Home appliance maker and rental company Coway reported Friday an operating profit of 253.2 billion won ($178.9 million) in the second quarter, up 4.3 percent year-on-year, driven by robust overseas sales and continued growth in its domestic rental business. Revenue rose to 1.4422 trillion won, up 14.6 percent, while net profit increased to 178.3 billion won, up 14.6 percent. For the first half, Coway’s revenue climbed 13.9 percent from the previous year to 2.7719 trillion won, with operating profit rising 11.1 percent to 504.1 billion won. “In the second quarter, we demonstrated strong growth potential thanks to steady increases in our sales volume and expansion across our rental accounts both domestically and globally,” Coway Chief Financial Officer Kim Soon-tae said. “In the second half of this year, we will continue to sustain this upward momentum through focus on solidifying our leadership in the premium appliance market and accelerating our growth engines via product portfolio diversification.” Overseas operations remained the company’s key growth engine. Revenue from ove