GPC released news that fourth quarter profit rose 5.5%, earning 75 cents per share. The street expected 76 cents a share. This coupled with an overall downturn in the market sent the stock price down. The company missed estimates because of a 1.3% ($422.1 million) drop in office supplies sales. Also automotive distributions, the companies bread and butter operation, posted a weak gain of 2%. http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2008/02/19/afx4670740.html