Pall Corporation (PLL) Announces Quarterly Results, EPS $1.64

Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 2009. Sales and net earnings for the year were $2.3B and $195.6M respectively. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $1.64, compared to $1.76 a year earlier. Pro forma EPS were $1.77 versus last year's $1.97
Company’s Life Sciences sales grew 5.2% in the quarter and 3% for the year, and its Industrial sales declined 8.8% in the quarter and 7.3% for the year. This is reflective of a generally depressed manufacturing landscape particularly in the microelectronics sector.