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MEN vs SAHAS
Mountain Energy Nepal and Sahas Urja, 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
Mountain Energy Nepal Limited
Sahas Urja Limited
Rs 100 became…
- MENRs 100 becameRs 134.58+34.58% up in 1 year
- SAHASRs 100 becameRs 137.75+37.75% 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; a right share issue in the period is not adjusted either. To the close of 16 Oct 2026.
In plain words
On 16 Oct 2026, MEN (Mountain Energy Nepal Limited) closed at Rs 671.00 and SAHAS (Sahas Urja Limited) at Rs 700.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in MEN became Rs 135 (+34.58%) and in SAHAS Rs 138 (+37.75%), adjusted for bonus shares.
SAHAS is the larger company by market value, Rs 3,202 crore against Rs 2,096 crore. Of the 110 hydro power Punji covers, MEN is 7th by market value and SAHAS 3rd. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield 0.31% on MEN and 0.16% on SAHAS at the latest close.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| MENHydro Power | SAHASHydro Power | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 671.00 | 700.00 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | +0.93% up | +0.16% up |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 134.58 | Rs 137.75, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 month | +2.80% up, the higher figure | +0.86% up |
| Return, 1 year | +34.58% up | +37.75% up, the higher figure |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 2,096 cr | Rs 3,202 cr, the higher figure |
| Listed shares | 3.12 crore | 4.57 crore, the higher figure |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 80.0%Public 20.0% | Promoter 70.0%Public 30.0% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | 0.31%, the higher figure | 0.16% |
| Latest declaration | 1.053% cash · 20% bonus2082/83 | 1.105% cash · 21% bonus2081/82 |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 313 cr, the higher figure | Rs 237 cr |
| Shares traded, latest session | 1,73,479, the higher figure | 77,195 |
| 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 | MEN | SAHAS |
|---|---|---|
| 2082/83 | 1.053% cash · 20% bonus | Not on record |
| 2081/82 | 1.053% cash · 20% bonus | 1.105% cash · 21% bonus |
| 2080/81 | 0.79% cash · 15% bonus | 0.421% cash · 8% bonus |
| 2079/80 | 0.79% cash · 15% bonus | Not on record |
Against the hydro power
Rank among the 110 hydro power Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| MEN | Sector median | SAHAS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | +34.58% 7th of 94 | Median −0.06% | +37.75% 6th of 94 |
| Cash dividend yield | 0.31% 6th of 20 | Median 0.15% | 0.16% 7th of 20 |
| Market value | Rs 2,096 cr 7th of 110 | Median Rs 476 cr | Rs 3,202 cr 3rd of 110 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 313 cr 9th of 110 | Median Rs 28.59 cr | Rs 237 cr 11th of 110 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
MEN or SAHAS: questions
Which is bigger, MEN or SAHAS?
SAHAS is larger by market value: Rs 3,202 crore, against Rs 2,096 crore for MEN, 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, MEN or SAHAS?
Over the past year, Rs 100 in MEN became Rs 135 (+34.58%) and in SAHAS Rs 138 (+37.75%), 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, MEN or SAHAS?
MEN last declared 1.053% cash and 20% bonus for 2082/83; SAHAS last declared 1.105% cash and 21% bonus 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 MEN or SAHAS?
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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