John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH)

John Keells Holdings PLC operates in the leisure, transportation, retail, consumer food, property, financial services, IT and innovation, and plantation services sectors in Sri Lanka, rest of Asia, Europe, and internationally. It operates in seven segments: Transportation, Consumer Foods, Retail, Leisure, Property, Financial Services, and Others. The company offers transportation related services, such as container terminals in the Port of Colombo; marine bunkering; shipping, logistics, and air transportation; and travel and airlines services in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. It also manufactures soft drinks, dairy products, ice cream, processed food, confectionery products, water, soya meat, canned food, peanuts, and pasta under the Elephant House, Keells-Krest, and IMORICH brands; retails through a chain of supermarkets under the Keells name; operates Nexus loyalty program and logistics center; distributes printers, copiers, smartphones, and other office automation equipment; and imports and sells new energy vehicles. In addition, the company engages in the operation of a destination management business in Sri Lanka; provision of after-sales and property development services; rental of commercial office spaces; and management of its real estate. Further, it provides five-star city hotels, a luxury hotel, and resort hotels in tourist locations in Sri Lanka, as well as in the Maldives; financial services comprising insurance, commercial banking, debt trading, fund management, leasing, and stock broking; and management, consultancy, and business process outsourcing services. Additionally, the company engages in tea and rubber broking, as well as pre-auction produce warehousing; operation of golf courses and malls; and provision of information and communications technology services. John Keells Holdings PLC was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka.