AmerisourceBergen Corp. (NYSE: ABC), Valley Forge, PA, reported sales for the fiscal second quarter ended March 31 of $37.1 billion, an increase of 4.1 percent. The company reported a profit of $411.4 million, down from a $603.4 million in the same period the prior year.
Pharmaceutical distribution second quarter segment sales were $35.5 billion, an increase of 4 percent compared to the same quarter the prior year.
For the first six months, sales were $75.3 billion, up 4 percent year-over-year. The company reported a profit of $658.7 million, down from $933 million the prior-year period.