Safety products manufacturer Brady Corp. (NYSE: BRC), Milwaukee, WI, reported sales for the fiscal third quarter ended April 30 of $275.9 million, a decrease of 3.8 percent year-over-year. Profit increased 7.5 percent to $22.5 million.
For the first nine months of the fiscal year, sales were $824.1 million, a 1.7 percent decrease from the same period the previous year. Profit increased 28 percent to $70.4 million.