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Cost cutting lifts Hayward to 27% profit gain in second quarter
A slight increase in second-quarter sales and a sizable decline in expenses lifted Hayward Holdings to a 27.6% gain in net income to $37.6 million, the pool equipment manufacturer reported Tuesday. Hayward, based in Charlotte, is the largest private …