Investors this week lauded diversified industrial tool manufacturer Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) for eking out a revenue advance and chalking up double-digit earnings growth in a tough second quarter of 2019. Stanley Black & Decker incurred $32.9 million in one-time charges this quarter, related to M&A (mergers and acquisitions) transaction and integration costs, investments in the transformation of the security business, and margin improvements. Management singled out this margin improvement, noting that its pricing actions and cost control efforts offset a $110 million headwind from foreign currency effects, commodity inflation, and tariffs during the quarter.