Astra Otoparts's profit slightly up

Astra Otoparts's profit slightly up

JAKARTA: PT Astra Otoparts, the spare autoparts unit of PT
Astra International, said Friday its consolidated net profit in
2002 rose 0.7 percent from a year earlier to Rp 257.38 billion
(about US$28 million) .

The slight increase came about thanks to a boost to
extraordinary income to Rp 35.95 billion from Rp 7.89 billion.
The company was unavailable for comment on the jump in
extraordinary income.

Its, net sales, meanwhile edged down to Rp 2.063 trillion from
Rp 2.097 trillion.

Singapore's Cycle& Carriage Ltd. holds a 34.3 percent stake in
Astra International. -- Dow Jones