AGCO’s net sales for the first six months of 2021 were $5.3 billion, an increase of 33.6% compared to the same period last year.
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Fortive posted a second-quarter profit of close to $181 million compared to $130 million in the same quarter a year ago.
The pipes, valves and fittings distributor saw sales improve and significantly narrowed its loss in the period.
Net product sales for Amazon totaled $58 billion in the quarter, up 15.4% from the year-ago period.
For the first six months of 2021, sales at the Chicago-based MRO distributor Lawson Products improved 28.8%.
Building materials distributor Huttig Building Products reported second-quarter net income of $14.9 million compared to $1.6 million in 2020.
For the first six months of 2021, United Rentals posted a total of $4.43 billion in revenue compared to $4.06 billion over the same timeframe in last year.
Crane’s process flow technologies segment sales increased 29.8% to $310.7 million in the quarter.
Industrial and flow technologies sales at Pentair were up 17% compared to sales for the same period last year.
All divisions at the company posted a strong quarter, with safety and industrial sales growing 22.4% in the period.
Company’s profit for the second quarter also spiked, growing 31.7% to $99.3 million.
The manufacturer reported a strong second quarter, as profit almost doubled to $1.7 billion.
The Swiss company also reported that its profit grew to $752 million from $319 million in the period.
In addition to setting a revenue record of $1.8 billion, the pool supply distributor saw profit increase nearly 65% for the quarter.
Year-to-date sales grow 26.3% from same period in 2020 as company delivers a “blowout” quarter, said the distributor’s CEO.
The company doubled its profit during the quarter as “momentum across our business continues to accelerate,” according to the CEO.
Bearing manufacturer SKF also sees sales improve 10.7% in first six months of 2021 as the company rebounds from a COVID-driven slowdown.
Profit for the Swedish manufacturer Atlas Copco increased 46% over the prior-year quarter.
The distributor’s revenue was flat in 2Q as safety sales dipped, but it beat analysts’ EPS expectations behind solid construction activity and increased digital sales.
