Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE: OMI), Richmond, VA, reported fourth-quarter sales of $2.2 billion, an increase of 6.1 percent when compared to sales in the fourth quarter of 2010. Profit increased 9.6 percent to $23.9 million.

For the year ended Dec. 31, 2011, sales were $8.6 billion, up 6.2 percent in a year-over-year comparison. Profit increased 4.2 percent to $115.2 million.

Owens & Minor, Inc., is a national distributor of name-brand medical and surgical supplies and a healthcare supply-chain management company.