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CZBIL vs PRVU
Citizens Bank International and Prabhu Bank, 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
Citizens Bank International Limited
Prabhu Bank Limited
Rs 100 became…
- CZBILRs 100 becameRs 119.24+19.24% up in 1 year
- PRVURs 100 becameRs 97.37−2.63% down 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, CZBIL (Citizens Bank International Limited) closed at Rs 221.00 and PRVU (Prabhu Bank Limited) at Rs 192.80. Over the past year, Rs 100 in CZBIL became Rs 119 (+19.24%) and in PRVU Rs 97 (−2.63%), adjusted for bonus shares.
PRVU is the larger company by market value, Rs 4,539 crore against Rs 3,557 crore. Of the 19 commercial banks Punji covers, CZBIL is 18th by market value and PRVU 16th. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield 0.21% on CZBIL and nothing on PRVU at the latest close.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| CZBILCommercial Banks | PRVUCommercial Banks | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 221.00 | 192.80 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | +0.05% up | +0.73% up |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 119.24, the higher figure | Rs 97.37 |
| Return, 1 month | +11.36% up, the higher figure | +2.72% up |
| Return, 1 year | +19.24% up, the higher figure | −2.63% down |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 3,557 cr | Rs 4,539 cr, the higher figure |
| Listed shares | 16.10 crore | 23.54 crore, the higher figure |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 51.1%Public 48.9% | Promoter 51.0%Public 49.0% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | 0.21% | None in 12 months |
| Latest declaration | 0.2% cash · 3.8% bonus2082/83 | None declared2081/82 |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 128 cr, the higher figure | Rs 117 cr |
| Shares traded, latest session | 2,25,362, the higher figure | 2,22,438 |
| 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 | CZBIL | PRVU |
|---|---|---|
| 2082/83 | 0.2% cash · 3.8% bonus | Not on record |
| 2081/82 | 0.263% cash · 5% bonus | None declared |
| 2080/81 | 0.21% cash · 4% bonus | None declared |
| 2079/80 | 5.79% cash | None declared |
| 2078/79 | 9% cash | 1.5% cash · 6.5% bonus |
Against the commercial banks
Rank among the 19 commercial banks Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| CZBIL | Sector median | PRVU | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | +19.24% 10th of 19 | Median +19.24% | −2.63% 19th of 19 |
| Cash dividend yield | 0.21% 11th of 13 | Median 1.84% | No cash dividend in 12 months |
| Market value | Rs 3,557 cr 18th of 19 | Median Rs 5,336 cr | Rs 4,539 cr 16th of 19 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 128 cr 12th of 19 | Median Rs 148 cr | Rs 117 cr 14th of 19 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
CZBIL or PRVU: questions
Which is bigger, CZBIL or PRVU?
PRVU is larger by market value: Rs 4,539 crore, against Rs 3,557 crore for CZBIL, 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, CZBIL or PRVU?
Over the past year, Rs 100 in CZBIL became Rs 119 (+19.24%) and in PRVU Rs 97 (−2.63%), 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, CZBIL or PRVU?
CZBIL last declared 0.2% cash and 3.8% bonus for 2082/83; PRVU last declared no dividend 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 CZBIL or PRVU?
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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