Sales up, profits down at Taiga

BURNABY, B.C. — Taiga Building Products reported that Q3 profits declined to $5.6 million from $6 million a year ago, primarily due to decreased gross margin dollars, which in turn were attributed to falling commodity prices. On a per-share basis, net earnings came to $0.05. Sales for the quarter rose to $399.6 million from $396.6 million in Q3 of 2017.