Fiscal year 2022-2023

NEPSE dividends for 2079-80.

123 of the companies Punji tracks declared 123 dividends for fiscal year 2079-80. 74 carried a cash component and 56 issued bonus shares, and 3 came with a rights issue.

As of 16 October 2026NEPSE published data · % of paid-up value

Cash, bonus or both

  • Cash only2329%
  • Cash and bonus5165%
  • Bonus only56%

Book closures by month

  1. 2Sep
  2. 4Oct
  3. 6Nov
  4. 17Dec
  5. 33Jan
  6. 13Feb
  7. 10Mar
  8. 5Apr
  9. 3May
  10. 4Jun
  11. 2Jul
  12. 2Aug
  13. 1Sep
  14. 1Oct
  15. 1Dec
Declarations
123
Companies
123
With cash
74
With bonus
56
Busiest month
Jan 2024
33 book closures

The largest cash dividend of the year came from Bottlers Nepal (Terai) Limited at 60%. The largest bonus issue was NIC Asia Bank Ltd. at 29%. More books closed in Jan 2024 than in any other month, 33 of them. A high headline percentage is not the same as a high yield: these are percentages of the share’s paid-up value, so a company trading far above par returns less to a buyer at today’s price than the number suggests.

Every declaration for 2079-80

Largest total first. Each symbol with a page opens it.

123 declarations

Dividend declarations for fiscal year 2079-80, largest total first
CompanyCashBonusTotalBook close
BNTBottlers Nepal (Terai) Limited60%n/a60%5 January 2024
NTCNepal Doorsanchar Company Limited40%n/a40%4 January 2024
SJLICSuryaJyoti Life Insurance Company Limited24.74%10.26%35%19 April 2024
SHLSoaltee Hotel Limited26.579%5%31.579%21 December 2023
NICANIC Asia Bank Ltd.1.526%29%30.526%3 October 2023
ILIIME Life Insurance Company Limited1.316%25%26.316%27 May 2024
SNLISun Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited1.253%23.8%25.053%9 May 2024
HDLHimalayan Distillery Limited15%10%25%29 December 2023
NLICNepal Life Insurance Co. Ltd.21.05%n/a21.05%18 June 2024
EBLEverest Bank Limited10.53%10%20.53%3 October 2023
SKBBLSana Kisan Bikas Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited5%15%20%1 January 2024
UNLBUnique Nepal Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1%19%20%n/a
SCBStandard Chartered Bank Limited19%n/a19%23 November 2023
SRLISanima Reliance Life Insurance Limitedn/a18.381%18.381%27 September 2024
RNLIReliable Nepal Life Insurance Limited0.84%16%16.84%29 January 2024
MENMountain Energy Nepal Limited0.79%15%15.79%13 March 2024
STCSalt Trading Corporation0.79%15%15.79%n/a
CBBLChhimek Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited10%5%15%2 January 2024
CHCLChilime Hydropower Company Limited5%10%15%24 December 2023
DLBSDhaulagiri Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited0.75%14.25%15%29 February 2024
FMDBLFirst Micro Finance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited7.5%7.5%15%28 December 2023
GCILGhorahi Cement Industry Limitedn/a15%15%1 January 2024
HEIHimalayan Everest Insurance Limited6.37%8.63%15%28 January 2024
NICLBSLNIC ASIA Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited15%n/a15%11 December 2023
NMFBSNational Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited7.5%7.5%15%13 March 2024
SARBTMSarbottam Cement Limited15%n/a15%12 April 2024
TRHTaragaon Regency Hotel Limited11%4%15%28 December 2023
CITCitizen Investment Trust0.737%14%14.737%4 July 2024
JBLBJeevan Bikas Laghubitta Bittya Sanstha Ltd0.737%14%14.737%3 January 2024
SANIMASanima Bank Limited5.7%9%14.7%9 October 2023
SHIVMSHIVAM CEMENTS LTDn/a14.25%14.25%4 January 2024
SWMFSuryodaya Womi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/a14.077%14.077%8 August 2024
HLIHimalayan Life Insurance Limitedn/a14%14%n/a
MBLMachhapuchhre Bank Limited0.7%13.3%14%25 September 2023
NLICLNational Life Insurance Co. Ltd.10%4%14%8 August 2024
SMBSupport Microfinance Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.0.684%13%13.684%n/a
SWBBLSwabalamban Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited0.651%12.36%13.011%8 December 2023
SHINEShine Resunga Development Bank Ltd.0.55%10.5%11.05%27 November 2023
NABILNabil Bank Limited11%n/a11%15 December 2023
SPILSiddhartha Premier Insurance Limited11%n/a11%23 February 2024
UAILUnited Ajod Insurance Limited0.54%10.261%10.801%5 February 2024
SBINepal SBI Bank Limited6.8%3.75%10.55%15 December 2023
DDBLDeprosc Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited0.526%10%10.526%28 March 2024
HATHYHathway Investment Nepal Limited0.526%10%10.526%28 December 2023
KPCLKalika power Company Ltd0.526%10%10.526%3 January 2024
NICLNepal Insurance Co. Ltd.0.526%10%10.526%n/a
PMLIPrabhu Mahalaxmi Life Insurance Limited0.526%10%10.526%2 October 2024
MNBBLMuktinath Bikas Bank Ltd.0.513%9.75%10.263%n/a
GBBLGarima Bikas Bank Limited0.5%9.5%10%2 January 2024
GILBGlobal IME Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.10%n/a10%4 January 2024
MANDUMandu Hydropower Limited10%n/a10%20 November 2023
MDBMiteri Development Bank Limited0.5%9.5%10%14 December 2023
GBIMEGlobal IME Bank Limited8%1%9%n/a
LBBLLumbini Bikas Bank Ltd.4.5%4%8.5%2 January 2024
ENLEmerging Nepal Limited8.421%n/a8.421%22 November 2023
ALICLAsian Life Insurance Co. Limited0.408%7.75%8.158%20 February 2024
NHDLNepal Hydro Developers Ltd.0.37%7%7.37%11 December 2023
SLBBLSwarojgar Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.0.368%7%7.368%25 February 2024
ICFCICFC Finance Limited6.5%n/a6.5%29 December 2023
MLBLMahalaxmi Bikas Bank Ltd.6.4%n/a6.4%4 January 2024
CZBILCitizens Bank International Limited5.79%n/a5.79%2 October 2023
NLGNLG Insurance Company Ltd.0.29%5.5%5.79%8 February 2024
SMATASamata Gharelu Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited0.285%5.422%5.707%n/a
BHDCBindhyabasini Hydropower Development Company Limited5.263%n/a5.263%n/a
CLICitizen Life Insurance Company Limited0.263%5%5.263%14 January 2024
HIDCLHydorelectricity Investment and Development Company Ltd5.263%n/a5.263%n/a
MFILManjushree Finance Ltd.5.263%n/a5.263%27 December 2023
OHLOriental Hotels Limited5.263%n/a5.263%29 September 2023
SADBLShangrila Development Bank Ltd.0.263%5%5.263%27 November 2023
SIFCShree Investment Finance Co. Ltd.5.05%n/a5.05%5 January 2024
BPCLButwal Power Company Limited5%n/a5%4 January 2024
MHLMandakini Hydropower Limited0.25%4.75%5%5 January 2024
NRICNepal Reinsurance Company Limited0.25%4.75%5%19 May 2024
PRINPrabhu Insurance Ltd.0.25%4.75%5%19 April 2024
SALICOSagarmatha Lumbini Insurance Co. Limited5%n/a5%26 March 2024
NIFRANepal Infrastructure Bank Limited4.211%n/a4.211%22 December 2023
HRLHimalayan Reinsurance Limited0.21%4%4.21%19 February 2024
SBLSiddhartha Bank Limited4.21%n/a4.21%7 November 2023
MKJCMailung Khola Jal Vidhyut Company Limited0.117%2.221%2.338%29 March 2024
ACLBSLAarambha Chautari Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a03 April 2024
ADBLAgricultural Development Bank Limitedn/an/a029 February 2024
AVYANAviyan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a03 June 2024
CFCLCentral Finance Co. Ltd.n/an/a0n/a
CYCLCYC Nepal Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a0n/a
FOWADForward Microfinance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a03 January 2024
GFCLGoodwill Finance Limitedn/an/a03 January 2024
GLBSLGurans Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a0n/a
GMFBSGanapati Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a05 January 2024
HBLHimalayan Bank Limitedn/an/a05 January 2024
HLBSLHimalayan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a01 January 2024
IGIIGI Prudential insurance Limitedn/an/a022 February 2024
ILBSInfinity Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a05 January 2024
JBBLJyoti Bikas Bank Limitedn/an/a01 January 2024
KBLKumari Bank Limitedn/an/a023 January 2024
KMCDBKalika Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltdn/an/a0n/a
KSBBLKamana Sewa Bikas Bank Limitedn/an/a015 December 2023
LICNLife Insurance Corporation (Nepal) Limitedn/an/a014 June 2024
LLBSLaxmi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.n/an/a03 January 2024
MATRIMatribhumi Lagubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a014 March 2024
MEROMero Microfinance Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.n/an/a019 January 2024
MLBSLMahila Lagubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited n/an/a027 February 2024
MPFLMultipurpose Finance Company Limitedn/an/a018 February 2024
MSLBMahuli Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a027 March 2024
NADEPNadep Laghubittiya bittya Sanstha Ltd.n/an/a0n/a
NBLNepal Bank Limitedn/an/a05 January 2024
NESDONESDO Sambridha Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a0n/a
NILNeco Insurance Limitedn/an/a016 January 2024
NIMBNepal Investment Mega Bank Limitedn/an/a07 March 2024
NMBNMB Bank Limitedn/an/a022 December 2023
NMBMFNMB Microfinance Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.n/an/a020 June 2024
NMLBBLNerude Mirmire Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a07 February 2024
NUBLNirdhan Utthan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a0n/a
PCBLPrime Commercial Bank Ltd.n/an/a04 January 2024
PROFLProgressive Finance Limitedn/an/a029 December 2024
PRVUPrabhu Bank Limitedn/an/a016 April 2024
SGICSanima GIC Insurance Limitedn/an/a028 March 2024
SICLShikhar Insurance Co. Ltd.n/an/a010 March 2024
SINDUSindhu Bikash Bank Ltdn/an/a0n/a
SMFBSSwabhimaan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a023 February 2024
SMPDASampada Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a0n/a
SPDLSynergy Power Development Ltd.n/an/a04 January 2024
USLBUnnati Sahakarya Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limitedn/an/a02 January 2024
VLBSVijaya laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.n/an/a01 July 2024

About 2079-80 dividends

How many companies declared a dividend for 2079-80?
123 of the companies Punji tracks declared 123 dividends for fiscal year 2079-80 (2022-2023). 74 included a cash component and 56 included bonus shares.
Which tracked company declared the highest dividend in 2079-80?
Among the companies Punji tracks, Bottlers Nepal (Terai) Limited (BNT) declared the largest total for 2079-80 at 60% of paid-up value, all of it cash.
What is the difference between cash dividend and bonus shares?
A cash dividend pays rupees into your bank account and is taxed at 5 percent for individuals. Bonus shares issue new shares instead, so your holding grows while the price adjusts down for the extra shares. Both are quoted as a percentage of the paid-up value of the share, not of its market price, which is why a 100 rupee paid-up share paying 10 percent pays 10 rupees rather than 10 percent of what you paid for it.
What is the book closure date?
The book closure date is the cut-off. You must hold the share, settled in your DEMAT, before books close to receive that declaration. Buying on or after the book close date means the previous holder receives it, not you.

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