Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), Milwaukee, WI, reported sales for the fiscal third quarter 2011 were $1.51 billion, up 20 percent from the prior-year period. Profit was $179.5 million.
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Currency translation contributed 6 percentage points to the increase. Fiscal 2011 third-quarter sales were up 4 percent sequentially compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Income from continuing operations increased 50 percent to $178.8 million.
Control Products & Solutions fiscal 2011 third-quarter sales were $843.3 million, an increase of 18 percent. Currency translation contributed 5 percentage points to the increase, while acquisitions contributed 1 percentage point. Segment operating earnings were $87.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2011.
Architecture & Software fiscal 2011 third quarter sales were $672.9 million, an increase of 21 percent.
