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HFIN vs KDL: Hotel Forest Inn and Kalinchowk Darshan compared
On 24 Sep 2026, HFIN (Hotel Forest Inn Limited) closed at Rs 617.50 and KDL (Kalinchowk Darshan Limited) at Rs 629.80. HFIN does not have a full year of trading on record, so the chart starts where both do.
HFIN is the larger company by market value, Rs 1,235 crore against Rs 431 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield nothing on HFIN and 0.11% on KDL at today’s price.
Close · 24 Sep 2026NEPSE published data, may be delayed
24 Sep 2026HFIN Rs 100 → Rs 552 (close 617.50)KDL Rs 100 → Rs 74 (close 629.80)
Rs 100 in each on the first session of the window, adjusted for bonus shares. Cash dividends are not added back. To the close of 24 Sep 2026.
| HFINHotel Forest Inn Limited | KDLKalinchowk Darshan Limited | |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Hotels and Tourism | Hotels and Tourism |
| Close, Rs | 617.50 | 629.80 |
| Today | +0.73% up | +2.49% up |
| Return, 1 month | −2.45% down | −8.10% down |
| Return, 1 year | - | −27.82% down |
| 52-week range | 101.70 to 1,450.60 | 610.00 to 1,185.00 |
| Market value | Rs 1,235 cr | Rs 431 cr |
| Cash dividend yield | none in 12 months | 0.11% |
| Latest dividends | none recorded | 2082/83: 0.447% cash, 8.5% bonus |
| Traded, last 30 days | Rs 52.64 cr | Rs 85.73 cr |
HFIN and KDL dividends, year by year
| Fiscal year | HFIN | KDL |
|---|---|---|
| 2082/83 | none | 0.447% cash, 8.5% bonus |
| 2081/82 | none | 0.263% cash, 5% bonus |
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.
HFIN or KDL: questions
- Which is bigger, HFIN or KDL?
- HFIN is larger by market value: Rs 1,235 crore, against Rs 431 crore for KDL, 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, HFIN or KDL?
- HFIN does not have a full year on record, and Rs 100 in KDL became Rs 72 (−27.82%), 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, HFIN or KDL?
- HFIN has no dividend on record; KDL last declared 0.447% cash and 8.5% bonus for 2082/83. 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 HFIN or KDL?
- 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: HFIN stock page, KDL stock page, the screener, the heat map and the guides to evaluating banking stocks and bonus and right shares.
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