LMD (magazine)

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LMD
Editor-in-chiefHiran Hewavisenti
CategoriesBusiness
FrequencyMonthly
FormatPrint and digital magazine
Circulation5,000
PublisherMedia Services (Pvt) Ltd
First issueAugust 1994; 27 years ago (1994-08)
CountrySri Lanka
Based inColombo
LanguageEnglish
Websitelmd.lk
ISSN1391-135X
OCLC1229177893

LMD, formerly known as Lanka Monthly Digest, is an English language Sri Lankan business magazine. LMD is the only magazine in Sri Lanka with Superbrands status.[1] The magazine is owned by Media Services (Pvt) Ltd and the first issued in August 1994. The magazine is available in print and online and Hiran Hewavisenti is the magazine's editor-in-chief. LMD derives its revenue through both 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 and there are several high profile corporate subscribers of the magazine. Living and Discover Sri Lanka are the sister publications of the magazine.[1]

Compiled lists and indices[]

LMD compiles and publishes popular company listings, rankings and indices.

Publication Notes
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]

LMD 100[]

Cargills (Ceylon) has been ranked amongst the top 15 on LMD 100 continuously for the past decade.

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 27th edition of LMD 100 was published for the fiscal year 2019/20 in early 2021. Sri Lankan conglomerate, Hayleys was ranked first for the fourth consecutive year.[2]

2019/20
Rank		 Company Revenue 2019/20
Rs (mns)
1 Hayleys 210,307
2 Commercial Bank of Ceylon 150,741
3 Hatton National Bank 145,401
4 John Keells Holdings 140,043
5 LOLC Holdings 130,442
6 Sampath Bank 125,921
7 Dialog Axiata 116,827
8 C T Holdings 107,817
9 Cargills (Ceylon) 107,052
10 Carson Cumberbatch 105,973
11 Bukit Darah 105,950
12 Expolanka Holdings 103,246
13 Melstacorp 97,843
14 Sri Lanka Telecom 85,948
15 Lanka IOC 81,947
16 Softlogic Holdings 76,722
17 Ceylon Cold Stores 69,055
18 Vallibel One 68,703
19 Hemas Holdings 61,632
20 Seylan Bank 61,356
21 National Development Bank 60,237
22 Singer (Sri Lanka) 54,751
23 Richard Pieris & Company 54,240
24 Aitken Spence 52,979
25 Ceylinco Insurance 52,540
26 Ceylon Beverage Holdings 49,215
27 Lion Brewery (Ceylon) 47,835
28 Nations Trust Bank 46,314
29 DFCC Bank 43,648
30 People's Leasing & Finance 40,055
31 LOLC Finance 38,181
32 Nestlé Lanka
33 36,231
34 Tokyo Cement 35,768
35 Ceylon Tobacco Company 35,524
36 34,385
37 Teejay Lanka 33,277
38 Royal Ceramics Lanka 31,554
39 LB Finance 31,359
40 Dipped Products 30,563
41 CIC Holdings 30,536
42 Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka 27,895
43 LAUGFS Gas 27,202
44 Central Finance Company 25,759
45 Access Engineering 24,027
46 22,959
47 Haycarb 22,823
48 Pan Asia Banking Corporation 21,908
49 20,831
50 Brown & Company 20,439

Source:lmd100.lk[7]

Sri Lankan of The Year[]

Sri Lankan diplomat, Jayantha Dhanapala was LMD's 2006 Sri Lankan of the Year
Year Person Notes
1995 Lakshman Kadirgamar The Minister of Foreign Affairs
1996 Arjuna Ranatunga and "the boys" Under the captaincy of Ranatunga, Sri Lankan team won the 1996 Cricket World Cup
1997 Sanath Jayasuriya[8] Became Sri Lanka's first triple centurian
1998 Ken Balendra Chairman of John Keells Holdings
1999 Lalith Kotelawala Chairman of Ceylinco Consolidated
2000 Susanthika Jayasinghe Became the first Olympic medallist since 1948 in Women's 200 metres.
2001 Managing Director of Eagle Insurance
2002 Ranil Wickremesinghe The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
2003 K. N. Choksy The Minister of Finance
2004 The Election Commissioner of Sri Lanka
2005 Lakshman Kadirgamar The Minister of Foreign Affairs. Assassinated in 2005.
2006 Jayantha Dhanapala[9] The Under Secretary General of the United Nations for Disarmament
2007 Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe Chairman of the Committee On Public Enterprises (COPE)
2008 Hans Wijayasuriya COO of TM International Berhad
2009 Mahinda Rajapaksa The President of Sri Lanka
2010 Muttiah Muralitharan Retired from Test cricket as the leading wicket taker
2011 Kumar Sangakkara Delivering the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture
2012 Pradeep Sanjaya Became the first Sri Lankan Paralympian to win a medal in Men's 400 metres T46
2013 Chairman of John Keells Holdings
2014 "The Sri Lankan cricketer" Sri Lankan Cricket team won their second world title at 2014 ICC World Twenty20
2015 Mahinda Deshapriya[10] The Election Commissioner of Sri Lanka
2016 Indrajit Coomaraswamy[11] The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
2017 Jacqueline Fernandez[12] Bollywood actress, starred in According to Matthew
2018 Asha de Vos[13] Marine biologist, listed on the BBC's 100 Women
2019 Kumar Sangakkara[14] The President of Marylebone Cricket Club
2020 "The healthcare worker" "been pushed to the forefront of efforts to mitigate the impact of the highly contagious respiratory disease"[15]

Source: lmd.lk[16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Corporate Profile". lmd.lk. Media Services (Pvt) Ltd. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Hayleys and LOLC take the honours in LMD 100 rankings". DailyFT. Wijeya Newspapers. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Seylan Bank Rises Up the Ranks in LMD 100". seylan.lk. Seylan Bank. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Dreamron among Elite League of LMD's Most Respected Entities". Daily News. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "LMD Voice of Business" (PDF). superbrands.com. Superbrands. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. ^ "LMD releases 2018 'A-List of Sri Lankan Businesspeople'". ft.lk. Wijeya Newspapers. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Top 50 chronology". lmd100.lk. LMD. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Jayasuriya named Sri Lankan of the Year (29 Dec 1997)". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. 29 December 1997. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Jayantha Dhanapala". Macquarie University. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^ Dissanayake, Methmalie (7 November 2020). "I Have No Regrets – Mahinda Deshapriya". Ceylon Today. Ceylon Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Dr. Coomaraswamy joins Dialog Axiata Board". ft.lk. Wijeya Newspapers. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Showbiz icon wins LMD's 'Sri Lankan Of The Year' award". ft.lk. Wijeya Newspapers. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Dr. Asha de Vos wins LMD's 'Sri Lankan Of The Year' award". ft.lk. Wijeya Newspapers. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  14. ^ Kumarasinghe, Chathura (4 December 2019). "LMD's 'Sri Lankan Of The Year' 2019 – Kumar Sangakkara". thepapare.lk. Dialog Axiata. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  15. ^ "'The Healthcare Worker' wins LMD's 'Sri Lankan Of The Year' Award". ft.lk. Wijeya Newspapers. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  16. ^ Saheed, Zulfath. "The Healthcare Worker is conferred LMD's Sri Lankan Of The Year title for 2020". LMD. Media Services (Private) Limited. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

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