Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) manufactures
filtration and separation systems that remove solid, liquid, and gaseous contaminants from a variety of materials. Pall's Industrial segment sells filters, coalescers, and separation units for hydraulic, fuel, and lubrication systems; filters for use in commercial and military aircraft; and disposable filtration products used by producers of semiconductors, fiber optics products, disk drives and photographic film. The Life Sciences unit provides products used in drug discovery, gene manipulation, and proteomics applications.
The firm pleased investors last week, when it announced fiscal Q1 EPS of 54 cents and revenues of $661.7 million. Analysts had been expecting 50 cents and $633.5 million. The CEO noted that sales growth was broadly-based across markets and geographies.
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