JAT Holdings records highest-ever revenue in FY25/26 - Business | Daily Mirror

Daily Mirror LK · 🇱🇰 public Sri Lanka · Jun 05, 2026 · 614 words · By Administrator

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Reply To: Name - Reply Comment JAT Holdings PLC recorded its highest-ever annual revenue in FY25/26, with performance reflecting the continued strength of its core coatings business, disciplined manufacturing strategy, and investments in emerging growth…

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What happened

Why it matters

For the year ended 31 March 2026, Group revenue increased by 9 percent year-on-year to Rs.

Common ground

9.7 billion, additionally supported by the EV charger business and the decorative paints segment, while foreign operations recorded Rs.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Brushes continued steady growth, with sales up 12 percent and GP margins improving by 7 percent.”

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Claim 2: “The Company also completed the second phase of its binder plant expansion, increasing capacity by 76 percent.”

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Claim 3: “JAT achieved its highest-ever wood coatings sales, with the segment recording 9 percent growth and a 5 percent improvement in GP margin.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim regarding wood coatings sales growth or GP margin improvement.

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Claim 4: “The emulsion category recorded 15 percent sales growth during the year”

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Claim 5: “the business is also laying the foundation for its own charger network... with 17 chargers already installed.”

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Claim 6: “JAT’s EV business... achieving the status of the largest EV charging network in Sri Lanka, with over 2,000 slow chargers sold, more than 80 fast chargers installed, and over 15,000 registered users.”

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Claim 7: “In 4Q, Mirotone recorded NZD 1.6 million in sales revenue, representing 10 percent growth over the corresponding quarter, along with a 15 percent increase in gross profit and 18 percent increase in PAT.”

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Claim 8: “finance costs reduced by 17 percent to Rs. 292 million”

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Multiple web search results confirm finance costs reduced by 17% to Rs. 292 million.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 14, 2026 ... Janashakthi Finance PLC, a subsidiary of JXG (Janashakthi Group), delivered a strong performance for the financial year ended 31 March 2026, ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZk2nuwkrqa/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Profit before tax increased by 5% to Rs. 1.68 billion, while finance costs reduced by 17% to Rs. 292 million due to effective debt management ...
https://www.jatholdings.com/news/jat-holdings-records-highes…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... For the year ended 31 March 2026, Group revenue increased by 9 ... 1.68 billion, while finance costs reduced by 17% to Rs. 292 million ...
https://dailynews.lk/2026/06/09/business/1007769/jat-holding…

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Claim 9: “A confirmed order of 2,000 chargers from BYD in March is yet to be recognised within the financial year.”

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Claim 10: “JAT Holdings PLC recorded its highest-ever annual revenue in FY25/26”

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Multiple independent web search results from June 2026 explicitly state that JAT Holdings recorded its highest-ever revenue in FY25/26.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hemas Holdings PLC is a diversified Sri Lankan corporation with a focused interest in consumer, healthcare, and mobility. Hemas is a publicly listed company with 5,380 employees. Hemas has also expand…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemas_Holdings

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — JAT Holdings PLC is a Sri Lanka based multinational paint company headquartered in Thalawathugoda, Sri Lanka. The company is engaged in the business of manufacturing, selling and distribution of paint…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAT_Holdings

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) is a Sri Lankan multinational conglomerate company. It has business interests in hotels and resorts management, port, marine fuel and logistics services, IT services, ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keells_Holdings

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Claim 11: “Profit before tax increased by 5 percent to Rs. 1.68 billion”

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Multiple web search results from June 2026 confirm that profit before tax increased by 5% to Rs. 1.68 billion.

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web search NEUTRAL — Historically, the term 'Jat' was loosely applied to various tribes, especially in West Punjab and Sindh. In Sindh, the romanised term 'Jat' could be used as a transliteration for Jat, or to refer to a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jats

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web search NEUTRAL — The company that is today known as Jat Airways was founded as JAT Yugoslav Airlines in January 1947. It sees itself in the tradition of Aeroput, the Yugoslav national airline founded in 1927, which su…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jat_Airways

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web search NEUTRAL — " I was very pleased with the entire process working with Jat Construction. They provided a quick quote that made decision-making easy. Then they came out and did a detailed estimate. They helped us e…
https://jatconstructionllc.org/

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Claim 12: “83 percent of wood coatings sales came from the loyalty base, a 16 percent increase from the previous year’s sales contribution while the loyalty base itself has grown by 10 percent.”

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Claim 13: “Profit after tax stood at Rs. 1.52 billion.”

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The figure of Rs. 1.52 billion for profit after tax appears in one specific web search snippet (Jun 3, 2026), but is not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.

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Claim 14: “consolidation of Mirotone following its acquisition in October 2025”

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The acquisition of Mirotone in October 2025 is mentioned in a single cross-reference but not corroborated by other independent web or wiki sources.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — consolidation of Mirotone following its acquisition in October 2025
https://www.ft.lk/business/JAT-posts-record-revenue-in-FY25-…

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Claim 15: “For the year ended 31 March 2026, Group revenue increased by 9 percent year-on-year to Rs. 12.6 billion, compared to Rs. 11.6 billion in the previous year.”

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The specific figures (Rs. 12.6 billion, 9% increase from Rs. 11.6 billion) are confirmed by a cross-reference and multiple independent web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brown and Company PLC, sometimes called Browns Group, is a conglomerate holding company in Sri Lanka. The company was founded by James Brown, a 25-year-old engineer and mechanic from London who arrive…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_and_Company

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hela Apparel Holdings PLC branded as Hela Clothing is a holding company in Sri Lanka that is engaged in the apparel industry. The company supplies to a number of brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hela_Apparel_Holdings

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Renuka Holdings PLC, also called Renuka Group, is a conglomerate company in Sri Lanka. Ceylonese businessman Alfred Thambiyah laid the foundations of the Renuka Group by acquiring the Crago Boat Dispa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renuka_Holdings

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Claim 16: “From December 2025 onwards, revenue from the business was recorded under Volt Industrial Company (Pvt) Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of JAT Holdings.”

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Claim 17: “Local revenue grew by 12 percent to Rs. 9.7 billion”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that local revenue grew by 12% to Rs. 9.7 billion for the period ended March 31, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC is a hotel chain holding company based in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan conglomerate Aitken Spence is the parent company of Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings. The company opera…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitken_Spence_Hotel_Holdings

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Claim 18: “foreign operations recorded Rs. 2.9 billion”

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While web search results mention foreign operations, they do not explicitly state the figure of Rs. 2.9 billion in the provided snippets.

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Claim 19: “Gross profit rose by 21 percent to Rs. 4.8 billion, with gross profit margin improving from 34 percent to 38 percent.”

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The specific growth in gross profit (21% to Rs. 4.8 billion) and the margin improvement (34% to 38%) are confirmed by a cross-reference and the context of the financial reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asiri Hospital Holdings PLC (formerly Asiri Hospitals PLC), doing business as Asiri Health, is the largest private healthcare provider in Sri Lanka. The company commenced operations in 1986 and was li…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiri_Hospital_Holdings

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