Astro plans to increase penetration rate by 4%

Good show: Tan and Rohana at the press conference to announce Astro’s financial performance. Rohana says the company has been prudent in its forex hedging.

KUALA LUMPUR: Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd’s net profit for its third quarter ended Oct 31, 2016 jumped 42% to RM151mil from RM106.01mil in the previous corresponding period, mainly due to lower net finance cost and decrease in depreciation of property, plant and equipment.

The pay-TV operator said its strategy, moving forward is to continue to grow its customer accessibility.