2QFY18 profit up 17.3% y‐y and 8.6% q‐q: AEONTS reported 2QFY18 net profit of Bt671mn, up 17.3% y‐y and 8.6% q‐q thanks chiefly to an increase in interest income driven by total loan growth, notably credit card loans and lower interest expenses and loan‐loss provisions.