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Microfinance institutions listed on NEPSE.

Small lenders working where the commercial banks do not.

Close · 16 October 202649 companies, 22 delisted or suspended

Microfinance at the close

SKBBL0.00%CBBL+0.36%JBLB+0.39%NMFBS+0.39%DDBL+0.23%NUBL+1.30%SWBBL+1.12%FOWAD+1.46%FMDBL−0.14%ALBSL−0.34%MERO+2.04%NICLBSL−0.60%SLBBL+0.11%GILB+0.88%NMLBBL+0.26%GBLBS+2.29%SWMF+0.41%RSDC+0.16%SMPDA+0.41%VLBS+0.41%MSLB+1.36%ILBS+1.08%SMATA+3.28%ANLB+0.93%MATRI+0.14%NMBMFnot tradedCYCL+0.68%NESDO+0.85%LLBS+0.74%KMCDB−0.62%NADEP0.00%ACLBSL+1.19%HLBSL−0.14%ULBSL+0.35%AVYAN+2.53%USLB−1.36%MLBBL+0.01%MLBSL+0.09%SMB−1.56%GLBSL−1.31%SMFBS+5.73%UNLB+1.20%GMFBS+1.17%JSLBB+2.43%SLBSL+0.22%DLBS+1.38%SHLB+0.24%MLBS−0.90%SWASTIK+0.13%
Companies
49
17.4% of NEPSE’s listed companies
Market value
Rs 34,138 cr
7.6% of the exchange
At the close
+0.55%
37 rose, 9 fell, of 48 traded
One year
−1.7%
Price, weighted by value
Lagging vs average company
Median yield
0.08%
19 of 49 paid cash in 12 months

What actually moves these companies

Microfinance institutions lend small amounts, mostly to rural borrowers and mostly without collateral, and they are regulated by Nepal Rastra Bank like any other bank.

They are the most volatile financial names on the exchange. Small float, high price, and a heavy habit of paying returns as bonus shares rather than cash.

Worth knowing: Prices here look enormous next to their book value. That is a float story as much as an earnings story, so a high price is not by itself evidence of a strong lender.

All 49 are listed: Aarambha Chautari Laghubitta Bittya Sanstha Limited (ACLBSL), Asha Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd. (ALBSL), Aatmanirbhar Laghubitta Bittitya Sanstha Limited (ANLB), Aviyan laghubittya bittiya sanstha limited (AVYAN), Chhimek Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (CBBL), CYC Nepal laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (CYCL), Deprosc Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (DDBL), Dhaulagiri laghubitta Sanstha Limited (DLBS), and 41 more listed below. That is 17.4% of the 281 companies listed on NEPSE.

The sector at a glance

Listed securities
49
Instrument mix
49 equity
Regulator
Nepal Rastra Bank
Delisted or suspended
22
Largest company
SKBBL

Related reading: P/E ratio and book value.

The largest companies

By market value, with each one’s share of the sector.

  1. SKBBLSana Kisan Bikas Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited11.0%Rs 3,745 cr
  2. CBBLChhimek Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited10.4%Rs 3,543 cr
  3. JBLBJeevan Bikas Laghubitta Bittya Sanstha Ltd6.6%Rs 2,250 cr
  4. NMFBSNational Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited5.3%Rs 1,825 cr
  5. DDBLDeprosc Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited5.2%Rs 1,778 cr
  6. NUBLNirdhan Utthan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited4.9%Rs 1,668 cr
  7. SWBBLSwabalamban Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited3.7%Rs 1,248 cr
  8. FOWADForward Microfinance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited3.2%Rs 1,080 cr
  9. FMDBLFirst Micro Finance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited2.8%Rs 971 cr
  10. ALBSLAsha Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd2.8%Rs 950 cr

The year’s best and worst

One-year price return, adjusted for bonus shares. The 6 highest and 6 lowest in the sector.

  1. +35.5%ALBSL
  2. +18.1%DDBL
  3. +16.2%SLBBL
  4. +14.8%CBBL
  5. +14.2%AVYAN
  6. +12.6%NMFBS
  7. SHLB−29.5%
  8. UNLB−31.6%
  9. MLBS−32.8%
  10. SLBSL−36.2%
  11. USLB−42.8%
  12. MLBSL−44.0%

Every microfinance company

49 companies with a price. Select a heading to sort; each symbol opens its stock page.

SKBBLSana Kisan Bikas Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited760.000.00%+0.5%0.10%3,745
CBBLChhimek Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited979.50+0.36%+14.8%1.28%3,543
JBLBJeevan Bikas Laghubitta Bittya Sanstha Ltd1,285.00+0.39%+7.2%0.06%2,250
NMFBSNational Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1,199.90+0.39%+12.6%0.06%1,825
DDBLDeprosc Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited865.00+0.23%+18.1%0.58%1,778
NUBLNirdhan Utthan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited608.00+1.30%−15.5%none1,668
SWBBLSwabalamban Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited712.90+1.12%−3.6%0.61%1,248
FOWADForward Microfinance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited903.00+1.46%−16.4%none1,080
FMDBLFirst Micro Finance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited722.00−0.14%−5.6%0.90%971
ALBSLAsha Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd1,183.00−0.34%+35.5%0.04%950
MEROMero Microfinance Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.599.90+2.04%−13.9%0.04%892
NICLBSLNIC ASIA Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited500.00−0.60%−6.9%none870
SLBBLSwarojgar Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.829.90+0.11%+16.2%0.09%743
GILBGlobal IME Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.1,108.00+0.88%+1.4%0.02%718
NMLBBLNerude Mirmire Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited497.00+0.26%−17.6%none695
GBLBSGrameen Bikas Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.669.90+2.29%−14.1%none673
SWMFSuryodaya Womi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited591.40+0.41%−9.6%none654
RSDCRSDC Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.625.00+0.16%+4.8%1.28%646
SMPDASampada Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited726.00+0.41%−16.3%none509
VLBSVijaya laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.610.50+0.41%−18.6%none483
MSLBMahuli Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1,191.00+1.36%−2.1%0.02%462
ILBSInfinity Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited926.90+1.08%−20.6%none461
SMATASamata Gharelu Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited692.00+3.28%−15.9%0.76%457
ANLBAatmanirbhar Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited4,996.00+0.93%−6.4%0.02%447
MATRIMatribhumi Lagubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited708.00+0.14%−27.4%none445
NMBMFNMB Microfinance Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.599.00no trade−2.9%none432
CYCLCYC Nepal Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1,488.00+0.68%−1.2%none396
NESDONESDO Sambridha Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1,311.00+0.85%−8.9%none382
LLBSLaxmi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.814.00+0.74%−7.0%none360
KMCDBKalika Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd784.00−0.62%−22.8%none352
NADEPNadep Laghubittiya bittya Sanstha Ltd.677.000.00%−4.7%none329
ACLBSLAarambha Chautari Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited850.00+1.19%−12.4%none312
HLBSLHimalayan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited864.00−0.14%+6.0%0.04%295
ULBSLUpakar Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited2,575.00+0.35%−26.9%none273
AVYANAviyan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1,055.00+2.53%+14.2%none264
USLBUnnati Sahakarya Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1,026.00−1.36%−42.8%none253
MLBBLMithila LaghuBitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited930.00+0.01%−24.1%0.08%238
MLBSLMahila Lagubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1,081.00+0.09%−44.0%none235
SMBSupport Microfinance Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.1,733.00−1.56%−9.3%0.03%232
GLBSLGurans Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1,510.00−1.31%−3.9%0.08%219
SMFBSSwabhimaan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1,385.00+5.73%−10.6%none213
UNLBUnique Nepal Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1,244.80+1.20%−31.6%none185
GMFBSGanapati Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1,071.90+1.17%−26.3%none162
JSLBBJanautthan Samudayic Laghubitta Bittya Sanstha Limited929.00+2.43%−17.4%none158
SLBSLSamudayik Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited868.90+0.22%−36.2%none148
DLBSDhaulagiri Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1,105.00+1.38%−11.4%none147
SHLBShrijanshil Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1,265.00+0.24%−29.5%none138
MLBSManushi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited990.00−0.90%−32.8%none108
SWASTIKSwastik Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited1,627.10+0.13%n/anone94

No longer trading

Suspended or delisted. Most Nepali delistings are mergers: shareholders were issued shares in the listed survivor.

  • WNLB Suspended
  • ADLB Delisted
  • AKBSL Delisted
  • AMFI Delisted
  • BPW Delisted
  • GGBSL Delisted
  • JALPA Delisted
  • KLBS Delisted
  • MKLB Delisted
  • MMFDB Delisted
  • MSMBS Delisted
  • NAGRO Delisted
  • NBBL Delisted
  • NSLB Delisted
  • RMDC Delisted
  • RULB Delisted
  • SABSL Delisted
  • SAMAJ Delisted
  • SDESI Delisted
  • SLBS Delisted
  • SMFDB Delisted
  • SPARS Delisted

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About microfinance institutions on NEPSE

How many microfinance institutions are listed on NEPSE?
49 microfinance institutions are listed and trading on the Nepal Stock Exchange. That count is from the exchange's registry as of 19 October 2026.
Which is the largest microfinance company on NEPSE?
By market value at the 16 October 2026 close, Sana Kisan Bikas Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (SKBBL) at Rs 3,745 cr, 11.0% of the sector's Rs 34,138 cr. Over the last year the best price return in the sector was ALBSL, +35.5% (adjusted for bonus shares).
What moves microfinance share prices in Nepal?
They are the most volatile financial names on the exchange. Small float, high price, and a heavy habit of paying returns as bonus shares rather than cash. Prices here look enormous next to their book value. That is a float story as much as an earnings story, so a high price is not by itself evidence of a strong lender.
Which microfinance institutions have been delisted from NEPSE?
22 symbols in this sector are no longer trading, including WNLB, ADLB, AKBSL, AMFI, BPW, GGBSL. Most Nepali delistings are mergers rather than failures: the company was absorbed into another listed institution and its shareholders were issued shares in the survivor.

Also: the heat map, the screener and the full registry.

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