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BBC vs STC: Bishal Bazar and Salt Trading Corporation compared

On 24 Sep 2026, BBC (Bishal Bazar Company Limited) closed at Rs 4,090.50 and STC (Salt Trading Corporation) at Rs 5,563.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in BBC became Rs 82 and in STC Rs 105, adjusted for bonus shares.

BBC is the larger company by market value, Rs 16,403 crore against Rs 1,954 crore. Neither declared a cash dividend in the last 12 months.

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

24 Sep 2026BBC Rs 100 → Rs 82 (close 4,090.50)STC Rs 100 → Rs 105 (close 5,563.00)

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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.

BBC and STC side by side. Nothing is marked better.
BBCBishal Bazar Company LimitedSTCSalt Trading Corporation
SectorTradingsTradings
Close, Rs4,090.505,563.00
Today+0.95% up+1.16% up
Return, 1 month+0.95% up+7.60% up
Return, 1 year−17.68% down+5.41% up
52-week range3,825.00 to 5,600.004,997.10 to 6,335.90
Market valueRs 16,403 crRs 1,954 cr
Cash dividend yieldnone in 12 monthsnone in 12 months
Latest dividendsnone recorded2080/81: 10% cash, 0% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 5.98 crRs 38.60 cr

BBC and STC dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by BBC and STC by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearBBCSTC
2080/81none10% cash
2079/80none0.79% cash, 15% bonus
2078/79none5% cash, 10% bonus
2077/78none0.5% cash, 10% 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.

BBC or STC: questions

Which is bigger, BBC or STC?
BBC is larger by market value: Rs 16,403 crore, against Rs 1,954 crore for STC, 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, BBC or STC?
Rs 100 in BBC became Rs 82 (−17.68%), and Rs 100 in STC became Rs 105 (+5.41%), 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, BBC or STC?
BBC has no dividend on record; STC last declared 10% cash and 0% bonus for 2080/81. 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 BBC or STC?
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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