Goodman Property 1H profit drops as decline in financial assets offsets rising rents

Goodman Property 1H profit drops as decline in financial assets offsets rising rents
By Suze Metherell Nov. 12 (BusinessDesk) - Goodman Property Trust, New Zealand's largest listed property investor by market capitalisation, reported an 8 percent drop in first-half profit as a decrease in the value of its interest rate swaps offset a lift in rental income. Profit fell to $60.2 million in the six months ended Sept. 30, from $65.4 million in the same period a year earlier, the Auckland-based investor said in a statement. Sales rose 3.5 percent in the period to $82 million, while net rental and related income grew 4.9 percen...