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HFIN vs SHL: Hotel Forest Inn and Soaltee Hotel compared

On 5 Oct 2026, HFIN (Hotel Forest Inn Limited) closed at Rs 544.10 and SHL (Soaltee Hotel Limited) at Rs 506.00. HFIN does not have a full year of trading on record, so the chart starts where both do.

SHL is the larger company by market value, Rs 5,946 crore against Rs 1,088 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield nothing on HFIN and 0.33% on SHL at today’s price.

Close · 5 Oct 2026NEPSE published data, may be delayed

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A year to the close of 5 Oct 2026, adjusted for bonus shares. The chart below takes any window.

5 Oct 2026HFIN Rs 100 → Rs 487 (close 544.10)SHL Rs 100 → Rs 99 (close 506.00)

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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 5 Oct 2026.

HFIN and SHL side by side. Nothing is marked better.
HFINHotel Forest Inn LimitedSHLSoaltee Hotel Limited
SectorHotels and TourismHotels and Tourism
Close, Rs544.10506.00
Today−2.84% down−0.59% down
Return, 1 month−13.50% down+0.70% up
Return, 1 year-+11.69% up
52-week range101.70 to 1,450.60464.00 to 559.80
Market valueRs 1,088 crRs 5,946 cr
Cash dividend yieldnone in 12 months0.33%
Latest dividendsnone recorded2081/82: 16.579% cash, 15% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 52.34 crRs 67.00 cr

HFIN and SHL dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by HFIN and SHL by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearHFINSHL
2081/82none16.579% cash, 15% bonus
2080/81none26.842% cash, 10% bonus
2079/80none26.579% cash, 5% bonus

As a percentage of paid-up value, as declared. Every dividend by year.

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HFIN or SHL: questions

Which is bigger, HFIN or SHL?
SHL is larger by market value: Rs 5,946 crore, against Rs 1,088 crore for HFIN, at the close of 5 Oct 2026. Market value is the share price times the shares listed.
Which has risen more over the past year, HFIN or SHL?
HFIN does not have a full year on record, and Rs 100 in SHL became Rs 112 (+11.69%), 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, HFIN or SHL?
HFIN has no dividend on record; SHL last declared 16.579% cash and 15% 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 HFIN or SHL?
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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