McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK), San Francisco, CA, reported sales for the second quarter ended Sept. 30 of $50 billion, up 2 percent from a year ago. Profit for the second quarter was down 50 percent to $307 million.
Distribution solutions sales were up 3 percent year-over-year, and medical-surgical distribution sales were up 4 percent, while technology solutions sales decreased 6 percent.
For the first half of the year, sales were $99.7 billion, up 4 percent from the prior-year period. Profit was down 29 percent to $849 million.
