Earnings Per Share (EPS) Of All 27 Commercial Banks in Nepal

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24th August 2020, Kathmandu

Have you ever wondered about investing in shares of a bank? And have you ever wondered how much you are earning from your shares? Well, your earnings per share (EPS) are one of the major components that indicate the profit a bank is making.

If you have invested in shares of a bank, you’ve heard about dividends, right? Dividends are the return on your investment (ROI) in shares. As an investor, you should always look at the EPS of the bank as higher EPS means a higher dividend!

Mathematically, you can calculate your EPS with a formula as well. If you take the Net Profit of a company (here, a bank) and divide it by its total number of shares, you will get your earnings per share!

It is a simple formula that can unfold many stories. Keep up with us, and let’s find out the EPS of commercial banks of Nepal!

Net Profit of Commercial Banks in Nepal

S.N	Names of Commercial Bank	Net Profit (in Arba)
1	Rastriya Banijya Bank	4.45
2	Nabil Bank	3.57
3	Agricultural Development Bank	3.47
4	NIC Asia Bank	3.12
5	Global IME Bank	3.09
6	Nepal Investment Bank	2.57
7	Nepal Bank	2.56
8	Himalayan Bank	2.54
9	Everest Bank	2.5
10	Prime Commercial Bank	2.29
11	NMB Bank	2.27
12	Siddhartha Bank	2.09
13	Standard Chartered Bank	1.98
14	Sanima Bank	1.7
15	Nepal SBI Bank	1.53
16	Mega Bank	1.52
17	Bank of Kathmandu	1.48
18	Laxmi Bank	1.48
19	Sunrise Bank	1.39
20	Prabhu Bank	1.37
21	Machhapuchchhre Bank	1.25
22	Nepal Bangladesh Bank	1.24
23	Kumari Bank	1.22
24	NCC Bank	1.13
25	Citizens Bank	1.12
26	Century Commercial Bank	0.91
27	Civil Bank	0.46

Number of Shares of Commercial Banks in Nepal along with their Paid Up Capital

S.N	Names of Commercial Bank	Paid Up Capital (in Arba)	No. of Ordinary Shares (in crores)
1	Rastriya Banijya Bank	9	9
2	Nabil Bank	10.1	10.1
3	Agricultural Development Bank	14.99	9.56
4	NIC Asia Bank	9.72	9.72
5	Global IME Bank	18.98	18.98
6	Nepal Investment Bank	14.25	14.25
7	Nepal Bank	11.28	11.28
8	Himalayan Bank	9.37	9.37
9	Everest Bank	8.51	8.51
10	Prime Commercial Bank	13.99	13.99
11	NMB Bank	13.95	13.95
12	Siddhartha Bank	9.79	9.79
13	Standard Chartered Bank	8.01	8.01
14	Sanima Bank	8.8	8.8
15	Nepal SBI Bank	8.96	8.96
16	Mega Bank	13.14	13.14
17	Bank of Kathmandu	8.55	8.55
18	Laxmi Bank	9.81	9.81
19	Sunrise Bank	8.97	8.97
20	Prabhu Bank	10.32	10.32
21	Machhapuchchhre Bank	8.46	8.46
22	Nepal Bangladesh Bank	8.5	8.5
23	Kumari Bank	12.52	12.52
24	NCC Bank	9.35	9.35
25	Citizens Bank	9.09	9.09
26	Century Commercial Bank	8.42	8.42
27	Civil Bank	8	8

Earnings per Share of Commercial Banks in Nepal

S.N	Names of Commercial Bank	Earnings Per Share (EPS)
1	Rastriya Banijya Bank	49.44
2	Nabil Bank	37.24
3	Agricultural Development Bank	32.88
4	NIC Asia Bank	32.13
5	Global IME Bank	16.27
6	Nepal Investment Bank	18.07
7	Nepal Bank	22.66
8	Himalayan Bank	27.13
9	Everest Bank	31.15
10	Prime Commercial Bank	16.39
11	NMB Bank	16.73
12	Siddhartha Bank	21.38
13	Standard Chartered Bank	24.76
14	Sanima Bank	19.35
15	Nepal SBI Bank	17.09
16	Mega Bank	14.92
17	Bank of Kathmandu	17.26
18	Laxmi Bank	15.13
19	Sunrise Bank	15.53
20	Prabhu Bank	13.93
21	Machhapuchchhre Bank	14.78
22	Nepal Bangladesh Bank	15.01
23	Kumari Bank	12.77
24	NCC Bank	12.09
25	Citizens Bank	12.92
26	Century Commercial Bank	10.77
27	Civil Bank	5.71

If you look at the above figures, you’ll see that Rastriya Banijya Bank (RBB) has the highest EPS at Rs 49.44. Similarly, Nabil Bank and Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) also have impressive EPS at Rs 37.24 and Rs 32.88 respectively.

We hope this indication helps you as an investor not just with banks but other companies as well!

Happy investing!

Note: The data are taken from the unaudited fourth quarterly report of fiscal year 2076/77.