PETALING JAYA: KIP Real Estate Investment Trust’s (KIP-REIT) net property income rose 5.9% to RM14.5mil for the third quarter ended March 31, 2022 (3Q22) from RM13.7mil in 3Q21.
During the quarter in review, the fund’s revenue increased 4.7% to RM18.8mil from RM18mil previously on lower rental rebate amortisation and better promotional area income as a result of the further relaxation of the standard operating procedures as compared to a year ago. Its net profit was higher at RM9.13mil, compared with RM8.44mil previously.
KIP-REIT has proposed a third interim income distribution of RM8.1mil, translating to 1.60 sen per unit, which includes a non-taxable portion of approximately 0.51 sen per unit derived from capital allowances and tax-exempt income which are not subject to tax.For the nine months ended March 31, 2022, KIP-REIT posted a marginally lower revenue of RM54.5mil, compared with RM54.8mil for the corresponding period of the preceding year.
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