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BFC vs ICFC: Best Finance and ICFC Finance compared

On 24 Sep 2026, BFC (Best Finance Company Ltd.) closed at Rs 447.00 and ICFC (ICFC Finance Limited) at Rs 595.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in BFC became Rs 96 and in ICFC Rs 90, adjusted for bonus shares.

ICFC is the larger company by market value, Rs 704 crore against Rs 398 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield nothing on BFC and 4.42% on ICFC at today’s price.

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

24 Sep 2026BFC Rs 100 → Rs 96 (close 447.00)ICFC Rs 100 → Rs 90 (close 595.00)

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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.

BFC and ICFC side by side. Nothing is marked better.
BFCBest Finance Company Ltd.ICFCICFC Finance Limited
SectorFinanceFinance
Close, Rs447.00595.00
Today+0.68% up+0.52% up
Return, 1 month−1.76% down+0.85% up
Return, 1 year−3.87% down−9.64% down
52-week range418.00 to 562.00567.60 to 715.00
Market valueRs 398 crRs 704 cr
Cash dividend yieldnone in 12 months4.42%
Latest dividends2078/79: 0% cash, 0% bonus2082/83: 10.526% cash, 0% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 32.97 crRs 13.36 cr

BFC and ICFC dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by BFC and ICFC by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearBFCICFC
2082/83none10.526% cash
2081/82none15.79% cash
2080/81none5.263% cash
2079/80none6.5% cash
2078/79none declared5% 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.

BFC or ICFC: questions

Which is bigger, BFC or ICFC?
ICFC is larger by market value: Rs 704 crore, against Rs 398 crore for BFC, 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, BFC or ICFC?
Rs 100 in BFC became Rs 96 (−3.87%), and Rs 100 in ICFC became Rs 90 (−9.64%), 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, BFC or ICFC?
BFC last declared 0% cash and 0% bonus for 2078/79; ICFC last declared 10.526% cash and 0% 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 BFC or ICFC?
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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