Editor-in-chief | Hiran Hewavisenti |
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Categories | Business |
Frequency | Monthly |
Format | Print and digital magazine |
Circulation | 5,000 |
Publisher | Media Services (Pvt) Ltd |
First issue | August 1994; 29 years ago (1994-08) |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Based in | Colombo |
Language | English |
Website | lmd |
ISSN | 1391-135X |
OCLC | 1229177893 |
LMD, formerly known as Lanka Monthly Digest, is an English language Sri Lankan business magazine. Media Services (Pvt) Ltd owns the magazine, and was first issued in August 1994. The magazine is available in print and online versions. Hiran Hewavisenti is the magazine's editor-in-chief. LMD derives its revenue from advertising and subscription fees. Monthly circulation is about 5,000 while monthly readership is around 30,000-40,000. The magazine has a subscriber base of about 1,800. Living and Discover Sri Lanka are the sister publications of the magazine.[1]
LMD compiles and publishes popular company listings, rankings and indices.
Publication | Notes |
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LMD 100 | Dubbed "Sri Lanka's Fortune 500."[2] A list of leading 100 quoted companies in Sri Lanka.[3] |
Sri Lanka’s Most Respected Entities | An annual survey carried out in collaboration with Nielsen with 800 corporate respondents.[4] |
LMD-Nielsen Business Confidence Index | A monthly survey-based index.[5] |
Sri Lankan of The Year | The Sri Lankan who has made the most outstanding contribution each year.[5] |
A-List of Sri Lankan Businesspeople | A list of leading business personalities[6] |
Dubbed "Sri Lanka's Fortune 500."[2] The magazine has been publishing the LMD 100 since the 1994/95 fiscal year.[5] The latest edition, the 29th edition of LMD 100 was published for the fiscal year 2021/2022 in 2023. Sri Lankan conglomerate, Hayleys was ranked first for the fifth consecutive year in 2022.[2]
2021/22 Rank |
2020/21 Rank |
Company | Revenue 2021/22 Rs (mns) |
Revenue 2020/21 Rs (mns) |
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1 | 2 | Expolanka Holdings | 694,157 | 218,735 |
2 | 1 | Hayleys | 338,010 | 241,276 |
3 | 3 | LOLC Holdings | 224,100 | 160,482 |
4 | 6 | John Keells Holdings | 218,075 | 127,676 |
5 | 8 | Carson Cumberbatch | 170,695 | 114,836 |
6 | 9 | Bukit Darah | 170,656 | 114,808 |
7 | 4 | Commercial Bank of Ceylon | 163,675 | 151,966 |
8 | 7 | Dialog Axiata | 141,915 | 120,142 |
9 | 10 | C T Holdings | 136,873 | 112,941 |
10 | 11 | Cargills (Ceylon) | 136,692 | 112,607 |
11 | 5 | Hatton National Bank | 135,710 | 134,436 |
12 | 12 | Sampath Bank | 113,075 | 109,208 |
13 | 15 | Melstacorp | 106,071 | 77,682 |
14 | 13 | Sri Lanka Telecom | 102,348 | 91,119 |
15 | 14 | Vallibel One | 96,859 | 81,035 |
16 | 18 | Lanka IOC | 89,951 | 66,686 |
17 | 16 | Ceylon Cold Stores | 84,543 | 68,766 |
18 | 19 | Hemas Holdings | 78,831 | 64,501 |
19 | 17 | Singer (Sri Lanka) | 76,848 | 67,412 |
20 | 22 | Richard Pieris & Company | 67,668 | 56,725 |
21 | 20 | National Development Bank | 64,083 | 61,632 |
22 | 23 | Ceylinco Insurance | 60,613 | 55,924 |
23 | 24 | Ceylon Beverage Holdings | 60,211 | 51,172 |
24 | 25 | Lion Brewery (Ceylon) | 58,571 | 49,849 |
25 | 27 | Royal Ceramics Lanka | 57,545 | 44,972 |
26 | – | Hela Apparel Holdings | 56,180 | 32,155 |
27 | 26 | Dipped Products | 55,294 | 46,387 |
28 | 21 | Seylan Bank | 54,751 | 58,443 |
29 | 38 | Aitken Spence | 54,152 | 31,461 |
30 | 29 | Tokyo Cement | 52,478 | 42,962 |
31 | – | Colombo Fort Land & Building | 51,556 | 43,231 |
32 | 42 | Brown and Company | 50,304 | 29,391 |
33 | 37 | Teejay Lanka | 49,588 | 31,780 |
34 | 31 | Nestlé Lanka | 45,420 | 37,866 |
35 | 28 | DFCC Bank | 43,029 | 43,604 |
36 | 32 | CIC Holdings | 41,760 | 37,233 |
37 | 41 | Lanka Walltiles | 39,858 | 29,423 |
38 | 47 | Access Engineering | 39,630 | 23,837 |
39 | 30 | Nations Trust Bank | 38,378 | 40,466 |
40 | 39 | Diesel & Motor Engineering | 37,507 | 30,819 |
41 | – | ACL Cables | 35,329 | 22,619 |
42 | 33 | LAUGFS Gas | 34,597 | 35,534 |
43 | 36 | Ceylon Tobacco Company | 33,615 | 32,073 |
44 | 44 | Haycarb | 33,160 | 25,485 |
45 | 43 | Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka | 33,069 | 29,238 |
46 | 35 | People's Leasing & Finance | 32,631 | 33,645 |
47 | 45 | Sunshine Holdings | 32,166 | 24,339 |
48 | 60 | Hayleys Fabric | 31,653 | 14,769 |
49 | 34 | LOLC Finance | 30,570 | 33,762 |
50 | 40 | LB Finance | 30,157 | 29,930 |
Source: LMD 100[7]
Source: lmd.lk[17]
LMD Most Awarded index tallies the cumulative awards won by business establishments in the respective calendar year.[citation needed]
2021 | 2019/20 | Entity | Total Awards |
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1 | 2 | National Development Bank | 60 |
2 | 10 | Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings | 53 |
2 | 1 | Commercial Bank of Ceylon | 53 |
4 | 20 | Softlogic Life Insurance | 36 |
5 | 20 | Dialog Axiata | 34 |
6 | 23 | Ceylon Biscuits | 32 |
7 | 14 | Union Assurance | 30 |
8 | 9 | Aitken Spence | 28 |
9 | 50 | Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company | 22 |
9 | 50 | Jetwing Hotels | 22 |