2 LKR+1.25%6.18 K0.0223.44 B LKR23.840.68 LKR+262.98%2.19%Consumer services
Strong buy
SUN.N0000Sunshine Holdings PLC3.03 K28.7 LKR0.00%72.37 K0.0456.48 B LKR20.841.38 LKR−37.25%6.21%Retail trade
Strong buy
DOCK.N0000Colombo Dockyard Plc3 K120.00 LKR0.00%30.32 K0.4446.93 B LKR−9.67 LKR+9.46%0.00%Producer manufacturing
No rating
NDB.N0000National Development Bank PLC2.86 K110.00 LKR0.00%35.96 K0.8847.54 B LKR3.9028.17 LKR+12.09%4.36%Finance
No rating
DIAL.N0000Dialog Axiata PLC2.78 K45.9 LKR−0.22%99.8 K0.23423.22 B LKR13.683.36 LKR+50.89%6.32%Communications
Strong buy
PLC.N0000People's Leasing & Finance PLC2.68 K18.2 LKR−0.55%50.88 K0.0940.85 B LKR6.962.62 LKR+35.95%3.68%Finance
No rating
NAMU.N0000Namunukula Plantations PLC2.65 K71.0 LKR0.00%1530.0016.86 B LKR8.828.05 LKR+15.39%2.80%Process industries
No rating
HAPU.N0000Hapugastenne Plantations Plc2.6 K55.0 LKR−0.18%20.012.55 B LKR14.753.73 LKR−38.92%0.00%Process industries
No rating
DFCC.N0000DFCC Bank PLC2.5 K123.50 LKR+0.41%15.9 K0.2455.44 B LKR5.8621.07 LKR−4.60%1.96%Finance
No rating
NTB.N0000Nations Trust Bank Plc2.46 K303.25 LKR−0.33%3.27 K0.05105.3 B LKR3.8978.05 LKR+48.20%1.14%Finance
Strong buy
CFIN.N0000Central Finance Company PLC2.46 K214.00 LKR0.00%11.24 K1.0248.65 B LKR4.6246.37 LKR+3.25%3.01%Finance
No rating
LCEY.N0000Lankem Ceylon PLC2.44 K34.7 LKR+2.06%5.52 K0.584.67 B LKR−3.50 LKR+39.62%0.00%Process industries
No rating
CIC.N0000CIC Holdings PLC2.36 K27.9 LKR−2.11%127.27 K1.0951.61 B LKR7.363.79 LKR+32.67%1.79%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
CDB.N0000Citizens Development Business Finance Plc2.31 K34.5 LKR−1.15%10.57 K0.2224.71 B LKR5.426.37 LKR+12.18%5.01%Finance
No rating
DIMO.N0000Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC2.24 K1,400.00 LKR−1.41%5681.7813.22 B LKR6.78206.54 LKR3.51%Retail trade
No rating
LHCL.N0000Lanka Hospitals Corp. Plc2.21 K112.25 LKR0.00%7070.0525.11 B LKR10.5310.66 LKR+47.68%2.67%Health services
No rating
UDPL.N0000Udapussellawa Plantations PLC2.19 K143.25 LKR−0.35%100.032.7 B LKR4.2134.06 LKR−36.97%0.00%Consumer non-durables
No rating
VFIN.N0000Vallibel Finance Plc2.17 K84.1 LKR−1.52%15.26 K0.6522.38 B LKR5.2116.13 LKR+29.03%3.13%Finance
No rating
HAYC.N0000Haycarb PLC2.08 K208.00 LKR−0.24%42.91 K0.2961.8 B LKR14.7114.14 LKR−0.08%2.08%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
CHL.N0000Ceylon Hospitals Plc2.07 K60.0 LKR0.00%2.61 K0.289.73 B LKR10.395.77 LKR+3.56%1.83%Health services
No rating
NHL.N0000Nawaloka Hospitals Plc2 K11.7 LKR−4.10%173.74 K3.5817.2 B LKR25.460.46 LKR−32.18%0.00%Health services
No rating
AEL.N0000Access Engineering PLC2 K77.2 LKR+1.58%23.33 K0.0776.3 B LKR9.847.84 LKR+34.87%2.58%Industrial services
Strong buy
MERC.N0000Mercantile Investments & Finance PLC1.95 K21.5 LKR−4.44%12.65 K0.2613.96 B LKR9.502.26 LKR+12.89%0.00%Finance
No rating
HNBF.N0000HNB Finance Plc1.91 K7.9 LKR0.00%207.61 K0.2716.37 B LKR9.240.86 LKR+102.51%0.00%Finance
No rating
BPPL.N0000BPPL Holdings PLC1.9 K17.9 LKR+1.13%920.015.31 B LKR20.910.86 LKR2.86%Producer manufacturing
No rating
ALLI.N0000Alliance Finance Company PLC1.78 K303.75 LKR+1.00%10.04 K1.1310.24 B LKR4.8662.50 LKR+8.22%3.33%Finance
No rating
ACL.N0000ACL Cables PLC1.64 K91.9 LKR0.00%249.14 K3.7266.12 B LKR9.729.46 LKR+33.31%0.53%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
HASU.N0000HNB Life PLC1.61 K146.75 LKR+2.62%43.25 K2.2021.45 B LKR8.9516.39 LKR+26.58%3.57%Finance
No rating
PABC.N0000Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC1.6 K52.1 LKR−1.70%39.51 K1.1923.41 B LKR5.299.84 LKR−17.22%1.91%Finance
No rating
DPL.N0000Dankotuwa Porcelain Ltd.1.58 K13.0 LKR−0.76%6250.042.11 B LKR−3.94 LKR+18.88%0.00%Consumer durables
No rating
WATA.N0000Watawala Plantations PLC1.47 K45.6 LKR+0.22%45.5 K0.4446.25 B LKR18.952.41 LKR+46.35%5.45%Consumer non-durables
No rating
UML.N0000United Motors Lanka PLC1.35 K23.9 LKR−0.42%63.56 K0.5124.01 B LKR5.864.08 LKR+1,205.45%3.56%Retail trade
No rating
RHL.N0000Renuka Holdings Plc1.3 K43.3 LKR+0.70%4.02 K0.497.89 B LKR8.615.03 LKR+166.65%0.00%Miscellaneous
No rating
COCO.N0000Renuka Foods Plc1.29 K24.7 LKR−0.80%7.68 K0.279.29 B LKR14.601.69 LKR0.00%Producer manufacturing
No rating
AHPL.N0000Asian Hotels & Properties PLC1.29 K46.8 LKR+2.63%8.96 K1.2520.54 B LKR−0.00 LKR+98.55%1.09%Consumer services
No rating
SDB.N0000Sanasa Developement Bank Plc1.26 K48.8 LKR+3.83%1250.107.73 B LKR22.532.17 LKR+10.03%0.00%Finance
No rating
TKYO.N0000Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC1.26 K81.9 LKR+0.61%24.93 K1.1532.75 B LKR14.235.75 LKR−25.68%3.12%Non-energy minerals
Strong buy
BFL.N0000Bairaha Farms Plc1.26 K87.5 LKR−0.34%7940.027.66 B LKR5.9014.83 LKR2.08%Process industries
No rating
JXG.N0000Janashakthi PLC1.24 K10.3 LKR−2.83%309.69 K0.7124.61 B LKR0.00%Finance
No rating
SFCL.N0000Senkadagala Finance PLC1.22 K339.00 LKR+0.07%3690.9230.69 B LKR14.7622.97 LKR+5.58%0.85%Finance
No rating
JETS.N0000Jetwing Symphony PLC1.2 K14.4 LKR+0.70%21.55 K0.308.61 B LKR16.510.87 LKR−1.07%3.50%Consumer services
No rating
AAIC.N0000Softlogic Life Insurance PLC1.14 K76.2 LKR+0.26%62.41 K0.4423.86 B LKR4.9015.55 LKR+37.94%6.88%Finance
Strong buy
UBC.N0000Union Bank of Colombo PLC1.14 K11.7 LKR−1.68%2.57 K0.1113 B LKR12.780.92 LKR+108.09%0.00%Finance
No rating
BRWN.N0000Brown & Company PLC1.11 K131.50 LKR−0.57%1.49 K0.2327.96 B LKR−73.95 LKR−150.37%0.00%Distribution services
No rating
AAF.N0000Asia Asset Finance PLC1.1 K45.5 LKR−1.09%4.53 K0.1510.24 B LKR6.217.33 LKR+199.80%1.09%Finance
No rating
MBSL.N0000Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC1.03 K10.0 LKR−0.99%73.6 K0.735.25 B LKR−0.19 LKR−149.26%0.00%Finance
No rating
SFIN.N0000Singer Finance (Lanka) Plc98747.2 LKR−0.63%5300.0113.31 B LKR7.006.74 LKR+53.49%2.13%Finance
No rating
DIST.N0000Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka Plc98352.8 LKR−0.38%23.63 K1.04243.8 B LKR14.753.58 LKR−2.31%5.66%Consumer non-durables
Buy
ALUM.N0000Alumex Plc97116.0 LKR0.00%22.02 K0.349.58 B LKR9.661.66 LKR−34.99%2.90%Non-energy minerals
No rating
ABL.N0000Amana Bank Plc92826.8 LKR+1.52%1.13 K0.0214.61 B LKR5.464.91 LKR+41.62%9.47%Finance
No rating
TILE.N0000Lanka Tiles PLC89842.0 LKR−0.94%3.83 K0.1911.19 B LKR8.734.81 LKR+19.51%4.04%Producer manufacturing
No rating
COOP.N0000Co-operative Insurance Company PLC8833.2 LKR−3.03%1.43 M2.585.29 B LKR13.720.23 LKR+85.82%0.00%Finance
No rating
CTEA.N0000Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company Plc8711,454.00 LKR−0.03%1822.2830.35 B LKR13.71106.04 LKR+93.68%1.71%Consumer non-durables
No rating
LMF.N0000Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) Plc83684.0 LKR+0.24%88.09 K0.8433.44 B LKR11.727.17 LKR+80.90%1.18%Consumer non-durables
Strong buy
CARE.N0000Printcare PLC83138.0 LKR−0.78%14.82 K2.313.29 B LKR−11.26 LKR−23.50%0.00%Commercial services
No rating
UAL.N0000Union Assurance PLC82170.0 LKR−0.43%2450.0541.43 B LKR13.435.21 LKR−16.66%7.14%Finance
No rating
ABAN.N0000Abans Electricals PLC8001,026.00 LKR−0.99%8226.415.3 B LKR9.46108.43 LKR−8.12%1.45%Consumer durables
No rating
LOLC.N0000LOLC Holdings Plc756447.00 LKR−0.33%1.25 K0.23213.13 B LKR6.5568.28 LKR−34.92%0.00%Finance
No rating
TRAN.N0000Trans Asia Hotels PLC74247.8 LKR−0.42%27.05 K10.189.58 B LKR23.402.04 LKR+32.93%2.08%Consumer services
No rating
RAL.N0000Renuka Agri Foods Ltd.74211.7 LKR−0.85%221 K0.189.35 B LKR9.381.25 LKR0.00%Consumer non-durables
No rating
SERV.N0000Kingsbury PLC73714.1 LKR+1.44%9.8 K0.186.73 B LKR19.070.74 LKR−41.10%0.00%Consumer services
No rating
PARQ.N0000Swisstek (Ceylon) PLC73582.5 LKR−0.36%357.09 K2.2111.18 B LKR10.507.86 LKR+15.30%2.62%Non-energy minerals
No rating