PT Astra International Tbk's profit in the first half of 2017 grew by 31 percent to Rp 9.36 trillion from the same period the previous year. Almost half (45 percent) of this amount came from its subsidiaries in the automotive segment.
The profit of this issuer, with stock code ASII, originating from the automotive segment in the first half of 2017 grew by 9 percent, reaching Rp 4.2 trillion from the same period the previous year. Meanwhile, profit from the financial services segment increased by 62 percent to Rp 2.04 trillion, and the heavy equipment and mining segment surged by 83 percent to Rp 2.06 trillion.
Furthermore, the company's profit from the agribusiness segment in the first half of this year grew by 32 percent to Rp 832 billion from the first half of the previous year, and profit from the property segment also grew by 94 percent to Rp 68 billion. However, profit from the infrastructure and logistics segment decreased by 21 percent to Rp 110 billion, and the information technology segment shrank by 25 percent to Rp 55 billion.
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