Cahaya Kalbar's profit up

Cahaya Kalbar's profit up

JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cocoa and edible oil producer PT
Cahaya Kalbar announced yesterday its net profit rose by 39
percent to Rp 18.36 billion in the January to September period
from Rp 13.82 billion in the corresponding period last year.

The company said net sales increased to Rp 102.4 billion from
Rp 75.61 billion in the same period last year.

The company said in a statement yesterday that it expected to
post a total net profit of Rp 24.37 billion and net sales of Rp
139.95 billion in 1997.

The company's director Robertus Sampara Lie said that Cahaya
Kalbar has not revised its net profit and sales this year despite
the monetary crisis, which has hit the country since early July.
(aly)