Written by Ayush Palikhe• August 29, 2020• 5:10 PM• Bank

Earnings per share (EPS) of 27 Commercial banks in Nepal: Latest update

Last Updated on 2 weeks ago by Sumi

Earnings per share (EPS) is calculated as a company’s Net profit divided by the total number of shares of its common stock and the resulting number is an indicator of a company’s profitability. So, investors value the companies with greater Earnings Per Share and provide higher share prices to the respective companies. The result of Earnings per share is assigned a rating from 1 to 99, with 99 being best.

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 (with their Paid-Up Capital)

S.N	Commercial Bank	Paid Up Capital (Arba)	No. of Ordinary Shares ( 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	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

Conclusion

From the above calculation results, we can conclude that Rastriya Banijya Bank has the highest EPS at Rs 49.44, and Civil Bank has the lowest EPS of 5.71.

Is a high EPS good?

Yes, the higher the figure the better because EPS shows you how much of a company’s profit after tax that each shareholder owns.

Is a negative EPS bad?

Yes, When EPS is negative, it indicates that the company is losing money.

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The EPS can be increased if they earn more or if they expand their margin by lowering costs. They can also utilize share buybacks; which means that they lower the number of shares that can be bought without making any alterations to the profits.

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