April 23 (Reuters) - Mueller Industries Inc MLI.N :
* MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2019
EARNINGS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.28
* Q1 REVENUE $611.8 MILLION
* QTRLY NET SALES DECLINE WAS DUE TO LOWER SELLING PRICES
AND
SALES VOLUMES IN OUR PIPING SYSTEMS AND INDUSTRIAL METALS
SEGMENTS
* WEAKNESS IN MIDDLE EAST RESULTED IN LOWER EXPORT SHIPMENTS
BY
PIPING SYSTEMS SEGMENT IN QUARTER
* SLOW START TO YEAR FOR U.S. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IMPACTED
SHIPMENTS IN INDUSTRIAL METALS SEGMENT
* CONCERNING TECUMSEH, WHILE RESULTS ARE DISAPPOINTING,
TECUMSEH
IS IMPLEMENTING A RESTRUCTURING PLAN IN 2019
* RECORDED A $14.6 MILLION LOSS ON OUR INVESTMENT IN
TECUMSEH
PRODUCTS CO IN QUARTER
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