Gross margin increased 30 basis points to 43.8% from 43.5% in the year-ago quarter, primarily driven by cost savings and the benefits from the divestitures of the VMS and Argentina businesses, partially offset by lower cost absorption and higher manufacturing and logistics and commodities costs.
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