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PCIL vs SAIL
Palpa Cement Industries and Shreenagar Agritech Industries, 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
Palpa Cement Industries Limited
Shreenagar Agritech Industries Limited
Rs 100 became…
- PCILRs 100 becameRs 181.39+81.39% up since 10 Apr
- SAILRs 100 becameRs 69.02−30.98% down since 10 Apr
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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, PCIL (Palpa Cement Industries Limited) closed at Rs 598.60 and SAIL (Shreenagar Agritech Industries Limited) at Rs 911.00. Since 10 Apr 2026, the first session both have on record, Rs 100 in PCIL became Rs 181 (+81.39%) and in SAIL Rs 69 (−30.98%), adjusted for bonus shares.
PCIL is the larger company by market value, Rs 2,245 crore against Rs 1,486 crore. Of the 16 manufacturing and processing Punji covers, PCIL is 7th by market value and SAIL 10th. Neither had a cash dividend book closure in the last 12 months.
Side by side
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| PCILManufacturing and Processing | SAILManufacturing and Processing | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 598.60 | 911.00 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | −0.23% down | −0.87% down |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 181.39, the higher figure | Rs 69.02 |
| Return, 1 month | −3.14% down, the higher figure | −9.35% down |
| Return, 1 year | Under a year | Under a year |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 2,245 cr, the higher figure | Rs 1,486 cr |
| Listed shares | 3.75 crore, the higher figure | 1.63 crore |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 80.0%Public 20.0% | Promoter 80.0%Public 20.0% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | None in 12 months | None in 12 months |
| Latest declaration | None on record | None on record |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 87.60 cr, the higher figure | Rs 56.10 cr |
| Shares traded, latest session | 22,963, the higher figure | 9,950 |
| 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
Neither company has a dividend on record.
Against the manufacturing and processing
Rank among the 16 manufacturing and processing Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| PCIL | Sector median | SAIL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | Under a year of trading | Median +3.86% | Under a year of trading |
| Cash dividend yield | No cash dividend in 12 months | Median 1.13% | No cash dividend in 12 months |
| Market value | Rs 2,245 cr 7th of 16 | Median Rs 1,792 cr | Rs 1,486 cr 10th of 16 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 87.60 cr 6th of 16 | Median Rs 62.48 cr | Rs 56.10 cr 10th of 16 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
PCIL or SAIL: questions
Which is bigger, PCIL or SAIL?
PCIL is larger by market value: Rs 2,245 crore, against Rs 1,486 crore for SAIL, 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, PCIL or SAIL?
Since 10 Apr 2026, the first session both have on record, Rs 100 in PCIL became Rs 181 (+81.39%) and in SAIL Rs 69 (−30.98%), 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, PCIL or SAIL?
PCIL has no dividend on record; SAIL 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 PCIL or SAIL?
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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