The company announced its 2Q earnings one day after saying it would be acquired by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for $2.3B.
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MRC 2Q Sales Growth Slows to 3%
The year-over-year growth was down from the 19% reported during the company’s 2023 first quarter.
Operations
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Singer Industrial Adds Dakota Fluid Power Branch in Wyoming
Dakota Fluid Power will increase Singer Industrial’s North America footprint to approximately 85+ locations with over 1,200 employees.
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RBC Bearings Fiscal 1Q Sales Rise 9.3%
The company said that Aerospace/Defense sales were up 21.2%, while Industrial sales were up 4.7%.
Mergers & Acquisitions
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CD&R to Buy Packaging & JanSan Distributor Veritiv for $2.3B
It’s just CD&R’s latest major investment in the B2B distribution space.
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Owens & Minor 2Q Sales Show Modest Increase
Despite strong numbers from the company’s Patient Direct segment, overall sales increased just 2.5%.
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Fastenal Sales Growth Slows to 3.7% in July
The company reported its July sales figures, which showed net and daily sales were up 3.7% compared with the same period in 2022.
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With Hisco Aboard, DSG Sales Jump 17.6%
During the quarter, operating income more than tripled and adjusted EBITDA increased by $8.4 million, or nearly 27%.
Economic Trends
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June Orders for Manufactured Goods Up 2.3%
New orders for manufactured goods in June — up 6 of the past 7 months — increased $13.4 billion or 2.3%.
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Fiscals: Columbus McKinnon, Ingersoll Rand, Timken, MSA
It’s a big week for industrial manufacturer’s financial reports. We recap the key figures for four of them here.
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NOW Inc. 2Q Sales Slow to Still-Healthy 10% Growth
NOW’s President and CEO said the distributor had the most profitable first half of the year since being a public company.
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Wesco 2Q Sales Growth Slows to 5% on Weaker EES Segment
Wesco reported record second-quarter sales thanks to growth in two segments which offset a quarterly drop in its electrical business unit.

