SEOUL, – Hankook & Company Co. on Thursday reported its third-quarter net profit of 77.1 billion won (US$57.4 million), up 2.4 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the July-September period rose 8.2 percent on-year to 84.2 billion won. Sales decreased 0.5 percent to 282.7 billion won.