Good figures for the second quarter of 2017

Stanley Black & Decker has reported an increase in sales for the second quarter of 2017 of ten per cent compared with the same period in the previous year to USD 3.2 bn. The return on sales was 14.7 %, while operating income rose from USD 462 mio to USD 474 mio (1st six months: USD 854 mio). Once again, the tools & storage division (including the brands DeWalt, Stanley, Black+Decker, Bostitch and Facom) showed the strongest growth in the second quarter in both absolute and percentage terms, with quarterly sales of USD 2.3 bn signifying a sales increase of 17.0 per cent.