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DDBL vs FOWAD

Deprosc Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha and Forward Microfinance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha, 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

Deprosc Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited

CloseRs 865.00+0.23% up
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Forward Microfinance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited

CloseRs 903.00+1.46% up
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Rs 100 became…

  • DDBLRs 100 becameRs 118.05+18.05% up in 1 year
  • FOWADRs 100 becameRs 83.61−16.39% 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, DDBL (Deprosc Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited) closed at Rs 865.00 and FOWAD (Forward Microfinance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited) at Rs 903.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in DDBL became Rs 118 (+18.05%) and in FOWAD Rs 84 (−16.39%), adjusted for bonus shares.

DDBL is the larger company by market value, Rs 1,778 crore against Rs 1,080 crore. Of the 49 microfinance Punji covers, DDBL is 5th by market value and FOWAD 8th. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield 0.58% on DDBL and nothing on FOWAD at the latest close.

Side by side

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

DDBL and FOWAD side by side. A dot marks the higher of two figures; nothing is marked better.
DDBLMicrofinanceFOWADMicrofinance
Price and returns
Close, Rs865.00903.00
Change, as NEPSE published+0.23% up+1.46% up
Rs 100 became, 1 yearRs 118.05, the higher figureRs 83.61
Return, 1 month+1.78% up, the higher figure+0.89% up
Return, 1 year+18.05% up, the higher figure−16.39% down
52-week range
Size and shares
Market valueRs 1,778 cr, the higher figureRs 1,080 cr
Listed shares2.06 crore, the higher figure1.20 crore
Promoter and publicPromoter 51.0%Public 49.0%Promoter 70.0%Public 30.0%
Dividends
Cash dividend yield, 12 months0.58%None in 12 months
Latest declaration5% cash · 10% bonus2081/82None declared2081/82
Trading
Traded value, last 30 daysRs 27.53 cr, the higher figureRs 9.02 cr
Shares traded, latest session7,370, the higher figure1,448
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 DDBL and FOWAD by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearDDBLFOWAD
2081/825% cash · 10% bonusNone declared
2080/810.5% cash · 9.5% bonus0.3% cash · 13.3% bonus
2079/800.526% cash · 10% bonusNone declared
2078/7911.053% cash · 10% bonus5% cash · 25% bonus
2077/78Not on record7% cash · 35% bonus

Every dividend by year.

Against the microfinance

Rank among the 49 microfinance Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.

DDBL and FOWAD against their sector
DDBLSector medianFOWAD
Return, 1 year+18.05% 2nd of 48Median −10.08%−16.39% 33rd of 48
Cash dividend yield0.58% 6th of 19Median 0.08%No cash dividend in 12 months
Market valueRs 1,778 cr 5th of 49Median Rs 445 crRs 1,080 cr 8th of 49
Traded value, 30 daysRs 27.53 cr 7th of 49Median Rs 7.36 crRs 9.02 cr 21st of 49

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

Questions

DDBL or FOWAD: questions

Which is bigger, DDBL or FOWAD?

DDBL is larger by market value: Rs 1,778 crore, against Rs 1,080 crore for FOWAD, 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, DDBL or FOWAD?

Over the past year, Rs 100 in DDBL became Rs 118 (+18.05%) and in FOWAD Rs 84 (−16.39%), 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, DDBL or FOWAD?

DDBL last declared 5% cash and 10% bonus for 2081/82; FOWAD 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 DDBL or FOWAD?

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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