Hillenbrand Inc. (NYSE: HI), a global diversified industrial company that makes and sells premium business-to-business products and services for a wide variety of industries, reported sales for the fiscal second quarter of $722.3 million, up 11.3% compared to the prior year. The company reported a profit of $78.1 million, up from a loss of $74 million a year ago.

For the first six months of fiscal 2021, sales grew 16.4% to $1.4 billion. The company reported a profit of $154.5 million, up from a loss of $77.1 million in the same period a year ago.