LMD (magazine)

LMD, formerly known as Lanka Monthly Digest, is an English language Sri Lankan business magazine. The magazine is owned by Media Services (Pvt) Ltd and was first issued in August 1994. The magazine is available in print and online versions. 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. Living and Discover Sri Lanka are the sister publications of the magazine.[1]

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

Compiled lists and indices

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

PublicationNotes
LMD 100Dubbed "Sri Lanka's Fortune 500."[2] A list of leading 100 quoted companies in Sri Lanka.[3]
Sri Lanka’s Most Respected EntitiesAn annual survey carried out in collaboration with Nielsen with 800 corporate respondents.[4]
LMD-Nielsen Business Confidence IndexA monthly survey-based index.[5]
Sri Lankan of The YearThe Sri Lankan who has made the most outstanding contribution each year.[5]
A-List of Sri Lankan BusinesspeopleA 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 29th edition of LMD 100 was published for the fiscal year 2021/2022 in 2023. Sri Lankan conglomerate, Hayleys was ranked first for the fifth consecutive year in 2022.[2]

2021/22
Rank		2020/21
Rank		CompanyRevenue 2021/22
Rs (mns)		Revenue 2020/21
Rs (mns)
12Expolanka Holdings694,157218,735
21Hayleys338,010241,276
33LOLC Holdings224,100160,482
46John Keells Holdings218,075127,676
58Carson Cumberbatch170,695114,836
69Bukit Darah170,656114,808
74Commercial Bank of Ceylon163,675151,966
87Dialog Axiata141,915120,142
910C T Holdings136,873112,941
1011Cargills (Ceylon)136,692112,607
115Hatton National Bank135,710134,436
1212Sampath Bank113,075109,208
1315Melstacorp106,07177,682
1413Sri Lanka Telecom102,34891,119
1514Vallibel One96,85981,035
1618Lanka IOC89,95166,686
1716Ceylon Cold Stores84,54368,766
1819Hemas Holdings78,83164,501
1917Singer (Sri Lanka)76,84867,412
2022Richard Pieris & Company67,66856,725
2120National Development Bank64,08361,632
2223Ceylinco Insurance60,61355,924
2324Ceylon Beverage Holdings60,21151,172
2425Lion Brewery (Ceylon)58,57149,849
2527Royal Ceramics Lanka57,54544,972
26 – Hela Apparel Holdings56,18032,155
2726Dipped Products55,29446,387
2821Seylan Bank54,75158,443
2938Aitken Spence54,15231,461
3029Tokyo Cement52,47842,962
31 – Colombo Fort Land & Building51,55643,231
3242Brown and Company50,30429,391
3337Teejay Lanka49,58831,780
3431Nestlé Lanka45,42037,866
3528DFCC Bank43,02943,604
3632CIC Holdings41,76037,233
3741Lanka Walltiles39,85829,423
3847Access Engineering39,63023,837
3930Nations Trust Bank38,37840,466
4039Diesel & Motor Engineering37,50730,819
41 – ACL Cables35,32922,619
4233LAUGFS Gas34,59735,534
4336Ceylon Tobacco Company33,61532,073
4444Haycarb33,16025,485
4543Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka33,06929,238
4635People's Leasing & Finance32,63133,645
4745Sunshine Holdings32,16624,339
4860Hayleys Fabric31,65314,769
4934LOLC Finance30,57033,762
5040LB Finance30,15729,930

Source: LMD 100[7]

Sri Lankan of The Year
Sri Lankan diplomat, Jayantha Dhanapala was LMD's 2006 Sri Lankan of the Year
YearPersonNotes
1995Lakshman KadirgamarThe Minister of Foreign Affairs
1996Arjuna Ranatunga and "the boys"Under the captaincy of Ranatunga, Sri Lankan team won the 1996 Cricket World Cup
1997Sanath Jayasuriya[8]Became Sri Lanka's first triple centurian
1998Ken BalendraChairman of John Keells Holdings
1999Lalith KotelawalaChairman of Ceylinco Consolidated
2000Susanthika JayasingheBecame the first Olympic medallist since 1948 in Women's 200 metres.
2001Chandra JayaratneManaging Director of Eagle Insurance
2002Ranil WickremesingheThe Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
2003K. N. ChoksyThe Minister of Finance
2004Dayananda DissanayakeThe Election Commissioner of Sri Lanka
2005Lakshman KadirgamarThe Minister of Foreign Affairs. Assassinated in 2005.
2006Jayantha Dhanapala[9]The Under Secretary General of the United Nations for Disarmament
2007Wijeyadasa RajapaksheChairman of the Committee On Public Enterprises (COPE)
2008Hans WijayasuriyaCOO of TM International Berhad
2009Mahinda RajapaksaThe President of Sri Lanka
2010Muttiah MuralitharanRetired from Test cricket as the leading wicket taker
2011Kumar SangakkaraDelivering the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture
2012Pradeep SanjayaBecame the first Sri Lankan Paralympian to win a medal in Men's 400 metres T46
2013Susantha RatnayakeChairman of John Keells Holdings
2014"The Sri Lankan cricketer"Sri Lankan Cricket team won their second world title at 2014 ICC World Twenty20
2015Mahinda Deshapriya[10]The Election Commissioner of Sri Lanka
2016Indrajit Coomaraswamy[11]The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
2017Jacqueline Fernandez[12]Bollywood actress, starred in According to Matthew
2018Asha de Vos[13]Marine biologist, listed on the BBC's 100 Women
2019Kumar 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][16]
2021YohaniSinger, songwriter.
2022Saliya PierisPresident of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka

Source: lmd.lk[17]

Most Awarded 2021

LMD Most Awarded index tallies the cumulative awards won by business establishments in the respective calendar year.

Most Awarded 2021 Hall of Fame
2021 2019/2020 Entity Total Awards
1 2 National Development Bank 60
2 10 Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings 53
2 1 Commercial Bank of Ceylon 53
4 20 Softlogic Life Insurance 36
5 20 Dialog Axiata 34
6 23 Ceylon Biscuits 32
7 14 Union Assurance 30
8 9 Aitken Spence 28
9 50 Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company 22
9 50 Jetwing Hotels 22

References
  1. "Corporate Profile". lmd.lk. Media Services (Pvt) Ltd. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. "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. "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. "Financial Profile". LMD 100. Media Services Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  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.
  17. "Saliya Pieris is conferred LMD's Sri Lankan Of The Year title for 2022". LMD. Media Services. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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