# BBC vs STC

[BBC](https://nepse.link/stocks/BBC) (Bishal Bazar Company Limited) and [STC](https://nepse.link/stocks/STC) (Salt Trading Corporation) are two of the most traded Tradings stocks on NEPSE. Their numbers side by side, as of 2026-11-06.

BBC and STC come out even: each is ahead on 1 of the 2 measures below.

## Which is ahead on each measure

- STC has done better over a year (+19.1% against -18.9% for BBC).
- BBC declared the bigger latest dividend (14.00% for 075/076).

## BBC and STC side by side

| Measure | BBC | STC |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Last close | Rs 4,016.00 | Rs 5,640.00 |
| Change, 1 month | +1.11% | +2.64% |
| Change, 1 year | -18.91% | +19.12% |
| EPS | – | Rs 38.83 |
| P/E | – | 145.3 |
| Book value per share | – | Rs 386.30 |
| Price to book | – | 14.60 |
| ROE | – | 7.65% |
| Net profit growth, same quarter last year | – | +121.2% |
| Latest dividend | 14.00% (075/076) | 10.00% (081/082) |
| Market value | – | Rs 1,989.73 crore |
| Average daily turnover, 30 days | Rs 0.11 crore | Rs 0.76 crore |

## Do they move together?

Over the last year their daily returns had a correlation of 0.34 (1 means they move in step, 0 means unrelated). That is moderate: they often move the same way, but not always.

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