As we approach the end of 2024, most companies have already reported their very last set of financial results for the year. Investors should be carefully scrutinising these results to determine which stocks have the potential to do well in 2025. Income investors, in particular, will be looking out for stocks that can either maintain or increase their dividends. On that note, let’s take a deeper look at five stocks that are poised to dish out dividends in December.

First REIT (SGX: AW9U)

One of only two listed healthcare REITs in Singapore, First REIT’s portfolio comprises 32 properties including hospitals, nursing homes, and healthcare-related assets. These properties have an appraised value of around S$1.1 billion and are spread out across Singapore (3), Japan (14), and Indonesia (15). First REIT released its business update for the first nine months of 2024 (9M 2024) which saw a slightly downbeat set of earnings. Total revenue fell by 5.3% year on year to S$77 million...