MREIT [MREIT 14.70 0.3%; 245% avgVol] [link] declared a Q1/23 dividend of P0.2476, payable on Jun 19 to shareholders of record as of May 29.
The dividend has an annualized yield of 6.74% based on the previous closing price, which is larger than MREIT's pre-dividend annualized yield of 6.61%.
The total amount of the dividend represents 97% of MREIT’s distributable income for the quarter.
Relative to MREIT's IPO price, the dividend increased MREIT's total stock and dividend gain to 1.9%, up from its pre-dividend gain of 0.4%. MREIT is a commercial REIT that is owned by Andrew Tan as a subsidiary of Megaworld [MEG 1.99 0.5%; 94% avgVol]. It has declared seven dividends since becoming a part of the PSE.
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This Q1 dividend is up 1.9% y/y, up 2.0% q/q, and when it’s distributed, it will be the largest in MREIT’s history. For all of the post-COVID challenges that the commercial REIT sector has had since MREIT’s IPO, the company has done well by its shareholders to protect the income stream and distribute a relatively stable dividend.
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