Owens & Minor, Inc., (NYSE: OMI), Richmond, VA, reported sales for the second quarter were $2.02 billion, a slight increase from revenue of $2.01 billion a year ago. Profit for the distributor of medical and surgical supplies improved 25 percent to $29.5 million.

We Deliver Distribution News to Your Inbox Sign up below to receive MDM Update, your free weekly distribution news update by email.

For the first six months, sales were $3.99 billion, up slightly from year-ago sales of $3.96 billion. Profit increased 52 percent to $57.3 million.

\”During the first half of this year, our business felt the impact of lower than expected utilization of healthcare services,\” said Craig R. Smith, president and CEO. \”Assuming there is no meaningful change to current economic conditions, we now believe that our full-year revenue results will improve slightly when compared to the prior year.\”