FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – In the December 2025 quarter, Sri Lanka’s Peoples’ Leasing and Finance group, the largest non-bank lender in the country, reported a significant increase in profits, rising by 49.9 percent to reach 1.47 billion rupees. This growth was attributed to an increase in interest income, as revealed in their interim financial statement.
During this quarter, the group achieved earnings of 0.66 rupees per share, marking a 50 percent increase compared to the earnings per share (EPS) reported for the same period in the previous year. On Monday, the share price remained stable, closing at 26.00 rupees per share.
The group’s interest income saw a substantial growth of 70.7 percent, reaching 12.4 billion rupees, while interest expenses increased by 89.7 percent to 5.67 billion rupees. Consequently, the net interest income rose by 57.4 percent, amounting to 6.69 billion rupees.
Taxes on financial services increased by 63 percent to 872 million rupees, resulting in after-tax profits (before income tax) of 2.5 billion rupees, a 56 percent rise. (Colombo/February 09/2026)
