Company type | Public |
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CSE: SPEN.N0000 | |
ISIN | LK0004N00008 |
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Founded | 1868 |
Founder |
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Headquarters | , Sri Lanka |
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Revenue | LKR98.104 billion (2023) |
LKR18.984 billion (2023) | |
LKR8.076 billion (2023) | |
Total assets | LKR214.338 billion (2023) |
Total equity | LKR86.216 billion (2023) |
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Number of employees | 13,033 (2023) |
Parent | Melstacorp |
Subsidiaries | Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings |
Website | aitkenspence |
Footnotes / references [1] |
Aitken Spence PLC (Sinhala: එයිට්කින් ස්පෙන්ස්; Tamil: எய்ட்கின் ஸ்பென்ஸ்) is a Sri Lankan blue chip conglomerate[2] with operations in South Asia, Middle East, Africa and Pacific.[3][4] Listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange since 1983, it has major interests in hotels, travel, maritime services and logistics.[3] The group also has a significant presence in printing, plantation, power generation, financial services, IT, Business Process Outsourcing/Knowledge Process Outsourcing sector, elevator agency services, garments, and property development.[3]
Aitken Spence has been recognised by Forbes as one of the most successful publicly traded companies with annual sales under US$1 billion outside of United States, for three consecutive years.[5] In 2017, 2018 and 2019, Aitken Spence was adjudged the top winner of the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award presented by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.[6][7][8] The company is one of the first signatories to the UN's Global Compact in Sri Lanka.[9]