Mahalaxmi Life Insurance observed its 4th anniversary on Magh 27, 2079 where the company is the youngest in the insurance sector has gone through a lot of ups and downs.
The company has increased its paid-up capital by 50%, reserve by 60.7%, life insurance fund by 56.4%, investment portfolio by 29.5%, claim settlement by 38%, and profit by 35.4% by Poush end, 2079 when compared to the same period last year, as per the media statement.
Prabhu Insurance Company Limited (PRIN) has called its 27th AGM on 23rd Falgun, 2079. The meeting will be held in the company’s head office located at Tinkune, Kathmandu, starting at 11 AM that day.
Among the other agendas, the AGM will endorse a 7.05% dividend for the fiscal year 2078/79. The 414th meeting of the board of directors held on Poush 24 decided to distribute the dividend on the paid-up capital of Rs. 1.28 Arba. 6.70% bonus shares worth Rs 8.64 crores and 0.35% cash dividend (for tax) worth slightly over Rs 45.47 lakhs have been proposed.
Makar Jitumaya Suri Hydropower Company Limited is closing the issue of its IPO to the Nepalese citizens working abroad from today i.e. on 29th Magh and has extended the IPO issue deadline for project-affected locals till 15th Falgun, 2079. The issue had opened on 15th Magh, 2079.
The issued capital of the company is Rs. 76 Crores of which 10% i.e. 7,60,000 unit shares worth Rs. 7.6 crores have been allocated to project-affected locals of Dolakha District. Meanwhile, 20% of the company’s issued capital i.e. 15,20,000 unit shares will be issued later for the general public. Of this public issue, 10% of the shares totaling 152,000 units shares have been allocated for Nepalese citizens working abroad, the issue of which will close today.
Nepal Telecom (NTC), the country’s state-owned telecoms operator, has officially launched its long-awaited 5G trial to commemorate the company’s 19th anniversary. Nepal Telecom, the country’s state-owned telecom operator, had previously postponed 5G testing due to a lack of a device ecosystem. To commemorate its 19th anniversary, the telco tested its 5G cellular network in Babarmahal and Sundhara.
The network deployed in the Kathmandu districts of Sundhara and Babarmahal is using the 60 MHz spectrum in the 2600 MHz band given by the government. The 2600 MHz band provides a good balance of speed and coverage. According to a Nepalitelecom report, the trials are not available to the public and are conducted internally.
The initial trials, which were supposed to begin in January 2023, have already begun one month later than projected. Nepal Telecom’s July 2021 trials were canceled when a change in administration hindered the requisite spectrum allocation.
Sunil Paudel, MD of Nepal Telecom (NTC), has formally declared the launch of the long-awaited 5G experiment. However, no official launch date for 5G has been announced, however, officials have stated that it “should launch shortly.” Managing Director Sunil Paudel noted in a progress update on the company’s planned 5G rollout that Nepal Telecom (NT) has yet to evaluate the capabilities of its present mobile infrastructure to handle commercial 5G services in the future.
Nepal Telecom Corporation (NTC) will begin its 5G testing using Non-standalone (NSA) architecture and subsequently advance to Standalone architecture (SA). By changing the basic software, the NSA allows the operator to launch its 5G network on its existing 4G LTE infrastructure. The business has already developed two 5G-ready sites in Babarmahal and Sundhara. NTC is now testing available 5G devices on the network in Babarmahal and Sundhara, having installed the essential equipment at both locations.
The earnings of Rastriya Beema Company Limited (RBCL) climbed by an astonishing 92.57% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2079/80 compared to the same period the previous year.
According to the financial report released today, it made a net profit of Rs 37.41 crore in the second quarter of fiscal year 2079/80, up from Rs 19.43 crore in the same period of fiscal year 2078/79.
While its net premium income climbed by 64.60% from Rs 12.88 Crore to Rs 21.21 Crore at the end of the second quarter of this year, its reinsurance commission revenue declined to Rs 9.4 Crore from Rs 9.9 Crore.
It presently has Rs 3.57 Arba in reserve and Rs 2.85 Arba in insurance funds. It has a paid-up capital of Rs.26.66 Crore.
Its earnings per share are Rs 280.67, its net worth per share is Rs 1439.77, and its P/E ratio at the end of the quarter is 14.25 times.
National Life Insurance Company Limited (NLICL) has released its second-quarter report for fiscal year 2079/2080, showing a 57.70% increase in Net Profit compared to the previous year’s equivalent period. The net profit of the firm climbed to Rs. 22.73 crores in this quarter from Rs. 14.41 crores in the previous quarter.
National Life has a paid-up capital of Rs. 4.64 Arba and a reserve of Rs. 26.65 crores, according to the unaudited report for the second quarter issued today.
The corporation has a life insurance policy worth Rs. 56.15 Arba and a contingency fund worth Rs. 37.20 crores.
The Net Premium increased by 10.84% to Rs. 7.53 Arba in FY 2079/2080 from Rs. 6.79 Arba in the previous year’s equivalent quarter. The firm earned Rs. 2.12 arba through investment, loans, and other sources. NLICL reports a write-back for potential losses of Rs. 70.53 Lakh for this period.
This week’s NEPSE index finished at 2,182.63, up 88.09 points (4.21%). Last week, the index finished at 2,094.54, down 4.06% from the previous week.
This week, the index reached a top of 2,213.78 and a low of 2,087.48, resulting in a 126.3 point swing. The prior week’s volatility on the index was 101.74 points.
Mountain Energy Nepal Ltd reported a profit (after tax) of Rs. 35.55 crores in the second quarter. Profit decreased by 16.52% in this quarter. The profit in the previous corresponding quarter was Rs. 42.63 crores. Tadi Khola (5 MW) and Mistri Khola (42 MW) generate revenue from electricity sales, which are invoiced to Nepal Electricity Authority under the terms of the PPA until Poush end 2079.
Chhimek Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (CBBL) published the second-quarter report of FY 2079/2080 with a rise in Net Profit by 11.56%. As per the report published by the mChhimek Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (CBBL) reported an 11.56% increase in Net Profit in the second quarter of FY 2079/2080. According to the microfinance company’s report, net profit increased to Rs. 55.60 crore from Rs. 49.84 crore in the previous year’s corresponding quarter. The company’s borrowings fell by 2.69% to Rs. 4.64 Arba from Rs. 4.77 Arba in the previous year’s corresponding quarter. The company’s deposits increased by 9.41% to Rs 29.56 Arba. In this quarter, the company’s loans and advances increased by only 1.39% to 33.53 Arba.icro finance company, the net profit increased to Rs. 55.60 Crores as compared to Rs. 49.84 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
Shangrila Development Bank Limited (SADBL) has proposed a dividend of 8.983% amounting to Rs. 27.04 crores for fiscal year 2078/79. The board of directors decided on Magh 26 to distribute the dividend on the paid-up capital of Rs. 3.01 Arba. There has been proposed an 8.534% bonus share and a 0.449% cash dividend (for tax purposes). Thus, the bonus shares are worth slightly more than Rs. 25.69 crores, and the cash dividend is worth slightly more than Rs. 1.35 crores.
Union Life Insurance Company held its 5th Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the fiscal year 2077-78 on Magh 26, 2079, under the leadership of its Board of Directors, Mr. Sandeep Kumar Agrawal. According to the media statement, the AGM approved the financial reports for the previous fiscal year and decided on the remuneration of its auditor as well as the meeting allowances for its BoDs.
Asian Hydropower Limited will issue 6,97,200 unit shares with a face value of Rs 100 starting today, March 27th, 2079. The company expects to earn Rs 6.97 crore from this IPO. This issue’s early closing date is Falgun 2, 2079, and if it is not fully subscribed, it can be extended until Falgun 12, 2079. Out of the total 840,000 units, 10%, or 84,000 units, have already been issued and allotted to Nepalese citizens working abroad, 2%, or 16,800 units, have been set aside for the company’s employees, and 5%, or 42,000 units, have been set aside for mutual funds. The remaining 6,97,200 units will be available to the general public.