Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) reported an increase in profit to $183.3 million or $1.27 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 from $150.1 million or $1.04 per share in the same quarter of prior fiscal year. The profits exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6 cents per share.
Sales in the quarter grew 8% to $1.47 billion, which is lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.52 billion. Acquisitions contributed 1 percentage point to the increase in sales while currency … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards