Pool Corp. (Nasdaq: POOL), Covington, LA, reported sales for 2016 of $2.6 billion, an increase of 9 percent from the prior year. Profit increased 16 percent to $149 million.
Fourth-quarter sales were $445.2 million, an increase of 7 percent from the same period a year ago. Profit increased 5.2 percent to $2.6 million.