In order to receive a dividend, you must own the ASX share before its ex-dividend date.

As we've reported, some of the biggest dividend increases among ASX mining shares this season came from the gold miners.

Next week, two of them go ex-dividend.

Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX: RMS) shares will pay a fully-franked interim dividend of 3 cents per share on 15 April.

This exceeds the company's commitment to pay a minimum annual dividend of 2 cents per share for FY26.

Ramelius Resources reported a 13% increase in EBITDA to $347.7 million but a 6% fall in net profit after tax (NPAT) to $160 million.

The ASX gold share goes ex-dividend on Monday.

Capricorn Metals Ltd (ASX: CMM) shares will pay a maiden fully franked interim dividend of 5 cents per share.

The gold miner reported a 130% jump in underlying NPAT to $144.8 million for 1H FY26.

The ASX gold share also goes ex-dividend on Monday.

Here is a sample of the other ASX All Ords shares with ex-dividend dates next week.

ASX shares about to go ex-dividend

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Following earnings season in August, scores of ASX companies are paying out millions in dividends to shareholders.

Those participating in dividend reinvestment plans (DRPs) are receiving their new shares, typically on the same day that cash dividends are paid out.

If you'd like to receive any of the dividend payments below, you need to buy these ASX shares before their ex-dividend dates.

Each time a company announces its next dividend, investors have a typically short time period to invest anew or top up their holdings to maximise their dividend income.

Here at The Fool, we do not recommend buying shares in a company you have not researched just to get the next dividend payment.

Our stock analysts say the decision to invest should be much more considered and strategic than that, and based on fundamentals.

Many investors employ a dollar-cost averaging strategy on ex-dividend dates to reduce the average cost of their holdings over time.

These investors already own stock in the company.

They target the ex-dividend date for further purchasing because the share price tends to fall on the ex-dividend day, potentially providing an attractive buy-the-dip opportunity.

Here are 16 ASX shares going ex-dividend next week.

16 ASX shares with ex-dividend dates next week

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Interestingly, the same week has been full of news of another FFI. That is, the unlisted, hydrogen-focused, green energy leg of Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG), Fortescue Future Industries.

Could the chaos experienced by FFI Holdings' shares have been driven by a case of mistaken identity?

FFI Holdings – operator of Fresh Food Industries – saw its stock soar 21% on Friday despite the company's silence. It has since handed its gains back, plunging 17.97% over the course of this week.

At the time of writing, the FFI Holdings share price is $6.94, having fallen 7.9% on Wednesday.

Let's take a closer look at what might have spurred the food manufacturer and distributor's recent surge and fall.

Why is the FFI Holdings share price falling?

The FFI Holdings share price has had an unexplainably odd week on the ASX while a barrage of announcements has kept Fortescue Future Industries, often abbreviated to FFI, in the spotlight.

The latter acquired a 60% stake in Dutch-based High yield Energy Technologies (HyET) Group last Thursday. The HyET Group houses HyET Solar and HyET Hydrogen.

It then teamed up with the Queensland Government to announce its plan to double global output of electrolysers on Sunday. Electrolysers are the equipment needed to produce hydrogen from water.

It also partnered with Australian fertiliser supplier Incitec Pivot this week. Fortescue Future Industries will help swap Incitec's ammonia-production facility's feedstock from natural gas to renewable hydrogen.

Finally, Fortescue Future Industries' chair, Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, stood beside NSW's Premier Dominic Perrottet and Treasurer and Energy Minister Matt Kean to launch the state's $3 billion green hydrogen strategy yesterday.

Kean told those present that NSW's hydrogen industry will be as big as its coal industry by 2050 and Twiggy stated it will "dwarf the scale of iron ore".

Simultaneous to the barrage of news from Fortescue Future Industries, the FFI Holdings share price has been experiencing turbulence and, not to mention, popularity.

55,702 of the company's shares were traded on Monday, 19,600 on Tuesday, while another 23,351 swapped hands on Wednesday.

For context, over the last 4 weeks, the average day sees around 6,500 FFI Holdings shares traded.

Whether FFI Holdings' dramatic movements have been caused by investors mistaking the company for Fortescue Future Industries is impossible to say. Though, it could help to explain the ASX-listed stock's strange week.

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Here are 3 sugary shares you can find on the ASX.

Shares for chocolate lovers 

Candy Club Holdings Ltd (ASX: CLB) 

While not necessarily a chocolate making company, Candy Club deserves its spot on this list.

To be honest, a lolly subscription service is genius. And, experts do say to invest in companies you understand. I'm sure most Australians would understand the appeal of a box of lollies arriving on your doorstep each month.  

Candy Club's selection of adorable sugary treats, some of which are indeed chocolate, may well be your next great investment.

Candy Club's share price is experiencing a sugar high. It's up more than 73% year to date, and 462.5% over the last 12 months. 

The company has a market capitalisation of around $69 million, with approximately 308 million shares outstanding. 

Keytone Dairy Corp Ltd (ASX: KTD)

Milk chocolate is a favourite for many come Easter time, and this dairy company has got you covered in more ways than just milk.

Keytone Dairy is the owner of fudging making brand, Gran's. Gran's promises delicious, handcrafted, luxury fudge. If that doesn't sound like an Easter Sunday afternoon snack, I don't know what does.

The Keytone Dairy share price has had a bit of a rough trot in March, so those who believe in chocolatey fudge may just find themselves a bargain.

Keytone Dairy has a market capitalisation of around $46 million, with approximately 273 million shares outstanding.

FFI Holdings Ltd (ASX: FFI)

FFI Holdings is possibly better known as Fresh Food Industries. The Australian owned and operated food supplier has been around since 1979. Generally a wholesaling company, you may not see too many of its chocolatey products on supermarket shelves. But, there's a strong likelihood you've enjoyed them in muffins, cookies or ice creams in eateries all around Australia.

The company's shares are up by 25% over the last 12 months.

FFI Holdings has a market capitalisation of around $64 million, with approximately 10 million shares outstanding.

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With that in mind, here are three small cap stocks that could help you beat the professionals:

• Bravura Solutions Ltd (ASX: BVS) provides superannuation, pension, life insurance, investment, wrap, private wealth and funds administration software and related professional services. The company owns the Sonata wealth management administration system which has been driving growth with long term contracts recently signed with South African listed companies Discovery Limited and Stanlib (part of Liberty Group). The Sonata system has achieved a compounded annual growth rate of 108% since FY 2018 and management are bullish on the outlook.
• MotorCycle Holdings Ltd (ASX: MTO) is Australia's largest motorcycle dealership operator with 34 franchises operated from 24 locations in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It has continued to grow in a challenging market through acquiring new dealerships, a new finance joint venture with Allied Credit and a diversified revenue stream.
• FFI Holdings Ltd (ASX: FFI) is a specialised food manufacturing operation, providing ingredients, products and services to Bakers & Pastrycooks, Ice cream & Dairy, Confectionery, Chocolate, Food Service and Supermarkets. The business has very little debt and has benefited from lower raw material costs as the prices of sugar and coco have declined significantly. The company focuses on niche markets and has a preference for bolt on acquisitions. It recently acquired Orchard Icing which management expects to provide significant synergies with the existing operations.  

If you are looking for more ideas on companies to invest in, you might want to have a look at these three Aussie companies that are taking over the world.

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With market caps of less than $60 million, don't expect any analysts to cover them, nor do many fund managers own them, giving retail investors the opportunity to get in now, while they are flying under the radar.

Clean Seas Tuna Limited (ASX: CSS) farms yellowtail kingfish and is reporting improving growth rates, reduced mortalities, a return to robust health and appearance leading to better prices and short-term plans to produce 1,500 tonnes per year. The company's long-term goal is to produce 3,000 tonnes a year, which at current prices of $14/kg would bring in around $42 million in revenues.

FFI Holdings Limited (ASX: FFI) or "Fresh Food Industries" produces fillings for fruit pies, glazing gels, jams, ice cream, various chocolate products, and confectionary. The company is currently struggling with net profit for the last half falling more than 20% to $1.2 million, thanks to high costs in the food manufacturing industry and a lack of sales growth. Supplying ingredients for private label products to the likes of Woolworths Limited (ASX: WOW) and Coles – owned by Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) – is a tough business. But Fresh Food industries says it has several initiatives underway that will return it to profitability as market conditions improve.

Capilano Honey Limited (ASX: CZZ) is the market leader for honey in Australia, with annual revenues of more than $70 million, and exports to more than 30 countries. Capilano says it is working on growing the honey category and honey usage, expanding its premium local and export retail markets and focusing on China. Currently trading on a P/E ratio of just 9.3 times, and with close to 50% market share, Capilano could be one stock to watch.

Yowie Group Ltd (ASX: YOW) produces a chocolate product, which contains a non-edible gift inside, similar to a Kinder Surprise, and sold 65 million of them in Australia in one year. By comparison, Ferrero sells 2 billion Kinder Surprise eggs each year or around $3.5 billion in retail sales. In what could be a company-changing event, Yowie has secured approval to launch its products into the United States, unlike rival Ferrero.

Foolish takeaway

While they may be small now, all four companies have the potential to become much larger through exports, new products especially into Asia (and the US for Yowie). Foolish investors may want to add them to their watchlists.

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