The company says net sales for 2023’s second quarter were $816 million, a decrease of $423 million from last year.
Plumbing Products & PVF Distribution
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Ferguson Makes Trio of Acquisitions, Adding $450M Revenue
The additions for the plumbing and industrial supplies distribution giant are across three different industries.
Earnings
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Financials: Kennametal, Eaton, Rockwell, CAT & More
It’s a big week for industrial manufacturer’s financial reports. We recap the key figures for six of them here.
Economic Trends
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July ISM Manufacturing PMI Improves Slightly
For a second straight month, none of the PMI’s 10 subindexes registered monthly expansion.
Earnings
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Stanley B&D 2Q Sales Fall 5%, but Margin Improves
Lower volumes and last year’s oil & gas divestiture weighted down on revenue growth, while the company continued to slash inventories.
Economic Trends
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Chinese Manufacturing Contracts for 4th Straight Month in July
The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) was 49.3 in July, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
Economic Trends
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Embattled Truck Carrier Yellow Ceases Operations
After years of financial trouble and recent labor disrupts, North America’s third largest truck carrier is filing for bankruptcy.
Earnings
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Honeywell Raises Outlook After 2Q Margins Expand
Year-over-year sales growth slowed to 2% in the second quarter, but operating margin increased to 20.6%, according to an earnings report.
Economic Trends
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Advance: June Durable Goods Orders Jump 4.7% from May
It was the fourth consecutive monthly increase, and more than twice the increase of May.
Earnings
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Grainger Raises Outlook After Strong 2Q Sales & Margins
The industrial distribution giant’s results seemed to outperform the rest of the sector, with a sequential revenue growth slowdown more subdued than what others have reported in this earnings cycle.
Earnings
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Sherwin-Williams Sees Flat 2Q Sales, but Profit Jumps
Sales within the company’s Performance Coatings Group increased 0.3% during the quarter.
Earnings
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Simpson Manufacturing Sales Slow to Incremental Growth in 2Q
Structural connector and building solution manufacturer Simpson recorded consolidated net sales of $597.6 million, an increase of 0.7% YoY.

