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LSL vs SANIMA
Laxmi Sunrise Bank and Sanima 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
Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited
Sanima Bank Limited
Rs 100 became…
- LSLRs 100 becameRs 137.98+37.98% up in 1 year
- SANIMARs 100 becameRs 128.82+28.82% 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, LSL (Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited) closed at Rs 272.20 and SANIMA (Sanima Bank Limited) at Rs 392.90. Over the past year, Rs 100 in LSL became Rs 138 (+37.98%) and in SANIMA Rs 129 (+28.82%), adjusted for bonus shares.
LSL is the larger company by market value, Rs 7,290 crore against Rs 5,336 crore. Of the 19 commercial banks Punji covers, LSL is 4th by market value and SANIMA 10th. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield 0.19% on LSL and 2.55% on SANIMA at the latest close.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| LSLCommercial Banks | SANIMACommercial Banks | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 272.20 | 392.90 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | +0.22% up | +0.23% up |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 137.98, the higher figure | Rs 128.82 |
| Return, 1 month | +17.08% up, the higher figure | +5.31% up |
| Return, 1 year | +37.98% up, the higher figure | +28.82% up |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 7,290 cr, the higher figure | Rs 5,336 cr |
| Listed shares | 26.78 crore, the higher figure | 13.58 crore |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 51.1%Public 48.9% | Promoter 51.0%Public 49.0% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | 0.19% | 2.55%, the higher figure |
| Latest declaration | 0.53% cash · 10% bonus2081/82 | 10% cash2082/83 |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 503 cr, the higher figure | Rs 187 cr |
| Shares traded, latest session | 2,19,567, the higher figure | 1,01,691 |
| 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 | LSL | SANIMA |
|---|---|---|
| 2082/83 | Not on record | 10% cash |
| 2081/82 | 0.53% cash · 10% bonus | 7.369% cash |
| 2080/81 | 0.26% cash · 5% bonus | 5.263% cash |
| 2079/80 | Not on record | 5.7% cash · 9% bonus |
| 2078/79 | Not on record | 0.98% cash · 10% bonus |
Against the commercial banks
Rank among the 19 commercial banks Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| LSL | Sector median | SANIMA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | +37.98% 2nd of 19 | Median +19.24% | +28.82% 5th of 19 |
| Cash dividend yield | 0.19% 12th of 13 | Median 1.84% | 2.55% 5th of 13 |
| Market value | Rs 7,290 cr 4th of 19 | Median Rs 5,336 cr | Rs 5,336 cr 10th of 19 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 503 cr 2nd of 19 | Median Rs 148 cr | Rs 187 cr 7th of 19 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
LSL or SANIMA: questions
Which is bigger, LSL or SANIMA?
LSL is larger by market value: Rs 7,290 crore, against Rs 5,336 crore for SANIMA, 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, LSL or SANIMA?
Over the past year, Rs 100 in LSL became Rs 138 (+37.98%) and in SANIMA Rs 129 (+28.82%), 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, LSL or SANIMA?
LSL last declared 0.53% cash and 10% bonus for 2081/82; SANIMA last declared 10% cash 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 LSL or SANIMA?
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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