Building materials distributor Huttig Building Products Inc. (NASDAQ: HBP), St. Louis, MO, reported sales for 2017 of $753.2 million, a 5.5 percent increase from the previous year. The company reported a loss of $7.1 million, compared to a profit of $16.3 million the previous year.
Sales for the fourth quarter were $179.2 million, up 9 percent from the prior-year period. The company reported a loss of $9.8 million for the quarter, compared to a loss of $0.2 million the same period the previous year.