• Sales increased 15 percent to $4.5 billion
• Earnings per Share increased 37 percent to $0.96
• Operating Cash Flow increased 22 percent to $319 million
ST. LOUIS, February 7, 2006 – Emerson (NYSE: EMR) announced net sales for the first
quarter ended December 31, 2005 were $4.5 billion, an increase of 15 percent over
the $4.0 billion reported in the same period last year. Net earnings for the first
quarter increased 35 percent to $399 million, or $0.96 per share. This represents
a 37 percent increase in earnings per share from the $0.70 earned in the same period
last year.
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