Kathmandu. The return on capital (ROE) of shareholders of commercial banks has increased by 2.10 percentage points. The ROE has improved due to improvement in non-interest income along with interest income of banks in the first quarter of the current financial year.

In the first quarter of the current fiscal year, the average ROE of commercial banks has increased to 9.139 percent. In the same period last year, it was 7.043 percent.

Sanima Bank is the bank with the highest ROE in the first quarter of the current financial year. The ROE of this bank is 15.60 percent. The ROE of this bank has increased from 7.68 percent to 7.92 percent in the first quarter of the last financial year.

Similarly, Everest Bank is the second bank with the highest ROE. The ROE of this bank is 14.28 percent.

As of the first quarter of the current FY, Nabil Bank has an ROE of 13.99 percent, Global IME Bank has an ROE of 13.29 percent, Prime Commercial Bank has an ROE of 12.71 percent and NMB Bank has an ROE of 12.42 percent.

Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited has ROE of 11.70 percent, Rastriya Banijya Bank has ROE of 11.59 percent, Nepal SBI Bank has ROE of 9.88 percent, Machhapuchchhre Bank has ROE of 9.62 percent and Kumari Bank has ROE of 9.51 percent.

Similarly, Nepal Bank’s ROE is 7.80 percent and Prabhu Bank’s ROE is 7.21 percent.

Similarly, Nepal Investment Bank has the ROE of 6.95 percent, Himalayan Bank 6.48 percent and Laxmi Sunrise Bank 5.50 percent.

NIC Asia Bank (1.94 percent), Citizens Bank (1.72 percent) and Agricultural Development Bank (1.31 percent) are the banks with the lowest ROE during this period.