Speciality Retail Company Rally Over 9% As Stock Turns Ex-Dividend; What To Know?

Today, August 22, 2025, the share price of Bhatia Communication & Retail (India) Ltd. has shown a significant upward trend, rising more than 9% during intraday trading to a high of Rs 30.38. As of 22 August 25 at 14:14 PM, the stock price was 6.80% higher than it was at the previous closing, having begun today at Rs 28.25. The stock has risen around 19% in the last week alone, continuing its stellar run. The stock is still trading below its 52-week high of Rs 36, which was reached in September 2024, despite this recent upward trend.

The company's announcement of an interim dividend with today as the record date preceded today's spike. The record date was set for August 22nd in order to pay the shareholders the first interim dividend of Re. 0.01/-per equity share with a face value of Rs. 1/-, or 1 per cent, for the fiscal year 2025-2026. For Bhatia Communication & Retail (India), an ex-date and record date of August 22, 2025, for a dividend of Rs 0.01 per share means that to be eligible for the dividend, you must own the shares by the end of the trading day on August 21, 2025.

On this date, the company looks through its records to determine who the eligible shareholders are. Dividends will only be paid to individuals whose names are on record with the firm as of August 22. The eligibility deadline is today. You won't be eligible for the dividend if you purchase the shares on or after August 22. You must own the shares prior to the ex-date, which is August 21st, in order to be eligible for the dividend of Bhatia Communication. Since Friday is an official business day in the case of Bhatia Communication, you must have bought the shares by Thursday, August 21 at the latest, in order for them to be in your demat account by the record date of August 22, which would have made you eligible for the dividend. You won't get the dividend if you purchase the shares on August 22.

The financial performance of Bhatia Communication & Retail (India) Limited for the quarter that ended on June 30, 2025, increased steadily YoY. Revenue increased from Rs 10,481.86 lakh to Rs 11,154.46 lakh during the same quarter of the previous year. The total income for the quarter under review was Rs 11,219.37 lakh, as opposed to Rs 10,516.00 lakh in the June 2024 quarter.

The profit before tax for Q1FY26 was Rs 477.42 lakh, which was somewhat higher than the profit for Q1FY25, which was Rs 471.31 lakh. While net profit for the quarter ending in June 2025 was Rs 358.34 lakh, down from Rs 364.57 lakh in the year-ago quarter, earnings per share remained steady YoY at Rs 0.29. Although it was higher than 0.09 the previous year, the company's debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20 remained sound.

Founded in 2008, Bhatia Communication & Retail (India) Limited is a publicly traded Indian firm that sells mobile phones, tablets, accessories, and electronic home appliances from a variety of brands through a chain of retail and wholesale locations, mostly in South Gujarat.