Masco Corp. reported lower profits and sales today for the
second quarter and attributed the drops to fewer national housing starts.
Delta Faucet’s parent company said second-quarter profits
fell almost 14 percent to $189 million. Sales for the quarter also fell 6
percent to $3.15 billion.
North American sales declined 10 percent, while
international sales increased 14 percent, the company noted. The North American
market was hampered by less consumer interest in “big ticket” home improvement
items, “as well as a less favorable product mix and increased commodity cost.”
The company blamed the performance partly on the big
decline in housing starts. Masco says it expects 2007 housing starts to be
about 1.4 million.
July 31, 2007 - Masco's Profits Down With Housing Starts
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