LMD (magazine)

LMD, formerly known as Lanka Monthly Digest, is an English language Sri Lankan business magazine. LMD is the only magazine in Sri Lanka with Superbrands status.[1] The magazine is owned by Media Services (Pvt) Ltd and the first issued in August 1994. The magazine is available in print and online and 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 and there are several high profile corporate subscribers of the magazine. 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 27th edition of LMD 100 was published for the fiscal year 2019/20 in early 2021. Sri Lankan conglomerate, Hayleys was ranked first for the fourth consecutive year.[2]

2019/20
Rank		CompanyRevenue 2019/20
Rs (mns)
1Hayleys210,307
2Commercial Bank of Ceylon150,741
3Hatton National Bank145,401
4John Keells Holdings140,043
5LOLC Holdings130,442
6Sampath Bank125,921
7Dialog Axiata116,827
8C T Holdings107,817
9Cargills (Ceylon)107,052
10Carson Cumberbatch105,973
11Bukit Darah105,950
12Expolanka Holdings103,246
13Melstacorp97,843
14Sri Lanka Telecom85,948
15Lanka IOC81,947
16Softlogic Holdings76,722
17Ceylon Cold Stores69,055
18Vallibel One68,703
19Hemas Holdings61,632
20Seylan Bank61,356
21National Development Bank60,237
22Singer (Sri Lanka)54,751
23Richard Pieris & Company54,240
24Aitken Spence52,979
25Ceylinco Insurance52,540
26Ceylon Beverage Holdings49,215
27Lion Brewery (Ceylon)47,835
28Nations Trust Bank46,314
29DFCC Bank43,648
30People's Leasing & Finance40,055
31LOLC Finance38,181
32Nestlé Lanka
33Colombo Fort Land & Building36,231
34Tokyo Cement35,768
35Ceylon Tobacco Company35,524
36Diesel & Motor Engineering34,385
37Teejay Lanka33,277
38Royal Ceramics Lanka31,554
39LB Finance31,359
40Dipped Products30,563
41CIC Holdings30,536
42Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka27,895
43LAUGFS Gas27,202
44Central Finance Company25,759
45Access Engineering24,027
46Commercial Credit and Finance22,959
47Haycarb22,823
48Pan Asia Banking Corporation21,908
49Sunshine Holdings20,831
50Brown & Company20,439

Source:lmd100.lk[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]

Source: lmd.lk[16]

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. "Top 50 chronology". lmd100.lk. LMD. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  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.
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