Vital Healthcare posts 48 percent gain in 1H earnings, signals further development potential

By Tina Morrison Feb. 14 (BusinessDesk) – Vital Healthcare Property Trust, New Zealand’s largest listed medical and healthcare property investor, posted a 48 percent gain in first-half earnings as it gleaned extra income from acquisitions, new developments, rental increases and a tax benefit. Net distributable income, the earnings it uses for distributions to unitholders, rose to $20.6 million in the six months ended Dec. 31, from $13.9 million a year earlier, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. Gross rental income rose 3.8 percen...