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HFIN vs KDL
Hotel Forest Inn and Kalinchowk Darshan, 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
Hotel Forest Inn Limited
Kalinchowk Darshan Limited
Rs 100 became…
- HFINRs 100 becameRs 460.73+360.73% up since 12 Mar
- KDLRs 100 becameRs 63.69−36.31% down since 12 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, HFIN (Hotel Forest Inn Limited) closed at Rs 515.10 and KDL (Kalinchowk Darshan Limited) at Rs 538.90. Since 12 Mar 2026, the first session both have on record, Rs 100 in HFIN became Rs 461 (+360.73%) and in KDL Rs 64 (−36.31%), adjusted for bonus shares.
HFIN is the larger company by market value, Rs 1,030 crore against Rs 368 crore. Of the 8 hotels and tourism Punji covers, HFIN is 5th by market value and KDL 8th. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield nothing on HFIN and 0.13% on KDL at the latest close.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| HFINHotels and Tourism | KDLHotels and Tourism | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 515.10 | 538.90 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | −0.81% down | +0.39% up |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 460.73, the higher figure | Rs 63.69 |
| Return, 1 month | −17.96% down | −4.86% down, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 year | Under a year | −31.93% down |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 1,030 cr, the higher figure | Rs 368 cr |
| Listed shares | 2.00 crore, the higher figure | 0.68 crore |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 80.0%Public 20.0% | Promoter 80.0%Public 20.0% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | None in 12 months | 0.13% |
| Latest declaration | None on record | 0.447% cash · 8.5% bonus2082/83 |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 45.99 cr | Rs 62.30 cr, the higher figure |
| Shares traded, latest session | 10,311 | 10,740, 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 | HFIN | KDL |
|---|---|---|
| 2082/83 | Not on record | 0.447% cash · 8.5% bonus |
| 2081/82 | Not on record | 0.263% cash · 5% bonus |
Against the hotels and tourism
Rank among the 8 hotels and tourism Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| HFIN | Sector median | KDL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | Under a year of trading | Median −7.18% | −31.93% 5th of 6 |
| Cash dividend yield | No cash dividend in 12 months | Median 0.32% | 0.13% 3rd of 3 |
| Market value | Rs 1,030 cr 5th of 8 | Median Rs 1,111 cr | Rs 368 cr 8th of 8 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 45.99 cr 5th of 8 | Median Rs 46.02 cr | Rs 62.30 cr 3rd of 8 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
HFIN or KDL: questions
Which is bigger, HFIN or KDL?
HFIN is larger by market value: Rs 1,030 crore, against Rs 368 crore for KDL, 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, HFIN or KDL?
Since 12 Mar 2026, the first session both have on record, Rs 100 in HFIN became Rs 461 (+360.73%) and in KDL Rs 64 (−36.31%), 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, HFIN or KDL?
HFIN has no dividend on record; KDL last declared 0.447% cash and 8.5% bonus for 2082/83. 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 HFIN or KDL?
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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