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Article: Littelfuse Reports Third Quarter Results.(Financial report)
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- China Weekly News
- Article date:
- November 11, 2008
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Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) reported sales and earnings for the third quarter of 2008.
Third Quarter Highlights
-- Sales for the third quarter of 2008 were slightly above the company's revised guidance of September 29, and earnings per share before special items were at the high end of the guidance range.
-- Sales for the third quarter of 2008 were $141.5 million, an increase of $1.3 million or 1% compared to the third quarter of 2007. Electrical and electronics sales increased 21% and 4% respectively compared to the prior year, while automotive sales declined by 15%. The automotive decline was driven by sharp reductions in global car ...