August 7, 2009 - Modern Distribution Management

August 7, 2009

Applied Industrial 2009 Sales Down 8% to $1.9B

Industrial distributor Applied Industrial Technologies, Cleveland, OH, reported fiscal 2009 sales decreased 8% to $1.9 billion from the previous year. Profit decreased to $42.3 million, down from $95.5 million in 2008.

Sales for the fourth quarter fell 19.7% to $425.2 million. Applied recorded a net loss for the period of $8 million, compared with profit of $24.4 million in the prior-year period.

Looking ahead, Applied expects most of its markets to remain soft in its fiscal 2010, and that it will continue to see competitive pricing pressures. The distributor says it has yet to see an upturn in sales …

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Beacon Roofing Supply Sales Fall 9.9% in 3Q

Peabody, MA-based Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. reported sales for the third quarter 2009 fell 9.9% to $463.6 million from the prior-year period. Profit for the third quarter was $17.2 million, down slightly from the prior-year period.

Residential roofing sales increased 10.4% while non-residential roofing and complementary product sales declined 25.6% and 25.1%, respectively. Residential roofing sales benefited from higher average year-over-year prices as well as from strong, although diminishing, re-roofing activity in markets that were affected by Hurricane Ike. Nonresidential sales continued to slow significantly due to adverse economic conditions. Complementary product sales were negatively impacted by both the slowdown in the economy and lower levels of new construction.

Sales …

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