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BBC vs STC
Bishal Bazar and Salt Trading Corporation, 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
Bishal Bazar Company Limited
Salt Trading Corporation
Rs 100 became…
- BBCRs 100 becameRs 83.38−16.62% down in 1 year
- STCRs 100 becameRs 110.60+10.60% 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, BBC (Bishal Bazar Company Limited) closed at Rs 3,973.00 and STC (Salt Trading Corporation) at Rs 5,591.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in BBC became Rs 83 (−16.62%) and in STC Rs 111 (+10.60%), adjusted for bonus shares.
BBC is the larger company by market value, Rs 15,932 crore against Rs 1,963 crore. Of the 2 tradings Punji covers, BBC is 1st by market value and STC 2nd. Neither had a cash dividend book closure in the last 12 months.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| BBCTradings | STCTradings | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 3,973.00 | 5,591.00 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | −0.67% down | +0.56% up |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 83.38 | Rs 110.60, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 month | −3.10% down | +0.92% up, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 year | −16.62% down | +10.60% up, the higher figure |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 15,932 cr, the higher figure | Rs 1,963 cr |
| Listed shares | 4.01 crore, the higher figure | 0.35 crore |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 99.0%Public 1.0% | Promoter 21.3%Public 78.7% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | None in 12 months | None in 12 months |
| Latest declaration | None on record | 10% cash2080/81 |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 6.43 cr | Rs 50.89 cr, the higher figure |
| Shares traded, latest session | 70 | 347, the higher figure |
| 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 | BBC | STC |
|---|---|---|
| 2080/81 | Not on record | 10% cash |
| 2079/80 | Not on record | 0.79% cash · 15% bonus |
| 2078/79 | Not on record | 5% cash · 10% bonus |
| 2077/78 | Not on record | 0.5% cash · 10% bonus |
Against the tradings
Rank among the 2 tradings Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| BBC | Sector median | STC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | −16.62% 2nd of 2 | Median −3.01% | +10.60% 1st of 2 |
| Cash dividend yield | No cash dividend in 12 months | Median - | No cash dividend in 12 months |
| Market value | Rs 15,932 cr 1st of 2 | Median Rs 8,948 cr | Rs 1,963 cr 2nd of 2 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 6.43 cr 2nd of 2 | Median Rs 28.66 cr | Rs 50.89 cr 1st of 2 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
BBC or STC: questions
Which is bigger, BBC or STC?
BBC is larger by market value: Rs 15,932 crore, against Rs 1,963 crore for STC, 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, BBC or STC?
Over the past year, Rs 100 in BBC became Rs 83 (−16.62%) and in STC Rs 111 (+10.60%), 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, BBC or STC?
BBC has no dividend on record; STC last declared 10% cash for 2080/81. 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 BBC or STC?
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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