Encore Wire (WIRE) Misses Q1 EPS by 8c, Revenues Beat

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Encore Wire Reports First Quarter Results

April 30, 2019 4:05 PM EDT

MCKINNEY, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Encore Wire Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: WIRE) today announced results for the first quarter of 2019.

Net sales for the first quarter ended March31, 2019 were $314.7 million compared to $291.4 million for the first quarter of 2018. Copper unit volume, measured in pounds of copper contained in the wire sold, increased 13.5% in the first quarter of 2019 versus the first quarter of 2018. The average selling price of wire per copper pound sold decreased 5.9% in the first quarter of 2019 versus the first quarter of 2018. Net income for the first quarter of 2019 increased 18.1% to $13.4 million... More