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BPCL vs SOHL
Butwal Power and Solu Hydropower, 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
Butwal Power Company Limited
Solu Hydropower Limited
Rs 100 became…
- BPCLRs 100 becameRs 88.21−11.79% down since 15 Mar
- SOHLRs 100 becameRs 186.97+86.97% up since 15 Mar
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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, BPCL (Butwal Power Company Limited) closed at Rs 651.00 and SOHL (Solu Hydropower Limited) at Rs 617.00. Since 15 Mar 2026, the first session both have on record, Rs 100 in BPCL became Rs 88 (−11.79%) and in SOHL Rs 187 (+86.97%), adjusted for bonus shares.
SOHL is the larger company by market value, Rs 6,170 crore against Rs 2,219 crore. Of the 110 hydro power Punji covers, BPCL is 5th by market value and SOHL 1st. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield 0.92% on BPCL and nothing on SOHL at the latest close.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| BPCLHydro Power | SOHLHydro Power | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 651.00 | 617.00 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | +0.85% up | −1.12% down |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 88.21 | Rs 186.97, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 month | −3.83% down, the higher figure | −5.51% down |
| Return, 1 year | −1.36% down | Under a year |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 2,219 cr | Rs 6,170 cr, the higher figure |
| Listed shares | 3.41 crore | 10.00 crore, the higher figure |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 67.5%Public 32.5% | Promoter 80.0%Public 20.0% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | 0.92% | None in 12 months |
| Latest declaration | 6% cash2081/82 | None on record |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 117 cr | Rs 362 cr, the higher figure |
| Shares traded, latest session | 22,695 | 90,310, 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 | BPCL | SOHL |
|---|---|---|
| 2081/82 | 6% cash | Not on record |
| 2080/81 | 5% cash | Not on record |
| 2079/80 | 5% cash | Not on record |
| 2078/79 | 7.5% cash · 5% bonus | Not on record |
Against the hydro power
Rank among the 110 hydro power Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| BPCL | Sector median | SOHL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | −1.36% 49th of 94 | Median −0.06% | Under a year of trading |
| Cash dividend yield | 0.92% 4th of 20 | Median 0.15% | No cash dividend in 12 months |
| Market value | Rs 2,219 cr 5th of 110 | Median Rs 476 cr | Rs 6,170 cr 1st of 110 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 117 cr 23rd of 110 | Median Rs 28.59 cr | Rs 362 cr 6th of 110 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
BPCL or SOHL: questions
Which is bigger, BPCL or SOHL?
SOHL is larger by market value: Rs 6,170 crore, against Rs 2,219 crore for BPCL, 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, BPCL or SOHL?
Since 15 Mar 2026, the first session both have on record, Rs 100 in BPCL became Rs 88 (−11.79%) and in SOHL Rs 187 (+86.97%), 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, BPCL or SOHL?
BPCL last declared 6% cash for 2081/82; SOHL has no dividend on record. 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 BPCL or SOHL?
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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