Continental Building Products Inc. (NYSE: CBPX), Herndon, VA, a manufacturer of gypsum wallboard and finishing products, reported sales for 2017 of $489.2 million, an increase of 6 percent from the previous year. Profit was $59.8 million, up 35.9 percent from 2016.
Fourth-quarter sales were $131.4 million, an increase of 11.2 percent from the same period the previous year. Profit was $24.2 million, up from $12.6 million the previous year's quarter.