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API vs MEN: Api Power and Mountain Energy Nepal compared
On 24 Sep 2026, API (Api Power Company Ltd.) closed at Rs 334.80 and MEN (Mountain Energy Nepal Limited) at Rs 653.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in API became Rs 128 and in MEN Rs 126, adjusted for bonus shares.
API is the larger company by market value, Rs 2,136 crore against Rs 2,039 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 0.16% on API and 0.16% on MEN at today’s price.
Close · 24 Sep 2026NEPSE published data, may be delayed
24 Sep 2026API Rs 100 → Rs 128 (close 334.80)MEN Rs 100 → Rs 126 (close 653.00)
Rs 100 in each on the first session of the window, adjusted for bonus shares. Cash dividends are not added back; a right share issue in the window is not adjusted either. To the close of 24 Sep 2026.
| APIApi Power Company Ltd. | MENMountain Energy Nepal Limited | |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Hydro Power | Hydro Power |
| Close, Rs | 334.80 | 653.00 |
| Today | +0.24% up | +0.28% up |
| Return, 1 month | +1.52% up | +5.32% up |
| Return, 1 year | +28.17% up | +26.18% up |
| 52-week range | 269.00 to 370.00 | 535.00 to 683.40 |
| Market value | Rs 2,136 cr | Rs 2,039 cr |
| Cash dividend yield | 0.16% | 0.16% |
| Latest dividends | 2081/82: 0.263% cash, 5% bonus | 2081/82: 1.053% cash, 20% bonus |
| Traded, last 30 days | Rs 299.73 cr | Rs 228.36 cr |
API and MEN dividends, year by year
| Fiscal year | API | MEN |
|---|---|---|
| 2081/82 | 0.263% cash, 5% bonus | 1.053% cash, 20% bonus |
| 2080/81 | 0.263% cash, 5% bonus | 0.79% cash, 15% bonus |
| 2079/80 | none | 0.79% cash, 15% bonus |
| 2078/79 | 0.395% cash, 7.5% bonus | none |
As a percentage of paid-up value, as declared. Every dividend by year.
P/E, earnings per share and book value are not in the web data. The Punji app compares those too.
API or MEN: questions
- Which is bigger, API or MEN?
- API is larger by market value: Rs 2,136 crore, against Rs 2,039 crore for MEN, at the close of 24 Sep 2026. Market value is the share price times the shares listed.
- Which has risen more over the past year, API or MEN?
- Rs 100 in API became Rs 128 (+28.17%), and Rs 100 in MEN became Rs 126 (+26.18%), adjusted for bonus shares and without cash dividends added back. How a share moved in the past does not say how it will move next.
- Which pays a higher dividend, API or MEN?
- API last declared 0.263% cash and 5% bonus for 2081/82; MEN last declared 1.053% cash and 20% bonus for 2081/82. Dividends are a percentage of the paid-up value, not of today’s price, so the cash dividend yield in the table above is the comparable figure.
- Should I buy API or MEN?
- 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.
Also: API stock page, MEN stock page, the screener, the heat map and the guides to evaluating banking stocks and bonus and right shares.
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