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NRIC vs PURE
Nepal Reinsurance and Pure Energy, 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
Nepal Reinsurance Company Limited
Pure Energy Limited
Rs 100 became…
- NRICRs 100 becameRs 61.20−38.80% down in 1 year
- PURERs 100 becameRs 102.43+2.43% 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, NRIC (Nepal Reinsurance Company Limited) closed at Rs 765.00 and PURE (Pure Energy Limited) at Rs 760.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in NRIC became Rs 61 (−38.80%) and in PURE Rs 102 (+2.43%), adjusted for bonus shares.
NRIC is the larger company by market value, Rs 10,268 crore against Rs 608 crore. Of the 9 others Punji covers, NRIC is 2nd by market value and PURE 4th. Neither had a cash dividend book closure in the last 12 months.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| NRICOthers | PUREOthers | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 765.00 | 760.00 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | −3.16% down | +0.53% up |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 61.20 | Rs 102.43, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 month | −8.93% down | −3.57% down, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 year | −38.80% down | +2.43% up, the higher figure |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 10,268 cr, the higher figure | Rs 608 cr |
| Listed shares | 13.42 crore, the higher figure | 0.80 crore |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 84.0%Public 16.0% | Promoter 80.0%Public 20.0% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | None in 12 months | None in 12 months |
| Latest declaration | 0.25% cash · 4.75% bonus2079/80 | None on record |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 50.47 cr, the higher figure | Rs 14.79 cr |
| Shares traded, latest session | 41,396, the higher figure | 12,620 |
| 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 | NRIC | PURE |
|---|---|---|
| 2079/80 | 0.25% cash · 4.75% bonus | Not on record |
| 2078/79 | 0.25% cash · 4.75% bonus | Not on record |
| 2077/78 | 0.263% cash · 5% bonus | Not on record |
Against the others
Rank among the 9 others Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| NRIC | Sector median | PURE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | −38.80% 7th of 8 | Median −31.45% | +2.43% 2nd of 8 |
| Cash dividend yield | No cash dividend in 12 months | Median 3.26% | No cash dividend in 12 months |
| Market value | Rs 10,268 cr 2nd of 9 | Median Rs 567 cr | Rs 608 cr 4th of 9 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 50.47 cr 2nd of 9 | Median Rs 14.79 cr | Rs 14.79 cr 5th of 9 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
NRIC or PURE: questions
Which is bigger, NRIC or PURE?
NRIC is larger by market value: Rs 10,268 crore, against Rs 608 crore for PURE, 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, NRIC or PURE?
Over the past year, Rs 100 in NRIC became Rs 61 (−38.80%) and in PURE Rs 102 (+2.43%), 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, NRIC or PURE?
NRIC last declared 0.25% cash and 4.75% bonus for 2079/80; PURE has no dividend on record. 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 NRIC or PURE?
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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