date:May 14, 2013
quarter of the previous year.
The company said selling, general and administrative expenses decreased during the quarter but interest expense increased compared with the same quarter of the previous year.
For the six months ended March 31, the company saw earnings decline 49% to $11.9 million, equal to 36c per share, which compared with earnings of $23.3 million, or 68c per share, during the same period of the previous year. Sales for the six months were $485.1 million, up 3% from $469.8 milli