Analysis of NPESE based of 11 months data of 2014/15

ShareSansar July 23:

NEPSE index increased by 3.2 percent to 933.7 points in mid-June 2015 on y-o-y basis. This index had increased by 83.0 percent to 904.6 points a year ago.  

The y-o-y stock market capitalization increased by 4.0 percent to Rs. 959.68 billion in mid-June 2015. The ratio of market capitalization to GDP stood at 45.2 percent in mid-June 2015 compared to 47.5 percent a year ago.  Of the total market capitalization as of mid-June 2015, the share of banks and financial institutions (including insurance companies) stood at 78.0 percent.

Hydropower, manufacturing and processing companies, hotels, trading and others recorded a share of 6.8 percent, 2.7 percent, 2.5 percent, 0.1 percent and 9.6 percent respectively.  Total number of companies listed at the NEPSE decreased from 239 in mid-June 2014 to 232 in mid-June 2015. Merger of some bank and financial institutions during this period resulted in a decline in the number of listed companies. Of the total listed companies the number of banks and financial institutions (including insurance companies) stood at 198 followed by production and processing industries (18), hotels (4), business entities (4), hydropower (6) and other companies (2).

On y-o-y basis, total paid-up capital of the listed companies increased by 22.9 percent to Rs. 178.58 billion in mid-June 2015. Securities worth Rs. 23.06 billion comprising ordinary shares of Rs. 9.61 billion, right shares of Rs. 1.16 billion and bonus shares of Rs. 12.29 billion were listed in the NEPSE during the eleven months of 2014/15.