Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LECO), Cleveland, OH, reported second quarter sales of $626.9 million, a year-over-year increase of 5.8 percent. Profit rose 95.9 percent to $61.4 million.
Sales for the first six months increased 5.7 percent year-over-year to $1.2 billion. Profit increased 38 percent to $117.2 million.