FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Ceylon Cold Stores Plc, a prominent consumer goods and retail group in Sri Lanka, reported a 22 percent increase in profits, reaching 1.68 billion rupees for the December 2025 quarter, despite facing higher costs in sales and taxes. This information was revealed in the company’s interim results.
The firm recorded earnings of 1.77 rupees per share during this quarter, according to interim accounts filed with the Colombo Stock Exchange. Ceylon Cold Stores Plc is known for producing Elephant House-branded soft drinks and ice cream, as well as operating the Keells supermarket chain.
In the December quarter, the company saw a 17 percent increase in revenue, totaling 46.1 billion rupees. Similarly, the cost of sales rose by 17 percent, reaching 40 billion rupees, while gross profits increased by 12 percent to 6.1 billion rupees.
Tax expenses for the quarter increased by 22 percent, amounting to 820 million rupees, compared to 676 million rupees in the same period the previous year. (Colombo/Jan27/2026)
