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IGB REIT Q2 earnings up 15.3% on higher rental income
July 24, 2014 MYT
KUALA LUMPUR: IGB REIT saw its earnings in the second quarter ended June 30, 2014 rise 15.3% to RM58.5mil from RM50.7mil in the same quarter a year earlier, as revenue climbed 7.9% to RM115.5mil from RM107mil.
IGB said the higher revenue was mainly down to higher rental income.
Earnings per share improved to 1.71 sen from 1.49 sen, and IGB declared a dividend of 3.89 sen per share compared to 3.43 sen previously.
This amounts to a payout of RM134.2mil, and would be distributed on Aug 29, 2014.
Year-to-date, earnings totalled RM116.2mil – up 16.2% from the RM100mil posted in the corresponding two quarters of the previous year.
Revenue improved 10.1% to RM229.6mil from RM208.4mil
Source: The Star
