Feb 5 (Reuters) - Mueller Industries Inc MLI.N :
* MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL
2018
EARNINGS
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.47
* Q4 SALES $559.1 MILLION VERSUS $523.5 MILLION
* DURING Q4 RECOGNIZED INSURANCE RECOVERY GAIN OF $2.2
MILLION
RELATED TO LOSSES DUE TO 2017 FIRE AT PORT HURON BRASS ROD MILL
* "OUTLOOK FOR 2019 REMAINS POSITIVE"
* U.S. COPPER TUBE MANUFACTURING PLATFORMS YIELDED POSITIVE
RESULTS IN THROUGHPUT, QUALITY & COST REDUCTIONS THROUGHOUT YEAR
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