Mar 12, 2015 | Industries, Market, Reviews
As almost everybody entering e-commerce and e-tailing industry, companies engaged in logistic and delivery business are expected to grow significantly going forward. One of major players deserved watching is PT Tiki Jalur Nugraha Ekakurir (Tiki JNE), which plans an...
Mar 12, 2015 | Industries, Market, Reviews
State-owned pharmaceutical companies PT Kimia Farma (KAEF) Tbk and PT Indofarma (INAF) Tbk posted 4% and 3.3% growth respectively last year, significantly weaker than PT Merck Tbk (MERK), subsidiary of a multinational company. Merck reported 7.1% growth in sales...
Mar 11, 2015 | Industries, News Group
The Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) is firm in their decision to enforce a certain minimum level of local content on 4G LTE smartphones to be sold in Indonesia. The Ministry has worked together with its counterpart the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag)...
Mar 11, 2015 | Industries, Market
Wintermar Offshore (WINS) booked net profit of US$22 million last year, dropped 22% from 2013 on falling revenues and squeezed margins. Weak crude oil prices might add more pressures to the offshore supporting services player. As you can see in the table,...
Mar 11, 2015 | Industries, News Group
The California based, consumer electronics manufacturer Apple Inc. launched its new product named Apple Watch on Monday (March.9). The product will hit the market on Apr. 24 in nine countries as a start. The nine countries are the United States of America, Australia,...
Mar 10, 2015 | Industries, News Group, Politics
Last week, reports came to surface that 16 Indonesian citizens had gone missing in Istanbul, Turkey since Feb. 24. They were a part of the 25 Indonesian tourists visiting Istanbul on a holiday tour trip arranged by a travel agent, but upon arrival at the Ataturk...
Mar 10, 2015 | Industries
Some men prefer to go to the barbershop—rather than going to a typical beauty salon—for a haircut. This is because barbershops are specialized in male hairstyling. Responding to higher demands, barbershops can now be found in major shopping centers in Jakarta....
Mar 10, 2015 | Industries, Market, Reviews
Holcim Indonesia (SMCB), third largest cement producer in Indonesia, booked net profit of Rp668 billion last year, collapsed almost 30% from 2013, pretty much in contrast to Semen Indonesia (SMGR), which posted 3.6% growth in profit. Payments to SMCB’s parent company...
Mar 9, 2015 | Industries, Market, Reviews
PT Sumber Alfaria Trijaya (AMRT) Tbk, operator of convenience store chain Alfamart, reported net profit of Rp533.54 billion last year, down slightly from Rp538.4 billion in 2014. The Company actually reported strong sales revenue growth of 20% to Rp41.77 trillion, but...
Mar 9, 2015 | Industries, Market
PT Trikomsel Oke (TRIO) Tbk, a major retailer of mobile phones in Indonesia, and Singapore Post (SingPost) have decided to establish a joint venture to tap the growing e-commerce business in Indonesia. Trikomsel will take a 67% stake, while SingPost’s SP...
