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MBJC vs MEN
Madhya Bhotekoshi Jalavidyut and Mountain Energy Nepal, 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
Madhya Bhotekoshi Jalavidyut Company Limited
Mountain Energy Nepal Limited
Rs 100 became…
- MBJCRs 100 becameRs 119.87+19.87% up in 1 year
- MENRs 100 becameRs 134.58+34.58% 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, MBJC (Madhya Bhotekoshi Jalavidyut Company Limited) closed at Rs 324.00 and MEN (Mountain Energy Nepal Limited) at Rs 671.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in MBJC became Rs 120 (+19.87%) and in MEN Rs 135 (+34.58%), adjusted for bonus shares.
MEN is the larger company by market value, Rs 2,096 crore against Rs 1,944 crore. Of the 110 hydro power Punji covers, MBJC is 9th by market value and MEN 7th. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield nothing on MBJC and 0.31% on MEN at the latest close.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| MBJCHydro Power | MENHydro Power | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 324.00 | 671.00 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | +2.69% up | +0.93% up |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 119.87 | Rs 134.58, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 month | +9.83% up, the higher figure | +2.80% up |
| Return, 1 year | +19.87% up | +34.58% up, the higher figure |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 1,944 cr | Rs 2,096 cr, the higher figure |
| Listed shares | 6.00 crore, the higher figure | 3.12 crore |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 51.0%Public 49.0% | Promoter 80.0%Public 20.0% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | None in 12 months | 0.31% |
| Latest declaration | None on record | 1.053% cash · 20% bonus2082/83 |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 109 cr | Rs 313 cr, the higher figure |
| Shares traded, latest session | 2,37,218, the higher figure | 1,73,479 |
| 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 | MBJC | MEN |
|---|---|---|
| 2082/83 | Not on record | 1.053% cash · 20% bonus |
| 2081/82 | Not on record | 1.053% cash · 20% bonus |
| 2080/81 | Not on record | 0.79% cash · 15% bonus |
| 2079/80 | Not on record | 0.79% cash · 15% bonus |
Against the hydro power
Rank among the 110 hydro power Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| MBJC | Sector median | MEN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | +19.87% 20th of 94 | Median −0.06% | +34.58% 7th of 94 |
| Cash dividend yield | No cash dividend in 12 months | Median 0.15% | 0.31% 6th of 20 |
| Market value | Rs 1,944 cr 9th of 110 | Median Rs 476 cr | Rs 2,096 cr 7th of 110 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 109 cr 24th of 110 | Median Rs 28.59 cr | Rs 313 cr 9th of 110 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
MBJC or MEN: questions
Which is bigger, MBJC or MEN?
MEN is larger by market value: Rs 2,096 crore, against Rs 1,944 crore for MBJC, 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, MBJC or MEN?
Over the past year, Rs 100 in MBJC became Rs 120 (+19.87%) and in MEN Rs 135 (+34.58%), 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, MBJC or MEN?
MBJC has no dividend on record; MEN last declared 1.053% cash and 20% 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 MBJC or MEN?
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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