Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC
DIST.N0000Food, Beverage & TobaccoSecond Board
Rs55.10
+0.60 (+1.10%)Market closedPrices for October 30Delayed up to 15 minutesPrices are polled from the exchange every 15 minutes during the session, so what you see can be up to 15 minutes old. Not suitable for trading decisions on the minute.
52-week low
49.20
52-week high
66.10
- Previous closeThe level at the end of the previous trading day — the baseline today's change is measured from.
- 54.50
- Open
- 55.00
- Day rangeThe lowest and highest level reached during today's session; the marker shows where it stands now.
- 53.50 – 56.80
- Shares tradedHow many shares changed hands. Compare it with the usual volume: a move on heavy volume has more participants behind it.
- 50K
- 0.6× the 30-day average
- TurnoverThe rupee value of every share that changed hands today (price × shares, summed). Higher turnover means more money moved through the market.
- Rs 2.7M
- 109 trades
- Market valueMarket capitalisation: share price × shares issued. For the market, the total value of every listed company at today's prices.
- Rs 253.5B
- 3.49% of the whole market
- Since 1 JanuaryYear to date: the change since the last close of the previous year.
- −6.61%
- Dividend yield
- 5.44%
- BetaHow much the share has tended to move when the market moves. 1 means in step with the ASPI; above 1, more than the market; below 1, less.
- 0.73
- Foreign holding
- —
Price history
Full chart with events2026-10-30O 55.00H 56.80L 53.50C 55.10+1.10%Vol 50K
Blue dots mark days the company was in the news. Point at one to read the headline.
In plain words
What the chart above shows, measured. Not advice.
- The price is above its 50-day average (Rs 52.70) but below its 200-day average (Rs 56.34): better than recent months, still below the year's average.
- Momentum (RSI) is 65, between the 30 and 70 that chart readers watch: neither a fast rise nor a fast fall.
- +4.16% over the last month, −1.25% over the last three.
If you had invested
Rs 9,311−Rs 689 (−6.89%)
- Bought on Oct 30, 2025
- 160 shares at Rs 62.40
- Worth today
- Rs 8,830
- Dividends received
- Rs 481
Before brokerage and tax, counting part shares. Past prices do not tell you future ones.
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC in the news
Articles where the company or its directors are the subject, with the line that names it.
Distilleries Company Consolidates Brewery Unit Operations Following Excise Approval
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC (DCSL) has formally notified the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) that its wholly-owned subsidiary, DCSL Breweries Lanka Ltd, has transferred its entire brewing, packaging, and distribution operations direc…
Ada Derana BizSri Lanka’s Distilleries Company takes over subsidiary’s beer brewing, distribution
…bution of beer in addition to its existing hard liquor activities ECONOMYNEXT - Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC (DCSL) said that its wholly owned subsidiary, DCSL Breweries Lanka Ltd, has transferred its brewing, packaging and distrib…
DealsEconomyNextPrison officials call on Mahanayake Theros of Malwathu and Asgiriya Chapters
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC (DCSL) has formally notified the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) that its wholly-owned subsidiary, DCSL Breweries Lanka Ltd, has transferred its entire brewing, packaging, and distribution operations direc…
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In market reports
Where the day's market wrap named this share.
Connections
Who Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC is linked to — by the news, its directors, its group and its sector.
- Sector peers
Sector peers
- MELS Melstacorp PLC−0.14%
- BUKI Bukit Darah PLC0.00%
Board of directors
The directors on the company's board today.
D. Hasitha S. Jayawardena
ChairmanExecutive
J. Kahanda
Joint Managing DirectorExecutive
L. U. D. Fernando
Executive
C. R Jansz
Executive
N. De.S.Deva Aditya
Non-executive
R. A. Fernando
Independent
A. Goonesekere
Independent
Don S. T. Jayawardena
Non-executive
L. H. A. L. Silva
Senior independent
Dividends
5.44% yield over the last 12 months at today's price.
| Per share | Ex-dividend | Payment | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rs 1.00 | Jul 8, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 | Interim · 2025-2026 |
| Rs 1.00 | Mar 4, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | Interim · 2025/2026 |
| Rs 1.00 | Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | Interim · 2025-26 |
Disclosures
Corporate disclosure
TRANSFER OF BREWING, PACKAGING AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES TO DISTILLERIES COMPANY OF SRI LANKA PLC
Non-compliance of minimum public holding requirements
Annual general meeting - approved
Non-compliance of minimum public holding requirements
Annual general meeting - initial
Circular to shareholders
Annual general meeting - initial
Non-compliance of minimum public holding requirements
Non-compliance of minimum public holding requirements
Cash dividend
3RD INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2025-2026
Rs 1.00 a shareEx-dividend Jul 8, 2026Paid Jul 24, 2026Filing (PDF)
Directors' dealings
Directors buying and selling their own companies' shares.
Please refer attachment
Sold2,000,000 shares at Rs 59.50≈ Rs 119M
Through Please refer attachment
Filing (PDF)
About the company
In the company's own words.
Distilling, Manufacturing, Importing and Marketing of Arrack and other types of liquor products.
- Established
- 1989
- Listed
- August 10, 1992
- ISIN
- LK0191N00003
- Shares issued
- 4,600,000,000
- All-time rangePrices as they were traded. A share split or bonus issue makes old prices look much higher than today's without anyone losing money.
- 3.50 – 320.00
- Company secretaries
- Ms. V. J. Senaratne
- Auditors
- Messrs. KPMG. No. 32A, Sir Mohamed Macan Marker Mawatha, Colombo 3
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