(BAuto) rose in early trade Thursday after posting a 21.8% jump in net profit in the third quarter ended Jan 31. The Mazda car distributor added 3.7%, or five sen to RM1.40, its highest in two weeks. BAuto’s net profit rose 21.8% to RM33.08mil for the third quarter ended Jan, 2021 from RM27.15mil in the same period last year. Revenue also grew 27.9% to RM 597.98mil from RM467.46mil previously. The group has declared a dividend of 1.50 sen per share for the third quarter. For the nine months to Jan 31, BAuto posted a net profit of RM67.1mil on revenue of RM1.64bil.