Operator
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Richelieu Hardware Second Quarter Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Also note that this call is being recorded on July 9, 2026. [Foreign Language]
Richard Lord
CEO, President & Executive Director
Thank you. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Richelieu’s conference call for the second quarter and first half ended May 31, 2026. With me is Antoine Auclair, CFO and COO. As usual, note that some of today’s issue include forward-looking information, which is provided with the usual disclaimer as reported in our financial filings.
We recorded good growth and positive results during the second quarter. We have remained focused on acquisition strategy, completing 1 new acquisition, followed by 2 quarter ones after the end of the quarter, 3 promising acquisitions, meeting our criteria and further strengthening our leading position in this high-growth market segment.
Thanks to steady growth in our main market segment in Canada and the U.S., our sales increased respectively by 5.5% and 4.4% in U.S. dollar for the U.S. sales for total sales of $532.1 million, up 3.9%, an increase that would have been 5% on a comparable currency to 2025.
Our sales to manufacturers accounted for 89% of our total sales, reaching $473.7 million, up 3.8%, driven equally by internal growth and acquisitions. Our sales to retailers and renovation superstores increased by 4.2% to $58.4 million. EBITDA reached $56.1 million and net income attributable to shareholders was up 3.2% to $23.2 million.
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