BAT first half profit jumps 30% to RM533mil


PETALING JAYA: British American Tobacco (M) Bhd (BAT) has reported a 30.1% increase in profit before tax to RM532.5mil for the first six months from RM409.3mil in the same period last year. 

Revenue increased 2.82% to RM1.82bil from RM1.77bil before, mainly due to higher domestic sales prices driven predominantly by tax increases, BAT said in a statement yesterday. 

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