QUOTE(JamesPond @ Nov 16 2012, 10:45 AM)
If i am the share holder, i am not afraid 1 of my land not able to rent out for awhile but, I am worry they fake their book and abusing their benefits.
Cashflow cannot be faked.
If a company fake the cashflow figure, (in other word actual there is little cash in the bank), then the company is not able to give dividend to the shareholders already, as every cent given out (dividend) need cash.
Unless company give dividend through borrowing, which is easily suspected/detected in the financial report already.
The reason, I like reit distributing 90% of the profit made, is that it prevent the profit figure being cooked.
As if cooked the profit, means need to pay higher dividend to shareholders.
So if the profit figure is fake and jacked up, there is no way company has the cash to fund the dividend distribution, as those dividend need to be paid in cash.
A cash given out to shareholders cannot be faked.