Samty Residential Investment (TYO:3459) has raised its financial forecasts upward for the six months ending July 31, according to its Thursday bourse filing.
It now projects a 10.9% increase in net income to 2.19 billion yen from 1.98 billion yen initially, and raises distributions per unit by 6.9% to 2,796 yen from 2,616 yen previously, including excess in earnings.
The Reit's operating revenue forecast was raised to 6.15 billion yen from 5.94 billion yen.
The revision follows the disposal of three properties namely S-FORT Kita-Sanno, S-FORT Motohama, and S-FORT Takasaki for 2.43 billion yen, generating a 211 million yen in gains.
In a separate filing, the Reit said the assets were sold due to anticipated rising maintenance costs from ageing, with proceeds to be returned to unitholders and reserved for future investments.
Post-disposal, Samty's portfolio will comprise 188 properties valued at 169.6 billion yen, with 73.6% allocated to regional cities.
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