Healthcare Stocks That Pay Dividends

The SGX Healthcare Index generated a 4.5% total return in the year through 19 October, taking the three-year total return to 63.7%. There are a total of 29 stocks in the SGX Healthcare Index. The 29 components of the SGX Healthcare Index are categorised across sub-industries, including healthcare equipment, healthcare supplies, healthcare distributors, healthcare services, healthcare facilities, pharmaceuticals, office services & supplies, and healthcare REITs. The 29 stocks have a combined market capitalisation of S$30.9 billion.

Here are some healthcare stocks with better dividend yields amongst the rest:

Name of Healthcare StockDividend Yield
Parkway Life REIT5.4% pa
First REIT6.1% pa
Haw Par Corporation2.4% pa
Religare Health Trust7.4% pa
TalkMed Group4.7% pa
Singapore O&G2.6% pa


Here are the Company Descriptions, taken from StockFacts:

Parkway Life REIT
Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust invests primarily in the real estate properties and related assets in the Asia Pacific region. The company’s properties are used primarily for healthcare and/or healthcare-related purposes, including hospitals and healthcare facilities, as well as real estate and/or real estate assets used in connection with healthcare research, education, and the manufacture or storage of drugs, medicine, and other healthcare goods and devices. As of June 17, 2010, its total portfolio size stands at 27 properties in Japan and Singapore. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Singapore, Singapore.


First REIT
First Real Estate Investment Trust is a REIT fund launched and managed by Bowsprit Capital Corporation Limited. It invests in the real estate markets of Asia including Indonesia, Singapore, China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Hong Kong. The fund seeks to invest in the diversified portfolio of real estate related assets operating healthcare and/or healthcare-related purposes. First Real Estate Investment Trust was formed on October 19, 2006 and is domiciled in Singapore.
 
Haw Par Corporation
Haw Par Corporation Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and trades healthcare products; provides leisure-related goods and services; and invests in properties and securities. The company’s Healthcare division principally manufactures and distributes topical analgesic products. This division offers ointments, soft, plasters, muscle rubs, liniments, oils, mosquito repellent sprays, mosquito repellent patches, mosquito repellent lotions, arthritis rubs, joint rubs, neck and shoulder rubs, neck and shoulder rub boosts, back pain patches, and ultra thin patches under the Tiger Balm name; indomethacin plasters under the Tiger name; and muscle gels, muscle rubs, and muscle sprays under the Tiger Balm ACTIVE name to invigorate the body, and relieve aches and pains, as well as medicated oils and refreshers under the Kwan Loong name. Its Leisure division provides family and tourist oriented leisure alternatives through its two owned and operated oceanariums comprising the Underwater World Singapore located in Sentosa and Underwater World Pattaya located in Thailand. The company’s Property division owns and leases out various investment properties in the Asia region. This division’s investment property portfolio comprises 45,816 square meters of commercial and industrial space in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. The company’s Investment division invests primarily in quoted and unquoted securities in Asia region. Haw Par Corporation Limited also provides management support services. The company distributes its products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. Haw Par Corporation Limited was formerly known as Haw Par Brothers International Limited and changed its name to Haw Par Corporation Limited in 1997. The company was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Religare Health Trust
Religare Health Trust, a business trust, provides medical and clinical establishment services in India. It has a portfolio of 11 clinical establishments, 4 greenfield clinical establishments, and 2 operating hospitals. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Singapore.

TalkMed Group
TalkMed Group Limited, an investment holding company, provides medical oncology services to the oncology patients under the Parkway Cancer Centre brand name. It offers medical oncology services in the areas of breast, colon, lung, liver, biliary and pancreatic, stomach and other gastro-intestinal, head and neck, sarcoma and brain, and genito-urinary and gynaecological cancers, as well as lymphoma and leukemia. The company also provides palliative care services; and ancillary health services, such as CANSCREEN, a screening program that provides screening for individuals at a risk of getting cancer. It operates a network of eight clinics in Singapore. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Singapore. TalkMed Group Limited is a subsidiary of Ladyhill Holdings Pte. Ltd.

Singapore O&G
 

Singapore O&G Ltd. operates as a specialist medical and surgical company for healthcare needs of the women in Singapore. The company focuses on the obstetrics and gynecology field. It offers general gynecology, gynecologic surgery, female pelvic medicine, urogynecology, and reconstructive surgery, as well as gynaeoncological services. The company also provides obstetric services comprising general obstetrics, labor, and delivery; medical problems in pregnancy; and obstetrical complications and its management. Further, it provides services related to breast diseases and breast cancer care; and general surgery services for piles, hernia, thyroid, and varicose vein, as well as endoscopy services. Singapore O&G Ltd. operates eight clinics, including two clinics in Parkway East Medical Centre, three clinics in Gleneagles Medical Centre, one clinic in Thomson Medical Centre, one clinic in Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, and one clinic at Cassia Crescent. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Singapore.