Oct 19 (Reuters) - Flexsteel Industries Inc FLXS.O :
* Reports first quarter results
* Q1 earnings per share $0.74
* Q1 sales rose 16.4 percent to $127 million
* Gross margin as percent of net sales for quarter ended September 30, 2015 was 22.0% compared to 23.5% for prior year quarter
* Expects top line growth will continue during second fiscal quarter due to strong order trends and backlog of unshipped orders
* Says operating capital expenditures are estimated to be $6 million for the remainder of fiscal 2016
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