Indonesia has the fourth highest population in the world, and it is a republic, with an elected president, and parliament. It is Southeast Asia's only member of OPEC.
Its major products include petroleum, natural gas, textiles, apparel, minerals, palm oil, rice, tea, coffee, spices, and rubber. It is twenty-first in the world in terms of gross domestic product, and fifteenth in the world in terms of GDP by Purchasing Power Parity. In 2005 it had a trade surplus.
Indosat tbk PT (IIT) was founded in 1967. It is a large telecommunications company in Indonesia which trades on the New York Stock Exchange. It has a P/E of 27.6, a P/S of 3.13, and a yield of 3.1%. Its quarterly earnings were up 26%, on a 30% increase in earnings.
MedcoEnergi Internasional TBK PT [PTGIF.PK], is an integrated oil and gas company in the business of exploration, drilling, production and energy production. The company's 2007 first quarter net income increased by 17%.
Pasifik Satelit Nusantara ADR PT [PSNRY.PK], is a satellite communications company, and was the first provider of satellite telecommunications service to Indonesia.
Kalbe Farma Ord PT [PTKFF.PK], manufactures and markets, pharmaceuticals for humans and animals, along with other nutritional products. The stock has a P/E of 22, and a P/S of 2. The company has a market cap of $1.47 billion.
Kawasan Industri Jababeka ORD PT [PTKWF.PK], develops industrial real estate in Indonesia, and occasionally trades in the United States. It was listed in Forbes list of Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion. The stock has a P/E of 14, and a P/S of 3.
Perusahaan Perseroan Perseropt PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia tbk (TLK), also known as TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA, was founded in 1884, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange. It is in the telecommunications business including both fixed wire line and fixed wireless, mobile service, data and Internet services. It has a P/E of 21.4, a P/S of 4.1, and a yield of 2.3%. Its latest quarterly earnings were up 22.8%, but earnings were down 12.1%.
Holcim Indonesia TBK [PTHIF.PK], recently started trading publicly in the U.S. in April of this year. It is a very large cement, and aggregates company which sells to Indonesia’s building, and construction industry. Its net sales increased by 23.8%, and net income went up 94.1%.