Newell Rubbermaid Reports First Quarter 2011 Results

Newell Rubbermaid NWL today announced first quarter 2011 financial results, including normalized diluted earnings per share of $0.30, a 20 percent improvement over prior year results, gross margin of 37.7 percent and 0.3 percent lower net sales. The company also announced it will raise its quarterly dividend 60 percent to 8 cents per share.