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FOREWORD

With the objective of providing news and information on the securities market and corporate affairs on quarterly basis, Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) has been publishing the "Quarterly Market Review". This review covers the information on securities market activities from 18 October 2006 to 13 April 2007.

       Securities Board of Nepal

1.      Securities Registration and Prospectus Approval

 

SEBON, during the review period, approved the prospectuses of four development banks and three finance companies and registered the securities amounting Rs. 207.25 million.

 

Table 1: Securities Registration and Prospectus Approval

S.N.

Name of Company

Registration Date

Amount

(Rs. in Million)

Ordinary Share

 

 207.25

1

Gorkha Development Bank Ltd.

31/12/2006

96.00

2

Swabalamban Vikas Bank Ltd.

28/01/2007

6.00

3

Himchuli Bikas Bank Ltd.

04/02/2007

12.00

4

Imperial Finance Institutions Ltd.

06/02/2007

19.50

5 Annapurna Bikas Bank Ltd. 21/02/2007 29.40
6 ICFC Bitiya Sanstha Ltd. 08/03/2007 24.35
7 Civil Merchant Bittiya Sanstha Ltd. 15/03/2007 20.00

Total

 

 207.25

Similarly, SEBON also registered the rights shares and disclosure documents of six companies consisting of one bank and five finance companies. The amount of rights shares registered was Rs. 497.25 million.

Table 2: Rights Shares Registration

S.N.

Name of Company

Registration Date

Amount

(Rs. in Million)

1

Nabadurga Finance Co. Ltd.

12/12/2006

11.00

2

Ace Finance Co. Ltd.

12/01/2007

194.00

3

Annapurna Finance  Co. Ltd.

15/01/2007

80.00

4 Yeti Finance Ltd. 05/03/2007 6.25
5 Capital Merchant Banking & Finance Ltd. 28/03/2007 84.00
6 Laxmi Bank Ltd. 04/04/2007 122.00

Total

 

497.25

          2.    Issue of Securities

During the review period, four development banks and four finance companies issued securities amounting to Rs. 438.50 million. The detail of the issue is given in table 4.

Table 4: Issue of Securities

S.N.

Name of Company

Issued Amount (Rs. in Million)

Date of Issue Opening

Issue Manager

 

Ordinary Share

133.50

 

 

1

Gorkha Development Bank (Nepal) Ltd.

96.00

12/01/2007

NMB/NCML

2

Swabalamban vikas Bank Ltd.

6.00

04/03/2007

NMB

3

Himchuli Bikas Bank Ltd.

12.00

05/03/2007

NCML

4

Imperial Financial Institution Ltd.

19.50

20/02/2007

NMB

 

Rights Share

305.00

 

 

5

Chimmek Bikas Bank Ltd.

20.00

27/10/2006

NMB

6

Nawadurga Finance Co. Ltd.

11.00

02/02/2007

NEFINSCO

7

Ace Finance Co. Ltd.

194.00

31/01/2007

NCML

8

Annapurna Finance Co. Ltd.

80.00

09/02/2007

NCML

Total

438.50

 

 

3.      New Listing of Securities

During the review period, securities amounting to Rs. 1187.39 million were listed in Nepal Stock Exchange Ltd. It consist of ordinary shares amounting Rs. 515.00 million, rights shares amounting to Rs.22.39 million and debentures amounting to Rs.650.00 million. Detail on new listing of securities is given in table 5.

 Table 5: New Listing of Securities

S.N.

Name of the Company

 Listing Date

Amount

(Rs. in Million)

 

Ordinary Share

 

515.00

1

Siddhartha Development Bank Ltd.

20/10/2006

50.00

2

Sanima Bikas Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.

13/12/2006

320.00

3 Narayani Industrial Development Bank Ltd. 10/01/2007 20.00
4 Shikhar Insurance Co. Ltd. 04/02/2007 125.00

 

Right Shares

 

22.39

1

People's Finance Ltd.

08/03/2007

22.39

 

Debenture

 

650.00

1

Nepal Industrial Development Bank Ltd.

20/02/2007

200.00
2 Nepal Investment Bank Ltd. 20/02/2007 250.00
3 Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. 20/02/2007 200.00

Total

 

1187.39

 4.    Paid-up Value

The total paid-up value of listed securities as at Mid- April 2007 has reached to Rs. 21963 million.

5.      Turnover

Total amount of securities traded during the review period is Rs. 4572.31 million. The monthly trading amount of the securities during the period is given in table 6.

6.      Market Capitalization

The market capitalization at the end of the review period has reached to Rs. 133399 million. Market capitalization at the end of each month during the period is given in table 6.

7.      NEPSE Index

The NEPSE index at the end of the review period reached to 494.06. The monthly closing of NEPSE Index is given in table 6.

  Table 6: Secondary Market Performance during the review period

S.N.

 

Mid Nov.

Mid Dec.

Mid Jan.

Mid Feb. Mid Mar. Mid Apr.

1

Paid up Value (Rs. in Million)

20511

20511

20853

21173

21014

21963

2

Turnover (Rs. in Million)

711.76

944.48

1081.67

607.75

716.42

510.23

3

Market Capitalization (Rs. in Million)

113081

128537

137309

137309

130177

133399

4

NEPSE Index (Points)

447.43

508.58

537.09

523.94

494.06

494.59

                                                                                                                                Source: NEPSE Daily Transaction Sheet

8. Corporate Reporting

During the review period, of the 131 listed companies, 79 companies consisting of 13 commercial banks, five development banks, 38 finance companies, 10 insurance companies, three hotels, five manufacturing companies, two trading companies and 3 companies from other sectors have submitted their annual reports to SEBON. The detail is given in Table 7.

Table 7: Submission of Annual Reports / Financial Statements to SEBON

S.N.

Listed Companies

Annual Report/Financial Statement

Date of Submission

Reported Net Profit/(Loss)

(Rs. in Million)

 

Commercial Banks

 

 

 

1

Nabil Bank Ltd.

Annual Report

08/02/2007

635.26

2

Nepal Investment Bank Ltd.

Annual Report

20/10/2006

555.41

3

Standard Chartered Bank Ltd.

Annual Report

16/11/2006

1033.31

4 Himalayan Bank Ltd. Annual Report 01/01/2007 457.46
5 Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. Annual Report 16/03/2007 117.00
6 Everest Bank Ltd. Annual Report 25/12/2006 237.29
7 Bank Of Kathmandu Ltd. Annual Report 03/12/2006 331.33
8 NIC Bank Ltd. Annual Report 22/11/2006 96.59
9 Machhapuchere Bank Ltd. Annual Report 07/12/2006 134.00
10 Laxmi Bank Ltd. Annual Report 14/11/2006 55.70
11 Kumari Bank Ltd. Annual Report 07/03/2007 103.67
12 Lumbini Bank Ltd. Annual Report 24/12/2006 (806.06)
13 Siddhartha Bank Ltd. Annual Report 27/11/2006 65.25

 

Development Bank

 

 

 

1 Nepal Development Bank Ltd. Annual Report 29/12/2006 (161.66)
2 Development Credit Bank Ltd. Annual Report 12/03/2007 32.84
3 Nirdhan Uthan Bank Ltd. Annual Report 10/01/2007 8.39
4 Chhimek Bikas Bank Ltd. Annual Report 29/01/2007 12.83
5 Sanima Bikas Bank Ltd. Annual Report 26/12/2006 8.79

 

Finance Company

 

 

 

1

NIDC Capital Markets Ltd.

Annual Report

21/11/2006 8.78

2

National Finance Ltd.

Annual Report

10/12/2006 16.51

3

Nepal Share Markets & Finance Ltd.

Annual Report

03/12/2006