| LMD | |
| Editor: | Hiran Hewavisenti |
| Editor Title: | Editor-in-chief |
| Category: | Business |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
| Format: | Print and digital magazine |
| Circulation: | 5,000 |
| Publisher: | Media Services (Pvt) Ltd |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Based: | Colombo |
| Language: | English |
| Issn: | 1391-135X |
| Oclc: | 1229177893 |
LMD, formerly known as Lanka Monthly Digest, is an English language Sri Lankan business magazine. Media Services (Pvt) Ltd owns the magazine, 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 from 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 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. | |
| A-List of Sri Lankan Businesspeople | A list of leading business personalities[6] |
Dubbed "Sri Lanka's Fortune 500." The magazine has been publishing the LMD 100 since the 1994/95 fiscal year. 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.
| 2021/22 Rank | 2020/21 Rank | Company | Revenue 2021/22 Rs (mns) | Revenue 2020/21 Rs (mns) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 694,157 | 218,735 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 338,010 | 241,276 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 224,100 | 160,482 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 218,075 | 127,676 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 170,695 | 114,836 | ||
| 6 | 9 | 170,656 | 114,808 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 163,675 | 151,966 | ||
| 8 | 7 | 141,915 | 120,142 | ||
| 9 | 10 | 136,873 | 112,941 | ||
| 10 | 11 | 136,692 | 112,607 | ||
| 11 | 5 | 135,710 | 134,436 | ||
| 12 | 12 | 113,075 | 109,208 | ||
| 13 | 15 | 106,071 | 77,682 | ||
| 14 | 13 | 102,348 | 91,119 | ||
| 15 | 14 | 96,859 | 81,035 | ||
| 16 | 18 | 89,951 | 66,686 | ||
| 17 | 16 | 84,543 | 68,766 | ||
| 18 | 19 | 78,831 | 64,501 | ||
| 19 | 17 | 76,848 | 67,412 | ||
| 20 | 22 | 67,668 | 56,725 | ||
| 21 | 20 | 64,083 | 61,632 | ||
| 22 | 23 | 60,613 | 55,924 | ||
| 23 | 24 | 60,211 | 51,172 | ||
| 24 | 25 | 58,571 | 49,849 | ||
| 25 | 27 | 57,545 | 44,972 | ||
| 26 | 56,180 | 32,155 | |||
| 27 | 26 | 55,294 | 46,387 | ||
| 28 | 21 | 54,751 | 58,443 | ||
| 29 | 38 | 54,152 | 31,461 | ||
| 30 | 29 | 52,478 | 42,962 | ||
| 31 | Colombo Fort Land & Building | 51,556 | 43,231 | ||
| 32 | 42 | 50,304 | 29,391 | ||
| 33 | 37 | 49,588 | 31,780 | ||
| 34 | 31 | 45,420 | 37,866 | ||
| 35 | 28 | 43,029 | 43,604 | ||
| 36 | 32 | 41,760 | 37,233 | ||
| 37 | 41 | 39,858 | 29,423 | ||
| 38 | 47 | 39,630 | 23,837 | ||
| 39 | 30 | 38,378 | 40,466 | ||
| 40 | 39 | 37,507 | 30,819 | ||
| 41 | 35,329 | 22,619 | |||
| 42 | 33 | 34,597 | 35,534 | ||
| 43 | 36 | 33,615 | 32,073 | ||
| 44 | 44 | 33,160 | 25,485 | ||
| 45 | 43 | 33,069 | 29,238 | ||
| 46 | 35 | 32,631 | 33,645 | ||
| 47 | 45 | 32,166 | 24,339 | ||
| 48 | 60 | 31,653 | 14,769 | ||
| 49 | 34 | 30,570 | 33,762 | ||
| 50 | 40 | 30,157 | 29,930 |
Source: LMD 100[7]
| Year | Person | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 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 | Chairman of John Keells Holdings | ||
| 1999 | Chairman of Ceylinco Consolidated | ||
| 2000 | Became the first Olympic medallist since 1948 in Women's 200 metres. | ||
| 2001 | Managing Director of Eagle Insurance | ||
| 2002 | The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | ||
| 2003 | The Minister of Finance | ||
| 2004 | The Election Commissioner of Sri Lanka | ||
| 2005 | The Minister of Foreign Affairs. Assassinated in 2005. | ||
| 2006 | Jayantha Dhanapala[9] | The Under Secretary General of the United Nations for Disarmament | |
| 2007 | Chairman of the Committee On Public Enterprises (COPE) | ||
| 2008 | COO of TM International Berhad | ||
| 2009 | The President of Sri Lanka | ||
| 2010 | Retired from Test cricket as the leading wicket taker | ||
| 2011 | Delivering the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture | ||
| 2012 | 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] [16] | |
| 2021 | Singer, songwriter. | ||
| 2022 | President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka |
Source: lmd.lk[17]
LMD Most Awarded index tallies the cumulative awards won by business establishments in the respective calendar year.
| 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 |