Essendant Inc. (NASDAQ: ESND), Deerfield, IL, reported sales for 2016 of $5.4 billion, up 0.1 percent from 2015. The company reported a profit of $63.9 million, compared to a loss of ($44.3) million in 2015.
Fourth-quarter sales decreased 3.3 percent to $1.3 billion. The company reported a loss of $2.4 million, compared to a loss of $95.8 million the same quarter a year ago.
Fourth-quarter sales for industrial supplies decreased 2.6 percent to $138.4 million. Sales for jan-san decreased 5.1 percent to $332.7 million. Technology Products declined 2.5 percent to $309.7 million. And office products sales decreased 7 percent to $190.8 million.
