Kuala Lumpur-listed Tas reported net profit of MYR 8.5m($2.7m) for the three month period to 3 August compared to MYR 2.7m in thethird leg of 2012.

The result is not far off the MYR 13.5m profit the companybooked in the whole of the last financial year ending in May.

Operating profit jumped to MYR 10.26m from MYR 3.72 whilesales rose to MYR 29.6m