BAT Malaysia Q2 net profit climbs on higher sales volume


KUALA LUMPUR: Cigarette maker British American Tobacco (M) Bhd said profit from operations in the second quarter expanded by 23% driven by improvement in domestic sales volume.

Net profit in the three-month ended jumped 31% to RM71.6mil, or 25.1 sen a share from RM54.6mil, 19.1 sen per share a year ago.

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