Trending Finance Posts
Stay updated with the latest news in the finance industry.

The fact that big businesses' revenue dropped is evidence that the economy is still in turmoil.

Nepali Bottlers The Coca-Cola company Balaju, based in Nepal, brought in 11.21 billion dollars in revenue during the most recent fiscal year 2080–81. Bottlers Nepal's revenue in the preceding fiscal year was 12.6 billion rupees. In comparison to the prior year, this indicates an 11% drop in Bottlers Nepal's revenue.


One of the largest businesses in Nepal, Himalayan Distillery Limited, has seen a 27% decline in revenue over the past year. The business made 4.12 billion last year, up from 5.65 billion in 2079–2080.


The money that bottlers make Another Coca-Cola company, Nepal Terai, saw a 6 percent decline in sales the previous year. The business made 8.75 billion in the most recent fiscal year, up from 9.32 billion in 2079–2080.


 In the most recent fiscal year, 2080–2081 for Unilever Nepal, the company made 8.23 billion. In contrast, the income for the preceding fiscal year 2079–2080 was 8.48 billion. This represents a reduction of almost 3%.


In addition, large cement companies saw a decline in revenue the previous year. In comparison to last year, Ghorahi Cement's income has dropped by 3%. Sonapur Minerals saw a 5.20% decline in revenue, while Shivam Cement saw a 0.60% reduction.


 These companies' net profit has also been impacted by the decrease in income. The net profit of Bottlers Nepal Balaju dropped by 59% in the previous year. Bottlers Balaju's net profit during 2079–2080 was Rs.


The net profit of Himalayan Distillery dropped by 46% in the previous year. Himalayan Distillery has earned Rs 353 crore in the past year, up from a net profit of Rs 66 crore in 2079–2080.

One of Nepal's top cement manufacturers has seen a decrease in net profit of 18% as well. In 2079–2080, the best made a net profit of 21.38 million. It earned a profit of 17.42 million last year.


 Additionally, the bank's profit dropped.


Twenty commercial banks made a combined profit of 64 billion in the most recent fiscal year, 2080–81. While bank profits have climbed by 13 percent overall, the profits of half the banks have decreased.


 The profits of Citizens Bank, Nepal Bank, Machhapuchhre Bank, NIC Asia, and other banks fell last year. Standard Chartered, NMAB Bank, Sanima Bank, Siddharth, Global IME, and National Commercial Bank have all seen a decline in profit in a similar manner.


The ten banks with higher profits have extremely low distributable profits as well. The distributable profit of banks has dropped by fifty-one percent from the prior year.


 Nar Bahadur Thapa, a former executive director of Nepal Rastra Bank, claims that the bank's earnings have been impacted by low business morale, a lack of investment from the private sector, and a lack of demand for loans. "On the one hand, the demand for loans is very low, on the other hand, loan principal and interest have not been raised," according to him.


Why is the income lower now?

The economy has not been able to move in time since the corona epidemic. The bank has a lot of money that can be invested, but it hasn't trickled out into the market. The official data indicates that, over the last three fiscal years, there has been a decline in investment in the manufacturing sector. This implies an automatic decline in bank lending. There has also been a delay in debt recovery.


The economy is growing overall, according to Rajesh Agarwal, president of the Nepal Industry Confederation, as investment in the manufacturing sector declines. "There is no enthusiasm among investors due to the recession in the economy and reduced market demand," according to him, "Industries are not operating at full capacity." Production costs and revenue have dropped as a result.


Agarwal claims that the decline in demand is causing both domestic and global investors to lose confidence.

Experts say that when the productive sector grows, capital is drawn from all areas. However, the Central Statistics Office's data indicates that the construction industry has seen negative growth for the past two years. This consequently led to a decline in the demand for goods like cement and rods.


Agarwal claims that this impact on the economy is cyclical. "The fact that large industries are not able to run at full capacity and new investment is not coming is a sign that the economy is in crisis," according to him. In general, it has affected tax collection, employment, and national economic growth.  

Tags:
    Share: