Feb 14 (Reuters) - Australia's largest listed property owner Goodman Group GMG.AX said on Wednesday its half-year operating profit rose 9 percent, and it upgraded its full-year earnings forecast.
Operating profit was A$421.3 million ($331.10 million) for the six months to Dec. 31, the company said, higher than A$388.2 million a year ago and better than analyst forecasts of A$412 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
The property developer declared a distribution of 13.75 Australian cents per security, up from 12.7 Australian cents a year ago.
It also raised its earnings outlook for fiscal year 2018 to 46.5 Australian cents per share, an 8 percent increase on fiscal 2017's performance. ($1 = 1.2724 Australian dollars)