Ferguson Q1 Adj. EPS $2.84 Beats $2.57 Estimate, Sales $8.169B Beat $8.031B Estimate

Ferguson (NYSE:FERG) reported quarterly earnings of $2.84 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.57 by 10.42 percent. This is a 15.92 percent increase over earnings of $2.45 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $8.169 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $8.031 billion by 1.72 percent. This is a 5.11 percent increase over sales of $7.772 billion the same period last year.