Franklin Electric (FELE) Tops Q2 EPS by 9c

Go back to Franklin Electric (FELE) Tops Q2 EPS by 9c

Franklin Electric Reports Second Quarter 2020 Sales and Earnings

July 28, 2020 8:00 AM EDT

FORT WAYNE, Ind., July 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: FELE) reported second quarter 2020 GAAP fully diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.52, versus a GAAP fully diluted EPS in the second quarter 2019 of $0.70.  Second quarter 2020 sales were $308.3 million, compared to 2019 second quarter sales of $355.3 million.  Second quarter EPS before the impact of restructuring expenses was $0.54 compared to 2019 second quarter EPS before restructuring of $0.70 (see table below for a reconciliation of GAAP EPS to EPS before restructuring). 

Gregg Sengstack, Franklin Electrics Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented:

Although our second quarter... More