Insteel Industries Q4 Profit Plunges

RTTNews | 580 days ago
Insteel Industries Q4 Profit Plunges

(RTTNews) - Insteel Industries Inc. (IIIN) announced Thursday that net income for the fourth quarter plunged to $5.6 million or $0.29 per share from $24.3 million or $1.24 per share in the prior-year quarter.

Net sales for the quarter decreased 24.3 percent to $157.5 million from $208.0 million in the same quarter last year.

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