Dividend stocks: Bharat Forge, HAL, NBCC, 17 others to remain in focus

Dividend stocks: Gillette India, Bharat Forge, Hindustan Aeronautics, NBCC (India), Natco Pharma, NCL Industries, and 14 other companies are expected to remain in the spotlight during today’s trading as their ex-dividend date approaches. According to BSE data, these companies' shares are scheduled to trade ex-dividend tomorrow, Tuesday, February 18, 2025, following their announcements of interim dividends to shareholders.

 

The list further includes Saven Technologies, Amrutanjan Health Care, East India Drums and Barrels Manufacturing, Fineotex Chemicals, Greenpanel Industries, Honda India Power Products, IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, K.P. Energy, KPI Green Energy, KSE, Maithan Alloys, Precision Wires India, Suprajit Engineering, and United Drilling Tools, among others.

 

Here’s the full list of companies whose shares will trade ex-dividend on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, along with their dividend announcements and record dates: 

Company	Ex-date	Announcement	Record date
Saven Technologies	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 1.50	18 Feb 2025
Amrutanjan Health Care	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 1	18 Feb 2025
Bharat Forge	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 2.50	18 Feb 2025
East India Drums and Barrels Manufacturing	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend	18 Feb 2025
Fineotex Chemical	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 0.40	18 Feb 2025
Gillette India	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 65	19 Feb 2025
Greenpanel Industries	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 0.30	18 Feb 2025
Hindustan Aeronautics	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 25	18 Feb 2025
Honda India Power Products	18 Feb 2025	Special Dividend - Rs - 10	18 Feb 2025
IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 4	18 Feb 2025
K.P. Energy	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 0.2000	18 Feb 2025
KPI Green Energy	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend	18 Feb 2025
KSE	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 30	18 Feb 2025
Maithan Alloys	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 3	19 Feb 2025
Natco Pharma	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 1.50	18 Feb 2025
NBCC (India)	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 0.53	18 Feb 2025
Ncl Industries	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Re - 1	18 Feb 2025
Precision Wires India	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 0.30	18 Feb 2025
Suprajit Engineering	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 1.25	18 Feb 2025
United Drilling Tools	18 Feb 2025	Interim Dividend - Rs - 0.60	19 Feb 2025

(Source: BSE/https://www.bseindia.com/corporates/corporates_act.html)

 

The ex-dividend date and record date are two important trading sessions used to determine shareholders' eligibility for dividends. The ex-dividend date marks the day when a stock starts trading without entitlement to the dividend, meaning investors must own the stock before this date to be eligible for the dividend payout. The record date, however, is when companies finalize the list of eligible shareholders based on their records.