First REIT posts lower net property income of $52.4m in 1H23
The REIT’s NPI fell 0.6% YoY.
The net property income of First REIT slightly dipped in 1H23, declining by 0.6% YoY to $52.4m.
Given the decline in NPI, the REIT delivered a 6.1% YoY lower DPU of $0.0124.
In a bourse filing, the REIT attributed the lower DPU to “higher financing costs, currency translation impact, and one-off increase in unit base.”
On the flip side, the REIT recorded higher rental and other income of $54.0m, translating to a 0.4% YoY increase.