Best Bank in Nepal with Highest Distributable EPS 2023

If you are searching for the best bank in Nepal for your investment, you’re reading the perfect article because, in this article, you will find the best bank in Nepal with the highest distributable EPS in 2023.

We will talk about the best bank in Nepal considering the investment perspective through the stock market Nepal.

One of the most important indicators to assess the company before deciding to invest in a share of that company is Earning Per Share (EPS). Especially, the distributable EPS rather than only EPS is important for investors in stocks through which investors can expect the possible return of investment in shares of a particular stock.  

Other indicators such as book value, price-to-earnings ratio (PE Ratio), Return on Equity (ROE), PB ratio, Year to Year (YoY) growth including the dividend history of a company is equally important. However, EPS is the most important indicator when selecting the best bank in Nepal for investment.

Distributable EPS is more important than other EPS such s Trilling twelve Month EPS, annualized EPS etc. because if the company has earned and has the capacity of distributing returns, investors can get the return on her/his investment in that stock.

Therefore, the EPS and the Distributable EPS of the bank stocks listed in the Nepal Stock Exchange based on the quarter 4 report (annual report) of the fiscal year 2079/080 are presented here. 

The following is the list of Banks with their EPS and Distributable EPS in the year 2023. 

Bank Name                           EPS       Distributable EPS

Everest Bank Limited (EBL)                          31.72      40.50%

NIC Asia Bank (NICA)                                    40.22      31.99%

Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)                 37.39      29.00%

Agricultural Development Bank (ADBL)    20.62      19.89%

Sanima Bank (SANIMA)                                21.02      17.73%

Machhcpuchhre Bank (MBL)                      18.05       15.29%

Nabil Bank (NABIL)                                       27.82       14.64%

SBI Bank (SBI)                                                22.15       13.93%

Prime Commercial Bank (PCB)                   11.66       10.60%

Global IME Bank (GBIME)                            20.77       8.27%

NMB Bank (NMB)                                         18.57       8.18%

Citizen Bank International (CZBIL)            15.59       7.30%

Nepal Bank (NBL)                                         23.22       6.62%

Siddhartha Bank (SBL)                                 22.64       5.65%

Prabhu Bank (PRVU)                                    12             0.69%

Nepal Investment Meg Bank (NIMB)        12.59       0.46%

Himalayan Bank (HBL)                                19.19       0.00%

Kumari Bank (KBL)                                       7.46         -3.23%

The lists are arranged in ascending order from highest distributable EPS to Lowest distributable EPS. You can see the higher distributable EPS bank stock for investment relatively analyzing with other indicators too. 

You can clearly see the difference between EPS and Distributable EPS. If the bank has the distributable EPS capacity, the investors can get a return on their investment in bank shares.