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CHDC vs HIDCL

CEDB Holdings and Hydorelectricity Investment and Development, 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

CEDB Holdings Limited

CloseRs 2,329.00+0.69% up
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Hydorelectricity Investment and Development Company Ltd

CloseRs 255.00−0.16% down
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Rs 100 became…

  • CHDCRs 100 becameRs 109.34+9.34% up in 1 year
  • HIDCLRs 100 becameRs 102.91+2.91% 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, CHDC (CEDB Holdings Limited) closed at Rs 2,329.00 and HIDCL (Hydorelectricity Investment and Development Company Ltd) at Rs 255.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in CHDC became Rs 109 (+9.34%) and in HIDCL Rs 103 (+2.91%), adjusted for bonus shares.

HIDCL is the larger company by market value, Rs 6,357 crore against Rs 2,409 crore. Of the 7 investment Punji covers, CHDC is 5th by market value and HIDCL 2nd. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield nothing on CHDC and 0.78% on HIDCL at the latest close.

Side by side

marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.

CHDC and HIDCL side by side. A dot marks the higher of two figures; nothing is marked better.
CHDCInvestmentHIDCLInvestment
Price and returns
Close, Rs2,329.00255.00
Change, as NEPSE published+0.69% up−0.16% down
Rs 100 became, 1 yearRs 109.34, the higher figureRs 102.91
Return, 1 month−1.65% down0.00% unchanged, the higher figure
Return, 1 year+9.34% up, the higher figure+2.91% up
52-week range
Size and shares
Market valueRs 2,409 crRs 6,357 cr, the higher figure
Listed shares1.03 crore24.93 crore, the higher figure
Promoter and publicPromoter 70.0%Public 30.0%Promoter 80.0%Public 20.0%
Dividends
Cash dividend yield, 12 monthsNone in 12 months0.78%
Latest declaration11% bonus2080/812% cash · 1.5% bonus2081/82
Trading
Traded value, last 30 daysRs 205 cr, the higher figureRs 55.56 cr
Shares traded, latest session12,32129,869, 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.

Dividends declared by CHDC and HIDCL by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearCHDCHIDCL
2081/82Not on record2% cash · 1.5% bonus
2080/8111% bonus5.25% cash
2079/80Not on record5.263% cash
2078/790.579% cash · 11% bonus0.263% cash · 5% bonus
2077/78Not on record0.421% cash · 8% bonus

Every dividend by year.

Against the investment

Rank among the 7 investment Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.

CHDC and HIDCL against their sector
CHDCSector medianHIDCL
Return, 1 year+9.34% 1st of 7Median −6.77%+2.91% 2nd of 7
Cash dividend yieldNo cash dividend in 12 monthsMedian 0.94%0.78% 3rd of 4
Market valueRs 2,409 cr 5th of 7Median Rs 2,463 crRs 6,357 cr 2nd of 7
Traded value, 30 daysRs 205 cr 3rd of 7Median Rs 93.23 crRs 55.56 cr 6th of 7

Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.

Questions

CHDC or HIDCL: questions

Which is bigger, CHDC or HIDCL?

HIDCL is larger by market value: Rs 6,357 crore, against Rs 2,409 crore for CHDC, 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, CHDC or HIDCL?

Over the past year, Rs 100 in CHDC became Rs 109 (+9.34%) and in HIDCL Rs 103 (+2.91%), 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, CHDC or HIDCL?

CHDC last declared 11% bonus for 2080/81; HIDCL last declared 2% cash and 1.5% bonus 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 CHDC or HIDCL?

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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