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LSL vs SCB: Laxmi Sunrise Bank and Standard Chartered Bank compared

On 24 Sep 2026, LSL (Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited) closed at Rs 250.00 and SCB (Standard Chartered Bank Limited) at Rs 657.20. Over the past year, Rs 100 in LSL became Rs 119 and in SCB Rs 104, adjusted for bonus shares.

LSL is the larger company by market value, Rs 6,695 crore against Rs 6,600 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield 0.21% on LSL and 2.89% on SCB at today’s price.

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

24 Sep 2026LSL Rs 100 → Rs 119 (close 250.00)SCB Rs 100 → Rs 104 (close 657.20)

10011012024 Sep7 Apr24 SepLSL 119SCB 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.

LSL and SCB side by side. Nothing is marked better.
LSLLaxmi Sunrise Bank LimitedSCBStandard Chartered Bank Limited
SectorCommercial BanksCommercial Banks
Close, Rs250.00657.20
Today+1.67% up+0.31% up
Return, 1 month+15.21% up+0.95% up
Return, 1 year+19.10% up+3.99% up
52-week range203.00 to 253.90603.00 to 712.60
Market valueRs 6,695 crRs 6,600 cr
Cash dividend yield0.21%2.89%
Latest dividends2081/82: 0.53% cash, 10% bonus2081/82: 19% cash, 0% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 277.42 crRs 25.68 cr

LSL and SCB dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by LSL and SCB by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearLSLSCB
2081/820.53% cash, 10% bonus19% cash
2080/810.26% cash, 5% bonus19% cash, 6.5% bonus
2079/80none19% cash
2078/79none16.51% cash
2077/783.5% cash, 8% bonus3.06% 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.

LSL or SCB: questions

Which is bigger, LSL or SCB?
LSL is larger by market value: Rs 6,695 crore, against Rs 6,600 crore for SCB, 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, LSL or SCB?
Rs 100 in LSL became Rs 119 (+19.10%), 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, LSL or SCB?
LSL last declared 0.53% cash and 10% bonus for 2081/82; 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 LSL 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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