Builders FirstSource, one of the industry’s largest pro dealers, reported sales of $147.1 million for its fourth fiscal quarter, a 4.5% decline over sales of $154.0 million a year ago. The company estimates that sales increased 3.1% due to commodity inflation, but decreased approximately 7.6% due to volume and competitive pricing.
Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $24.6 million, compared with net income of $6.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2009.