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SANIMA vs SCB: Sanima Bank and Standard Chartered Bank compared

On 24 Sep 2026, SANIMA (Sanima Bank Limited) closed at Rs 368.00 and SCB (Standard Chartered Bank Limited) at Rs 657.20. Over the past year, Rs 100 in SANIMA became Rs 110 and in SCB Rs 104, adjusted for bonus shares.

SCB is the larger company by market value, Rs 6,600 crore against Rs 4,998 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 2.72% on SANIMA and 2.89% on SCB at today’s price.

Close · 24 Sep 2026NEPSE published data, may be delayed

24 Sep 2026SANIMA Rs 100 → Rs 110 (close 368.00)SCB Rs 100 → Rs 104 (close 657.20)

9010011024 Sep7 Apr24 SepSANIMA 110SCB 104

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.

SANIMA and SCB side by side. Nothing is marked better.
SANIMASanima Bank LimitedSCBStandard Chartered Bank Limited
SectorCommercial BanksCommercial Banks
Close, Rs368.00657.20
Today0.00% unchanged+0.31% up
Return, 1 month−0.73% down+0.95% up
Return, 1 year+9.85% up+3.99% up
52-week range295.00 to 390.60603.00 to 712.60
Market valueRs 4,998 crRs 6,600 cr
Cash dividend yield2.72%2.89%
Latest dividends2082/83: 10% cash, 0% bonus2081/82: 19% cash, 0% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 187.55 crRs 25.68 cr

SANIMA and SCB dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by SANIMA and SCB by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearSANIMASCB
2082/8310% cashnone
2081/827.369% cash19% cash
2080/815.263% cash19% cash, 6.5% bonus
2079/805.7% cash, 9% bonus19% cash
2078/790.98% cash, 10% bonus16.51% cash

As a percentage of paid-up value, as declared. Every dividend by year.

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SANIMA or SCB: questions

Which is bigger, SANIMA or SCB?
SCB is larger by market value: Rs 6,600 crore, against Rs 4,998 crore for SANIMA, 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, SANIMA or SCB?
Rs 100 in SANIMA became Rs 110 (+9.85%), and Rs 100 in SCB became Rs 104 (+3.99%), 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, SANIMA or SCB?
SANIMA last declared 10% cash and 0% bonus for 2082/83; SCB last declared 19% cash and 0% 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 SANIMA or SCB?
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.

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