Tower REIT post flattish 2Q13 earnings

1. Flattish earnings. TOWER REIT ("TWRREIT") reported 2Q13 EPS of 2.51 sen (+2% YoY against 2.47 sen last year). The slight increase of 2% in EPS is in line with 2% increase in revenue to RM13.2m.
2. Income distribution of 5.09 sen was announced. Ex date will be on 7-Aug-2013. Payment date is 27-Aug-2013. However, this is 8% lower compare to last year distribution of 5.48 sen.
3. Some background: The three assets of the company are Menara HLA, HP Towers and Menara ING.
4. Just a dividend play. Despite flattish earnings, dividend remain attractive with net yield of more than 6.5%.