In the Specialty Technology Solutions segment, Jones said net sales increased 3% year-over-year and 4% sequentially, while gross profits rose 1% year-over-year. He said higher period expense, including freight costs and product mix, reduced gross profit margins by about 30 basis points. Excluding those costs, he said gross profit growth “would have been in line with the revenue growth for the segment.”Chief Financial Officer Steve Jones said second-quarter net sales grew 3% year-over-year in both segments, ...