Vital Healthcare posts 21 percent rise in profit, expects similar distributions in 2014

Vital Healthcare posts 21 percent rise in profit, expects similar distributions in 2014
By Tina Morrison Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) – Vital Healthcare Property Trust, New Zealand’s largest listed medical and healthcare property investor, posted a 21 percent increase in profit before one-time items as it benefited from increased rents on the back of new developments and acquisitions. Net distributable income, the earnings measure it uses for distributions to unitholders, rose to $28.2 million in the year ended June 30, from $23.3 million the year earlier, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. Revenue increased 21 percent to...