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
Change %
Volume
Rel Volume
Market cap
P/E
EPS dil
TTM
EPS dil growth
TTM YoY
Div yield %
TTM
Sector
Analyst Rating
HAYL.N0000Hayleys PLC38.03 K233.50 LKR−0.85%68.65 K0.35186.82 B LKR12.7418.33 LKR+12.07%5.10%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
MELS.N0000Melstacorp Plc28.41 K180.25 LKR+0.28%136.74 K5.06209.48 B LKR11.4315.77 LKR+23.79%3.68%Consumer non-durables
Strong buy
DIPD.N0000Dipped Products PLC18.34 K54.9 LKR−2.49%258.56 K0.9733.7 B LKR7.946.92 LKR−15.06%3.37%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
JKH.N0000John Keells Holdings PLC18.34 K20.4 LKR−0.49%6.74 M0.64361.07 B LKR38.720.53 LKR−24.30%1.23%Retail trade
Strong buy
RICH.N0000Richard Pieris & Co PLC17.66 K36.8 LKR+2.79%405.82 K3.8773.06 B LKR21.161.74 LKR+30.48%3.90%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
CARS.N0000Carson Cumberbatch PLC16.72 K816.00 LKR+1.37%10.37 K2.54157.31 B LKR8.1999.60 LKR+24.20%1.46%Distribution services
No rating
BUKI.N0000Bukit Darah PLC16.72 K906.00 LKR−3.31%3160.6795.55 B LKR5.83155.45 LKR+25.69%2.27%Producer manufacturing
No rating
SPEN.N0000Aitken Spence PLC16.51 K139.50 LKR−0.36%34.8 K1.6456.84 B LKR9.3914.85 LKR+24.87%2.86%Consumer services
Strong buy
HELA.N0000Hela Apparel Holdings PLC13.82 K2.9 LKR0.00%421.7 K0.564.75 B LKR−10.34 LKR−1,216.36%0.00%Consumer non-durables
No rating
CTHR.N0000C T Holdings PLC11.34 K601.00 LKR−0.50%3690.03121.65 B LKR16.9535.45 LKR+41.35%2.44%Consumer services
No rating
SHL.N0000Softlogic Holdings PLC10.86 K17.6 LKR+2.92%12.1 M2.3523.86 B LKR−6.72 LKR+47.09%0.00%Retail trade
No rating
CARG.N0000Cargills (Ceylon) Plc10.67 K699.50 LKR−0.39%3410.35181.02 B LKR18.0438.78 LKR+42.02%2.48%Retail trade
No rating
VONE.N0000Vallibel One PLC9.94 K99.50 LKR−1.24%51.58 K0.39114.75 B LKR8.4911.73 LKR+48.70%2.98%Distribution services
Strong buy
CCS.N0000Ceylon Cold Stores Plc8.53 K114.75 LKR+1.10%231.07 K1.75109.06 B LKR17.396.60 LKR+15.54%4.95%Consumer non-durables
Strong buy
KVAL.N0000Kelani Valley Plantations PLC7.61 K86.0 LKR+0.47%2.46 K0.265.82 B LKR6.9012.46 LKR−26.42%3.74%Process industries
Neutral
COMB.N0000Commercial Bank of Ceylon Plc6.8 K208.50 LKR−1.07%120.02 K0.34345.83 B LKR5.7136.51 LKR+3.70%2.56%Finance
Strong buy
HPL.N0000Hatton Plantations PLC6.2 K25.9 LKR−2.63%36.87 K1.236.27 B LKR9.952.60 LKR−51.52%7.55%Consumer non-durables
No rating
HNB.N0000Hatton National Bank PLC5.64 K413.75 LKR+0.06%31.82 K0.35232.03 B LKR5.0282.46 LKR+9.30%3.60%Finance
Strong buy
HHL.N0000Hemas Holdings Ltd.5.62 K32.7 LKR−2.97%394.69 K0.2599.47 B LKR7.384.43 LKR+87.54%2.86%Health services
Strong buy
TPL.N0000Talawakelle Tea Estates Plc5.25 K143.50 LKR−3.53%1.8 K0.386.94 B LKR6.5521.89 LKR−35.88%4.55%Consumer non-durables
Strong buy
LOFC.N0000LOLC Finance PLC5.05 K5.7 LKR+1.79%1.83 M1.08168.49 B LKR6.630.86 LKR+31.76%0.00%Finance
No rating
SAMP.N0000Sampath Bank PLC4.92 K149.00 LKR−0.83%371.03 K0.66175.91 B LKR5.3627.77 LKR+13.48%6.87%Finance
Strong buy
KOTA.N0000Kotagala Plantations Plc4.74 K9.0 LKR−3.23%397.43 K1.043.89 B LKR9.620.94 LKR+422.33%0.00%Non-energy minerals
No rating
RCL.N0000Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC4.51 K46.5 LKR−1.90%604.4 K1.5652.29 B LKR8.565.43 LKR+17.99%3.39%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
MASK.N0000Maskeliya Plantations Plc4.49 K70.0 LKR−0.14%44.49 K0.923.78 B LKR6.8210.26 LKR−51.55%6.43%Process industries
No rating
ELPL.N0000Elpitiya Plantations Plc4.41 K180.00 LKR−0.83%33.87 K11.8213.26 B LKR7.9122.76 LKR+25.50%3.02%Non-energy minerals
No rating
KGAL.N0000Kegalle Plantations PLC4.24 K144.00 LKR+5.49%2990.093.53 B LKR10.4413.79 LKR+1,825.09%2.48%Process industries
No rating
LFIN.N0000L B Finance PLC4.05 K154.50 LKR−3.44%26.16 K0.2788.65 B LKR6.7522.90 LKR+26.44%4.06%Finance
Strong buy
PLC.N0000People's Leasing & Finance PLC3.69 K24.8 LKR−1.98%107.18 K0.2156.13 B LKR10.452.37 LKR+17.18%5.37%Finance
Neutral
KAHA.N0000Kahawatte Plantations PLC3.54 K19.7 LKR−2.96%1350.022.04 B LKR197.590.10 LKR0.00%Process industries
No rating
AHUN.N0000Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC3.48 K98.8 LKR−1.20%25.88 K0.2533.63 B LKR10.939.04 LKR+28.83%0.00%Consumer services
Strong buy
TJL.N0000Teejay Lanka Plc3.46 K31.5 LKR−0.94%274.95 K0.3322.94 B LKR30.191.04 LKR−69.22%7.39%Consumer non-durables
Strong buy
HOPL.N0000Horana Plantations PLC3.46 K48.7 LKR+2.10%7290.181.19 B LKR10.134.81 LKR−27.08%3.02%Process industries
Strong buy
MGT.N0000Hayleys Fabric PLC3.4 K30.8 LKR−0.65%155.1 K0.2212.88 B LKR13.262.32 LKR−47.75%3.52%Process industries
No rating
LWL.N0000Lanka Walltile Plc3.34 K48.9 LKR−2.78%26.96 K1.2013.65 B LKR0.00%Producer manufacturing
No rating
SEYB.N0000Seylan Bank PLC3.26 K103.50 LKR−1.43%6.16 K0.1056.37 B LKR5.4119.14 LKR+21.09%3.33%Finance
No rating
SINS.N0000Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC3.22 K88.5 LKR−1.78%194.01 K0.25105.09 B LKR16.405.39 LKR+108.34%1.28%Retail trade
Strong buy
NAMU.N0000Namunukula Plantations PLC2.98 K71.0 LKR−2.61%40.47 K1.1117.22 B LKR9.117.79 LKR+20.19%0.00%Process industries
No rating
KHL.N0000John Keells Hotels PLC2.94 K17.7 LKR−1.67%894.52 K0.2626.21 B LKR28.440.62 LKR0.56%Consumer services
Strong buy
HAPU.N0000Hapugastenne Plantations Plc2.87 K59.6 LKR−0.17%700.152.69 B LKR16.243.67 LKR−58.81%0.00%Process industries
No rating
NDB.N0000National Development Bank PLC2.86 K114.00 LKR−1.94%674.88 K0.7750.13 B LKR4.1527.48 LKR+20.45%4.16%Finance
No rating
DFCC.N0000DFCC Bank PLC2.5 K145.00 LKR−2.03%59.45 K0.5266.03 B LKR5.8324.89 LKR+13.83%59.11%Finance
No rating
NTB.N0000Nations Trust Bank Plc2.46 K312.00 LKR−0.95%79.88 K1.11109.21 B LKR5.4057.74 LKR+14.70%1.10%Finance
No rating
UDPL.N0000Udapussellawa Plantations PLC2.38 K156.00 LKR+5.23%1000.283 B LKR4.0039.05 LKR−21.21%0.00%Consumer non-durables
No rating
CFIN.N0000Central Finance Company PLC2.31 K254.00 LKR−0.78%113.65 K2.5757.75 B LKR5.6644.86 LKR+6.99%2.56%Finance
No rating
CIC.N0000CIC Holdings PLC2.31 K33.8 LKR−0.29%459.16 K1.0261.59 B LKR11.482.94 LKR−6.24%1.46%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
AEL.N0000Access Engineering PLC2.08 K76.8 LKR−1.03%778.61 K1.1177.6 B LKR12.356.22 LKR+49.32%2.58%Industrial services
Strong buy
HAYC.N0000Haycarb PLC2.03 K125.25 LKR+0.20%274.03 K1.8137.14 B LKR8.5014.74 LKR+40.41%2.74%Producer manufacturing
No rating
CHL.N0000Ceylon Hospitals Plc2.01 K63.0 LKR−2.93%25.51 K0.8710.3 B LKR11.735.37 LKR+21.36%1.56%Health services
No rating
NHL.N0000Nawaloka Hospitals Plc2 K12.4 LKR+1.64%1.15 M3.3616.91 B LKR13.370.93 LKR+201.63%0.00%Health services
No rating
DIMO.N0000Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC1.99 K1,488.00 LKR−0.80%1.27 K0.3313.75 B LKR58.9625.24 LKR0.67%Retail trade
No rating
BPPL.N0000BPPL Holdings PLC1.95 K19.7 LKR+2.60%81.23 K1.665.86 B LKR−0.18 LKR−104.63%2.62%Producer manufacturing
No rating
CDB.N0000Citizens Development Business Finance Plc1.95 K419.50 LKR+0.36%11.62 K1.4129.03 B LKR6.7362.37 LKR+15.86%4.19%Finance
No rating
HNBF.N0000HNB Finance Plc1.93 K9.5 LKR−3.06%6 M1.9116.66 B LKR13.300.71 LKR+88.67%0.00%Finance
No rating
SUN.N0000Sunshine Holdings PLC1.91 K31.6 LKR−0.94%358.6 K0.5062.78 B LKR18.071.75 LKR−11.07%5.64%Retail trade
No rating
ALLI.N0000Alliance Finance Company PLC1.83 K353.50 LKR−1.74%14.61 K2.4311.8 B LKR5.5863.35 LKR+43.92%4.91%Finance
No rating
VFIN.N0000Vallibel Finance Plc1.76 K97.0 LKR0.00%25.23 K0.7725.69 B LKR6.5814.74 LKR+39.46%2.75%Finance
No rating
ACL.N0000ACL Cables PLC1.73 K94.6 LKR−0.42%677.51 K1.4968.06 B LKR10.858.72 LKR+54.13%0.53%Producer manufacturing
Strong buy
MERC.N0000Mercantile Investments & Finance PLC1.61 K29.0 LKR−1.69%191.9 K1.7317.68 B LKR13.292.18 LKR+42.69%0.00%Finance
No rating
HASU.N0000HNB Life PLC1.61 K140.00 LKR−0.71%38.95 K0.9021.15 B LKR8.8115.90 LKR+25.72%3.55%Finance
No rating
PABC.N0000Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC1.6 K53.3 LKR−2.38%178.58 K0.7524.16 B LKR5.899.05 LKR−3.12%1.83%Finance
No rating
ODEL.N0000Odel PLC1.6 K14.0 LKR+3.70%242.88 K4.537.21 B LKR−6.43 LKR+51.58%0.00%Retail trade
No rating
WATA.N0000Watawala Plantations PLC1.58 K44.7 LKR−1.76%112.09 K1.0246.35 B LKR21.392.09 LKR+28.40%9.65%Consumer non-durables
No rating
COCO.N0000Renuka Foods Plc1.37 K31.6 LKR−3.66%84.51 K0.3412.24 B LKR15.022.10 LKR0.00%Producer manufacturing
No rating
BFL.N0000Bairaha Farms Plc1.31 K81.5 LKR−1.57%66.88 K0.457.28 B LKR9.388.69 LKR+1,352.26%1.21%Process industries
No rating
RHL.N0000Renuka Holdings Plc1.3 K53.5 LKR−1.83%31.97 K0.329.9 B LKR11.044.85 LKR+469.78%0.00%Miscellaneous
No rating
AHPL.N0000Asian Hotels & Properties PLC1.3 K54.0 LKR−3.74%7.35 K0.2925.02 B LKR159.060.34 LKR0.88%Consumer services
No rating
SDB.N0000Sanasa Developement Bank Plc1.26 K60.0 LKR+3.27%114.26 K3.289.64 B LKR24.332.47 LKR−1.13%0.00%Finance
No rating
TKYO.N0000Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC1.23 K98.0 LKR−1.21%39.03 K0.1140.75 B LKR16.186.06 LKR−23.71%2.27%Non-energy minerals
Strong buy
JETS.N0000Jetwing Symphony PLC1.2 K15.7 LKR−3.68%290.1 K1.339.76 B LKR16.950.93 LKR−5.85%0.00%Consumer services
No rating
AAIC.N0000Softlogic Life Insurance PLC1.14 K92.0 LKR−2.02%393.14 K0.9829.62 B LKR6.2214.79 LKR+14.69%9.62%Finance
Strong buy
UBC.N0000Union Bank of Colombo PLC1.14 K14.0 LKR−3.45%40.46 K0.8515.71 B LKR23.530.60 LKR+116.60%0.00%Finance
No rating
BRWN.N0000Brown & Company PLC1.08 K170.00 LKR−2.30%28.48 K1.0037 B LKR−52.67 LKR−151.39%0.00%Distribution services
No rating
AAF.N0000Asia Asset Finance PLC1.05 K58.0 LKR−1.69%15.86 K0.307.22 B LKR17.883.24 LKR−19.09%1.20%Finance
No rating
MBSL.N0000Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC1.03 K12.0 LKR−3.23%115.77 K0.676.5 B LKR60.980.20 LKR−60.31%0.00%Finance
No rating
SFCL.N0000Senkadagala Finance PLC1 K466.50 LKR−0.53%2.72 K0.8942.19 B LKR22.2620.95 LKR−5.02%0.58%Finance
No rating
ALUM.N0000Alumex Plc1 K17.0 LKR−0.58%321.54 K1.1510.24 B LKR56.030.30 LKR−77.25%0.00%Non-energy minerals
Strong buy
SFIN.N0000Singer Finance (Lanka) Plc98752.5 LKR−1.69%44.52 K0.4614.84 B LKR8.965.86 LKR+107.02%0.00%Finance
No rating
DIST.N0000Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka Plc95358.0 LKR−1.53%113.42 K1.24271.4 B LKR15.793.67 LKR+5.94%5.08%Consumer non-durables
Strong buy
ABL.N0000Amana Bank Plc92828.4 LKR−1.73%31.88 K0.5215.88 B LKR6.314.50 LKR+40.05%8.68%Finance
No rating
TILE.N0000Lanka Tiles PLC89045.0 LKR−1.10%92.47 K1.0612.07 B LKR11.523.91 LKR−33.30%4.18%Producer manufacturing
No rating
DPL.N0000Dankotuwa Porcelain Ltd.83517.3 LKR−2.26%65.49 K1.272.88 B LKR−5.39 LKR−98.87%0.00%Consumer durables
No rating
CTEA.N0000Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company Plc8221,560.25 LKR+0.66%410.3832.09 B LKR15.13103.12 LKR+913.11%1.29%Consumer non-durables
No rating
UAL.N0000Union Assurance PLC82176.0 LKR0.00%78.01 K1.6744.2 B LKR13.295.72 LKR−9.92%6.67%Finance
Strong buy
CARE.N0000Printcare PLC80749.2 LKR−0.20%27.54 K11.634.17 B LKR−7.74 LKR−106.74%0.00%Commercial services
No rating
ABAN.N0000Abans Electricals PLC7781,192.50 LKR−0.63%4340.676.15 B LKR10.38114.94 LKR+6.58%1.25%Consumer durables
No rating
SERV.N0000Kingsbury PLC74816.5 LKR0.00%99.63 K0.757.99 B LKR12.071.37 LKR+162.35%0.00%Consumer services
No rating
LOLC.N0000LOLC Holdings Plc747565.00 LKR−1.35%54.35 K1.80268.73 B LKR10.4554.07 LKR−39.50%0.00%Finance
No rating
TAP.N0000Ambeon Capital PLC73337.0 LKR−3.90%288.26 K0.5339.16 B LKR14.842.49 LKR+48.25%2.61%Technology services
No rating
GREG.N0000Ambeon Holdings PLC733162.50 LKR−0.31%12.6 K1.4057.99 B LKR18.778.66 LKR+28.83%6.00%Commercial services
No rating
LMF.N0000Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) Plc72992.0 LKR−3.06%413.77 K0.3837.84 B LKR15.735.85 LKR+85.38%1.06%Consumer non-durables
No rating
TRAN.N0000Trans Asia Hotels PLC71550.0 LKR−2.34%20.87 K1.6310.28 B LKR20.852.40 LKR+109.30%1.95%Consumer services
No rating
CBNK.N0000Cargills Bank Ltd7158.9 LKR+1.14%1.07 M4.8710.91 B LKR15.980.56 LKR−16.79%0.00%Finance
No rating
CONN.N0000Hayleys Leisure PLC70632.5 LKR−1.22%19.75 K1.143.55 B LKR13.772.36 LKR+49.20%0.00%Consumer services
No rating
PARQ.N0000Swisstek (Ceylon) PLC69785.0 LKR−1.62%145.08 K2.5511.8 B LKR11.697.27 LKR+45.21%2.38%Non-energy minerals
No rating
BFN.N0000Janashakthi Finance PLC65041.2 LKR−4.63%5.66 K0.369.1 B LKR24.381.69 LKR−29.34%0.00%Finance
No rating
PINS.N0000People's Insurance Plc64930.5 LKR−2.87%10.25 K0.146.41 B LKR17.481.74 LKR−17.26%0.00%Finance
No rating
HARI.N0000Harischandra Mills PLC6485,150.00 LKR+0.98%150.819.73 B LKR33.91151.86 LKR+70.30%1.58%Consumer non-durables
No rating
CWM.N0000C. W. Mackie PLC63941.3 LKR−4.18%32.33 K1.147.77 B LKR14.612.83 LKR+15.20%3.70%Producer manufacturing
No rating
KFP.N0000Keells Food Products PLC613168.00 LKR+1.82%5.09 K2.334.21 B LKR24.246.93 LKR+499.39%1.98%Distribution services
No rating