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MBJC vs MEN: Madhya Bhotekoshi Jalavidyut and Mountain Energy Nepal compared

On 5 Oct 2026, MBJC (Madhya Bhotekoshi Jalavidyut Company Limited) closed at Rs 296.50 and MEN (Mountain Energy Nepal Limited) at Rs 632.00. Over the past year, Rs 100 in MBJC became Rs 100 and in MEN Rs 122, adjusted for bonus shares.

MEN is the larger company by market value, Rs 1,974 crore against Rs 1,779 crore. Cash dividends declared in the last 12 months yield nothing on MBJC and 0.17% on MEN at today’s price.

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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 2026MBJC Rs 100 → Rs 99 (close 296.50)MEN Rs 100 → Rs 122 (close 632.00)

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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.

MBJC and MEN side by side. Nothing is marked better.
MBJCMadhya Bhotekoshi Jalavidyut Company LimitedMENMountain Energy Nepal Limited
SectorHydro PowerHydro Power
Close, Rs296.50632.00
Today+0.51% up−0.54% down
Return, 1 month+6.46% up+0.32% up
Return, 1 year−0.50% down+22.13% up
52-week range248.50 to 333.00535.00 to 683.40
Market valueRs 1,779 crRs 1,974 cr
Cash dividend yieldnone in 12 months0.17%
Latest dividendsnone recorded2081/82: 1.053% cash, 20% bonus
Traded, last 30 daysRs 56.51 crRs 235.71 cr

MBJC and MEN dividends, year by year

Dividends declared by MBJC and MEN by Nepali fiscal year, as a percentage of paid-up value
Fiscal yearMBJCMEN
2081/82none1.053% cash, 20% bonus
2080/81none0.79% cash, 15% bonus
2079/80none0.79% cash, 15% bonus

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

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MBJC or MEN: questions

Which is bigger, MBJC or MEN?
MEN is larger by market value: Rs 1,974 crore, against Rs 1,779 crore for MBJC, 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, MBJC or MEN?
Rs 100 in MBJC became Rs 100 (−0.50%), and Rs 100 in MEN became Rs 122 (+22.13%), 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, MBJC or MEN?
MBJC has no dividend on record; MEN last declared 1.053% cash and 20% 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 MBJC or MEN?
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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