REPORT OF Commercial Bank: Dividend Capacity and EPS [in table]

Among the commercial banks, Everest Bank can distribute the most attractive dividend for the financial year 2080-81.
It seems that Standard Chartered is leading in earnings per share.

This was seen in the financial statements published by the banks up to the fourth quarter of the financial year 2080-81.

In terms of dividend capacity, Everest Bank is seen to be at the forefront. It has made a dividend yield of 29.86 percent for the year under review.

Similarly, Standard Chartered is in second place, whose dividend capacity is 26.5 percent.

The dividend capacity of Krishi Bikas Bank, which is in third place, is 17.37 percent.

Nawil Bank, which is in the fourth position, has a dividend capacity of 14.26 percent.

Nepal SBI Bank and Sanima Bank are in fifth place. The dividend capacity of both these banks is 10 percent.

Four of the 20 commercial banks will not distribute dividends for the year under review. Those banks are NIC Asia, Himalayan, Nepal Investment Mega, and Kumari Bank.

Similarly, a slightly different view has been seen in earnings per share. Leading the way is Standard Chartered, whose EPS is Rs 35.9 paise.

Everest Bank is in second place with Rs 31.45 paise and Naveel is in third place with an EPS of Rs 26.09.

Krishi Bikas Bank is in the fourth position in this list with an EPS of Rs 24.75, while the fully government-owned National Commercial Bank is in the fifth position in this list with an EPS of Rs 21.73.

The lowest EPS of Kumari Bank is Rs 8.8. Apart from NIC Asia, Citizens Bank, and all other commercial banks’ EPS is in double digits.

Table Of dividend Capacity and EPS of commercial banks

S.N.	Bank Symbol	Dividend Capacity %	EPS Rs.
1	EBL	29.86	31.45
2	SCB	26.5	35.09
3	ADBL	17.37	24.75
4	NABIL	14.26	26.09
5	PCBL	6.18	19.45
6	NIMB	-10.05	15.23
7	LSBL	5.55	13.09
8	PRVU	5.2	19.03
9	MBL	4.01	10.76
10	NICA	0	9.26
11	SBI	10.76	19.18
12	SBL	2.6	21.4
13	GBIME	3.06	16.65
14	KBL	0	8.8
15	CZBIL	4.34	9.45
16	NMB	1.3	12.72
17	NBL	5.24	11.28
18	HBL	0	13.1
19	SANIMA	10.4	17,54
20	RBB	3.72	21.73