Kathmandu. As of the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, the dividend potential of 26 commercial banks was 14.76 percent on an average basis. According to the financial statements made public by the banks, Rastriya Banijya Bank has the highest dividend potential.

Rastriya Banijya Bank has the capacity to distribute 44.40 percent dividend till the last fourth quarter on the basis of distributable profit. The bank has a distributable profit of Rs 4.52 billion as of the fourth quarter and a paid-up capital of Rs 10.18 billion. After Rastriya Banijya Bank, Nabil Bank has the highest dividend potential this year.

Nabil Bank has the capacity to distribute 29.95 percent dividend only on the basis of distributable profit. Nabil Bank, which currently has a paid-up capital of Rs 13.84 billion, has a disposable profit of Rs 4.1462 billion. The bank has earned a net profit of over Rs 4.5 billion.

Nepal SBI Bank has the lowest dividend potential. The bank, which has a paid-up capital of Rs 9.49 billion, has a distributable profit of Rs 339.2 million. It is seen that the bank can distribute 3.57 percent dividend only on the basis of distributable profit. Nepal SBI Bank has made a net profit of more than Rs 960 million till the last fourth quarter.