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NMFBS vs SWBBL

National Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha and Swabalamban 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

National Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited

CloseRs 1,199.90+0.39% up
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Swabalamban Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited

CloseRs 712.90+1.12% up
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Rs 100 became…

  • NMFBSRs 100 becameRs 112.55+12.55% up in 1 year
  • SWBBLRs 100 becameRs 96.43−3.57% 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, NMFBS (National Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited) closed at Rs 1,199.90 and SWBBL (Swabalamban Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited) at Rs 712.90. Over the past year, Rs 100 in NMFBS became Rs 113 (+12.55%) and in SWBBL Rs 96 (−3.57%), adjusted for bonus shares.

NMFBS is the larger company by market value, Rs 1,825 crore against Rs 1,248 crore. Of the 49 microfinance Punji covers, NMFBS is 4th by market value and SWBBL 7th. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield 0.06% on NMFBS and 0.61% on SWBBL at the latest close.

Side by side

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

NMFBS and SWBBL side by side. A dot marks the higher of two figures; nothing is marked better.
NMFBSMicrofinanceSWBBLMicrofinance
Price and returns
Close, Rs1,199.90712.90
Change, as NEPSE published+0.39% up+1.12% up
Rs 100 became, 1 yearRs 112.55, the higher figureRs 96.43
Return, 1 month+4.52% up, the higher figure+1.99% up
Return, 1 year+12.55% up, the higher figure−3.57% down
52-week range
Size and shares
Market valueRs 1,825 cr, the higher figureRs 1,248 cr
Listed shares1.52 crore1.75 crore, the higher figure
Promoter and publicPromoter 74.0%Public 26.0%Promoter 51.0%Public 49.0%
Dividends
Cash dividend yield, 12 months0.06%0.61%, the higher figure
Latest declaration0.75% cash · 14.25% bonus2081/824.364% cash · 5.637% bonus2081/82
Trading
Traded value, last 30 daysRs 30.50 cr, the higher figureRs 15.34 cr
Shares traded, latest session2,6123,334, 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.

Dividends declared by NMFBS and SWBBL by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearNMFBSSWBBL
2081/820.75% cash · 14.25% bonus4.364% cash · 5.637% bonus
2080/810.75% cash · 14.25% bonus0.75% cash · 14.25% bonus
2079/807.5% cash · 7.5% bonus0.651% cash · 12.36% bonus
2078/7915% bonus6.05% cash · 15% bonus
2077/785% cash · 40% bonus6% cash · 19% bonus

Every dividend by year.

Against the microfinance

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

NMFBS and SWBBL against their sector
NMFBSSector medianSWBBL
Return, 1 year+12.55% 6th of 48Median −10.08%−3.57% 15th of 48
Cash dividend yield0.06% 11th of 19Median 0.08%0.61% 5th of 19
Market valueRs 1,825 cr 4th of 49Median Rs 445 crRs 1,248 cr 7th of 49
Traded value, 30 daysRs 30.50 cr 6th of 49Median Rs 7.36 crRs 15.34 cr 11th of 49

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

Questions

NMFBS or SWBBL: questions

Which is bigger, NMFBS or SWBBL?

NMFBS is larger by market value: Rs 1,825 crore, against Rs 1,248 crore for SWBBL, 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, NMFBS or SWBBL?

Over the past year, Rs 100 in NMFBS became Rs 113 (+12.55%) and in SWBBL Rs 96 (−3.57%), 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, NMFBS or SWBBL?

NMFBS last declared 0.75% cash and 14.25% bonus for 2081/82; SWBBL last declared 4.364% cash and 5.637% 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 NMFBS or SWBBL?

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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