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ALICL vs ILI
Asian Life Insurance Co. and IME Life Insurance, side by side: what Rs 100 became, the figures NEPSE publishes, dividends and each against its sector.
Close · 16 Oct 2026NEPSE published data, may be delayed
Asian Life Insurance Co. Limited
IME Life Insurance Company Limited
Rs 100 became…
- ALICLRs 100 becameRs 102.16+2.16% up in 1 year
- ILIRs 100 becameRs 103.39+3.39% up in 1 year
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Rs 100 in each on the first session of the period, adjusted for bonus shares. Cash dividends are not added back. To the close of 16 Oct 2026.
In plain words
On 16 Oct 2026, ALICL (Asian Life Insurance Co. Limited) closed at Rs 435.90 and ILI (IME Life Insurance Company Limited) at Rs 439.40. Over the past year, Rs 100 in ALICL became Rs 102 (+2.16%) and in ILI Rs 103 (+3.39%), adjusted for bonus shares.
ALICL is the larger company by market value, Rs 2,289 crore against Rs 2,197 crore. Of the 14 life insurance Punji covers, ALICL is 6th by market value and ILI 10th. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield 1.27% on ALICL and nothing on ILI at the latest close.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| ALICLLife Insurance | ILILife Insurance | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 435.90 | 439.40 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | +1.37% up | +0.09% up |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 102.16 | Rs 103.39, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 month | +4.78% up | +4.89% up, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 year | +2.16% up | +3.39% up, the higher figure |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 2,289 cr, the higher figure | Rs 2,197 cr |
| Listed shares | 5.25 crore, the higher figure | 5.00 crore |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 51.0%Public 49.0% | Promoter 70.0%Public 30.0% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | 1.27% | None in 12 months |
| Latest declaration | 5.526% cash · 5% bonus2081/82 | 10.526% cash2081/82 |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 41.61 cr, the higher figure | Rs 19.94 cr |
| Shares traded, latest session | 29,861, the higher figure | 13,875 |
| From the quarterly reports | ||
| EPS, P/E, book value and price to book for both, from their latest quarterly reports. | ||
Market value is the close times the listed shares. The 52-week range is NEPSE’s published low and high. Yield is the cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months, as a share of the paid-up value, over the close.
Dividends, year by year
As a percentage of paid-up value, as declared. Solid is cash, light is bonus, on one scale.
| Fiscal year | ALICL | ILI |
|---|---|---|
| 2081/82 | 5.526% cash · 5% bonus | 10.526% cash |
| 2080/81 | 0.268% cash · 5.1% bonus | 21.053% cash |
| 2079/80 | 0.408% cash · 7.75% bonus | 1.316% cash · 25% bonus |
| 2078/79 | 0.447% cash · 8.5% bonus | Not on record |
| 2077/78 | 0.76% cash · 14.5% bonus | Not on record |
Against the life insurance
Rank among the 14 life insurance Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| ALICL | Sector median | ILI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | +2.16% 9th of 14 | Median +2.45% | +3.39% 5th of 14 |
| Cash dividend yield | 1.27% 9th of 10 | Median 2.62% | No cash dividend in 12 months |
| Market value | Rs 2,289 cr 6th of 14 | Median Rs 2,256 cr | Rs 2,197 cr 10th of 14 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 41.61 cr 5th of 14 | Median Rs 33.63 cr | Rs 19.94 cr 12th of 14 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
ALICL or ILI: questions
Which is bigger, ALICL or ILI?
ALICL is larger by market value: Rs 2,289 crore, against Rs 2,197 crore for ILI, at the close of 16 Oct 2026. Market value is the share price times the shares listed.
Which has risen more over the past year, ALICL or ILI?
Over the past year, Rs 100 in ALICL became Rs 102 (+2.16%) and in ILI Rs 103 (+3.39%), adjusted for bonus shares. Cash dividends are not added back. How a share moved in the past does not say how it will move next.
Which pays a higher dividend, ALICL or ILI?
ALICL last declared 5.526% cash and 5% bonus for 2081/82; ILI last declared 10.526% cash for 2081/82. Dividends are declared as a percentage of the paid-up value, not of today’s price, so the cash dividend yield in the table is the comparable figure.
Should I buy ALICL or ILI?
Punji does not say. This page lines up the published figures for both and marks neither as better; what fits depends on what you hold, why and for how long.
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