India, Feb. 7 -- A dividend is essentially a way for a listed company to share its profits with shareholders. The dividend payout ratio shows how much of the company's earnings are distributed, while dividend yield reflects the rate of returns made available to the shareholders in the form of cash dividends. For investors, understanding the ex-dividend date is important, as it determines eligibility for the dividend and often influences short-term price movements around that period. Following are the 8 stocks that will be trading ex-dividend next week:

Bharat Dynamics Limited The company has declared an Interim dividend of Rs. 4.5 per share, equating to a 90 percent payout as compared to the face value of Rs. 5. The ex-dividend date has ...