Brown and Company

Brown and Company PLC
	Logo of Brown and Company
Company type	Public
Traded as	CSE: BRWN.N0000
ISIN	LK0018N00008
Industry	Holding company
Founded	1875; 149 years ago in Hatton, Sri Lanka
Founder	James Brown
Headquarters	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Key people	Ishara Nanayakkara (Executive Chairman); Kapila Jayawardena (Non-executive Director);
Revenue	LKR72,652 million (2023)
Operating income	LKR(11,108) million (2023)
Net income	LKR(12,528) million (2023)
Total assets	LKR466,854 million (2023)
Total equity	LKR72,642 million (2023)
Number of employees	597 (2023)
Parent	LOLC Holdings
Subsidiaries	See text
Website	www.brownsgroup.com
	Footnotes / references;

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 arrived in Ceylon in 1872. In 1892, the company was incorporated and in 1991 the company became a listed company on the Colombo Stock Exchange. The company was included in S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index in June 2021.^[2] Brown and Company is one of the LMD 100 companies, an annual list of Sri Lankan listed companies by revenue, having ranked 42nd in the 2020/21 edition.^[3]

^ "Annual Report 2022/23" (PDF). cse.lk. Brown & Company PLC. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Constituent changes to the S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index". Daily News. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Financial Profile". LMD 100. Media Services Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[Annual_Report-1] "Annual Report 2022/23" (PDF). cse.lk. Brown & Company PLC. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[2] "Constituent changes to the S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index". Daily News. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[3] "Financial Profile". LMD 100. Media Services Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

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