MELSTACORP PLC
None (0)MELS.N0000 · Food, Beverage & Tobacco
YoY trend
Governance
weight 25%Board composition, director tenure and turnover, committee effectiveness, succession gaps.
115.9 sub-score
Related-Party Transactions
weight 25%RPT disclosure volume and gaps, undisclosed amounts, large transactions, counterparty conflicts.
284.6 sub-score
Audit & Assurance
weight 20%Auditor qualifications, going-concern doubts, rotation and independence issues.
1.3 sub-score
Sentiment
weight 15%Tone divergence between public and risk sections, negative risk sentiment, obfuscation.
2.2 sub-score
Network
weight 15%Shared directors with risky peers, group spillover, structural links.
61.0 sub-score
Why this score?
low independent directors (+2) Governance
Independent directors 27.3% (below 33%)
no female directors (+1) Governance
No female directors on 22-member board
low independent directors (+2) Governance
Independent directors 19.2% (below 33%)
no female directors (+1) Governance
No female directors on 26-member board
low independent directors (+2) Governance
Independent directors 21.9% (below 33%)
Risk score history
Category contribution to the total score per report year; the selected year (2026) is highlighted.
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Entity kind
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Risk band
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Connections
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Related-party transaction
Subsidiary
Loan / advance
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Recency
Current — full strength
~5 years old — about half
10+ years — faint floor
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Sentiment over time
FinBERT softmax probabilities for the selected section.
Section × year negativity
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High (≥0.50)
Caution (0.20–0.50)
Mild (0.10–0.20)
Low (<0.10)
Sentiment divergence
Sections with average negative sentiment above 0.55 in the selected year range.
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Related-party transactions
Transactions from the selected report year (2026) are highlighted. Amount bars are scaled to the largest transaction listed.
| From | Relationship | To | Year | Amount (LKR) | Description | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGAL.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2025 | — | related_party_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| Melstacorp PLC Listed company | AUDIT_FEES | M/S KPMG, Chartered Accountants Private company | 2024 | 1,240,000 | Audit fees payable to the Company Auditors for the year. | |
| WATA.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RELATED | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2024 | — | chairman_statement: Melstacorp PLC (related) | |
| The Company Private company | LOAN_INTEREST | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2024 | 69,943,237 | Interest on loans from Melstacorp PLC | |
| DIST.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RELATED | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2024 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC. (related) | |
| MADU.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2024 | — | related_party_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| AGAL.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RPT_COUNTERPARTY | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2024 | — | related_party_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (rpt_counterparty) | |
| MELS.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RELATED | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2024 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (related) | |
| AGAL.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2024 | — | related_party_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| AGAL.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RPT_COUNTERPARTY | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2023 | — | related_party_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (rpt_counterparty) | |
| MELS.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RPT_COUNTERPARTY | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2023 | — | related_party_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (rpt_counterparty) | |
| Melstacorp PLC Listed company | LOAN | Distilleries Company of Private company | 2023 | 109,085,000 | Short-term loans settled by Melstacorp PLC with subsidiary Distilleries Company. | |
| AAF.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RELATED | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2023 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (related) | |
| AHUN.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RPT_COUNTERPARTY | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2023 | — | related_party_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (rpt_counterparty) | |
| DIST.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2023 | — | related_party_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC Listed company | TRANSACTION | Mr. N.J. de S. Deva Aditya Person / director | 2023 | 2,231,505 | Related party transaction with N. de S. Deva Aditya as disclosed in the related party transactions section for the year ended 31 March 2023. | |
| Mr. Merril J. Fernando Person / director | FAMILY | Dr. R. A. Fernando Person / director | 2023 | — | son: Dilhan C Fernando | |
| AGAL.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2023 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| The Company Private company | LOAN | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2023 | 216,351,482 | Interest on loans from Melstacorp PLC for the year 2023. | |
| The Company Private company | LOAN_INTEREST | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2023 | 216,351,482 | Interest on loans from Melstacorp PLC | |
| HAPU.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RELATED | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2023 | — | related_party_committee: Melstacorp PLC (related) | |
| MADU.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2023 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| Mr. Merril J. Fernando Person / director | FAMILY | Dr. R. A. Fernando Person / director | 2023 | — | child: Dilhan Fernando | |
| Dr. R. A. Fernando Person / director | FAMILY | Mr. Merril J. Fernando Person / director | 2023 | — | parent: Merrill Fernando | |
| MELS.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2023 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| MELS.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RELATED | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2023 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (related) | |
| MELS.N0000 Group / conglomerate | ACQUIRER | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2023 | — | major_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (acquirer) | |
| Melstacorp PLC Listed company | ACQUISITION | Melsta House (Pvt) Ltd Private company | 2023 | 755,000,000 | Acquisition of 100% of shares and voting interest in Lanka Tours (Pvt) Ltd (now Melsta House (Pvt) Ltd) for consideration of LKR 755,000 thousand. | |
| Distilleries Company of Private company | LOAN | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2023 | 105,440,000 | Short-term loans received by Melstacorp PLC from subsidiary Distilleries Company; interest accepted at the rate of Median Lending Rate (AWPR) and Rate (AWNDR), reviewed weekly. | |
| Mr. Merril J. Fernando Person / director | FAMILY | Dr. R. A. Fernando Person / director | 2022 | — | child: Dilhan C Fernando | |
| Melstacorp PLC Listed company | INVESTMENT | Melsta Health (Pvt) Ltd. Group / conglomerate | 2022 | 80,000,000 | The Company invested Rs.80 million in Melsta Health (Pvt) Ltd in 2022/23. | |
| MELS.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RELATED | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2022 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (related) | |
| The Company Private company | LOAN | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2022 | 736,019,527 | Interest on loans from Melstacorp PLC for the year 2022. | |
| Dr. R. A. Fernando Person / director | FAMILY | Mr. Merril J. Fernando Person / director | 2022 | — | parent: Merrill J. Fernando | |
| MADU.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2022 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| AGAL.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2022 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| DIST.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2022 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC Listed company | TRANSACTION | Mr. N.J. de S. Deva Aditya Person / director | 2022 | 2,231,505 | Related party transaction with N. de S. Deva Aditya as disclosed in the related party transactions section for the year ended 31 March 2022. | |
| SPEN.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RPT_COUNTERPARTY | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2022 | — | related_party_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (rpt_counterparty) | |
| SPEN.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2022 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| Melstacorp PLC Listed company | ACQUISITION | Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC Listed company | 2021 | 82,500 | Proposed acquisition of 1000 non-voting unlisted shares of Melstacorp PLC held by Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC at Rs. 82.50 per share, subject to necessary approvals. | |
| AGAL.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2021 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| DIST.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2021 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| MADU.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2021 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| AAF.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RELATED | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2021 | — | major_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (related) | |
| CARS.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RELATED | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2020 | — | mda: Melstacorp PLC (related) | |
| MADU.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2020 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| AINS.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RELATED | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2020 | — | mda: Melstacorp PLC (related) | |
| MELS.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RELATED | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2020 | — | major_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (related) | |
| MELS.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2020 | — | related_party_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| AGAL.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2020 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| MELS.N0000 Group / conglomerate | ACQUIRER | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2020 | — | acquisitions: Melstacorp PLC (acquirer) | |
| Mrs. K.S. Gunawardena Person / director | FAMILY | Mr D C R Gunawardena Person / director | 2020 | — | spouse: mr. A.R. Gunawardena | |
| Mr D C R Gunawardena Person / director | FAMILY | Mrs. K.S. Gunawardena Person / director | 2020 | — | spouse: Mrs. K.S. Gunawardena | |
| AAF.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RELATED | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2020 | — | major_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (related) | |
| DIST.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2019 | — | major_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| MADU.N0000 Group / conglomerate | Parent Company | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2019 | 2,465,854,238 | [table] transaction — Melstacorp PLC | |
| AGAL.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2019 | — | corporate_governance: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| DCSL PLC Private company | PRIVATE_PLACEMENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2018 | 20,000,000,000 | DCSL PLC issued 1,600 million ordinary shares by way of private placement to parent Melstacorp PLC for Rs.20,000 million. | |
| AGAL.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2017 | — | group_structure: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| DIST.N0000 Group / conglomerate | PARENT | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2017 | — | mda: Melstacorp PLC (parent) | |
| AGAL.N0000 Group / conglomerate | RPT_COUNTERPARTY | Melstacorp PLC Listed company | 2017 | — | related_party_transactions: Melstacorp PLC (rpt_counterparty) |
Edge thickness
Total LKR with the counterparty (log scale)
Undisclosed amounts: thickness = transaction count (half scale)
Edge age (opacity)
Recent — full strength
~5 years old — 50%
10+ years — 25% floor
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| Year | Type | Period | Title | Pipeline DEP | Extraction DEP | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Annual Report | — | Annual Report as at 31st March 2026 | — | — | failed |
| 2026 | Quarterly Report | Q2 | Interim Financial Statements for the Quarter ended 30th June 2026 | 3.0 | — | completed |
| 2024 | Annual Report | — | MELS.N0000 Annual Report 2024 | 1.0 (outdated) | — | completed |
| 2023 | Annual Report | — | MELS.N0000 Annual Report 2023 | 3.0 | 1.0 | completed |
| 2022 | Annual Report | — | MELS.N0000 Annual Report 2022 | 1.0 (outdated) | — | completed |
| 2020 | Annual Report | — | MELS.N0000 Annual Report 2020 | 1.0 (outdated) | — | completed |
| 2019 | Annual Report | — | MELS.N0000 Annual Report 2019 | 3.0 | 1.0 | completed |
| 2018 | Annual Report | — | MELS.N0000 Annual Report 2018 | — | — | failed |
| 2017 | Annual Report | — | MELS.N0000 Annual Report 2017 | — | — | failed |
| 2016 | Annual Report | — | MELS.N0000 Annual Report 2016 | 3.0 | 1.0 | completed |
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On this board
- Dr. R. A. Fernando Person / director Director
- Mr. W.M Chandrasena Person / director External Independent Chartered Valuer
- Mr. D Hasitha S Jayawardena Person / director Member of Remuneration Committee
- Mr D C R Gunawardena Person / director Secretary to the Remuneration Committee
- Mr. D.H.S. Jayawardene Person / director Director
- Mr. N.J. de S. Deva Aditya Person / director Director
- C.R.Jansz Person / director Director
- S Sivaskantha Person / director Independent Professional Valuer
Report summary
- Report year
- FY2026
- Total risk score
- 0.0 (None)
- Avg negative sentiment
- 0.10 (FY2026)
- Connected entities
- 30
- Extracted relationships
- 62
Generated 2026-09-17 from https://nanayojana.com/company/MELS.N0000 — methodology and limitations: https://nanayojana.com/methodology. Not investment advice.