Posted July 21, 2011
Danaher sales grow by 15.5%
Danaher Corporation reported second quarter sales of $3.7 billion, up 15.5% from the $3.2 billion in the same period last year.
Core revenues increased 7.5% compared to the second quarter of 2010. Net earnings from continuing operations were $449.6 million, or 65 cents per share, a 23% increase.
"We've been very pleased by our strong start to 2011 and our team's execution led to yet another quarter of solid core revenue and earnings growth. Our investments in new product development and go-to-market initiatives continued to drive organic growth and margin expansion," said H. Lawrence Culp Jr., president and chief executive officer.
