April 25 (Reuters) - Gorman-Rupp Co GRC.N :
* GORMAN-RUPP REPORTS FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.28
* Q1 SALES ROSE 0.3 PERCENT TO $96.9 MILLION
* QTRLY INCOMING ORDERS INCREASED 9.8% COMPARED TO Q4 OF
2018
* MATERIAL COST INFLATION NEGATIVELY AFFECTED OUR RESULTS AS
SHIPMENTS DURING Q1
* DO EXPECT IMPROVEMENT IN OUR MARGINS GOING FORWARD AS OUR
RECENT
PRICE INCREASES ARE REALIZED
* WE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR MATERIAL COSTS AND
PRICING
* BACKLOG OF ORDERS WAS $120.8 MILLION AT MARCH 31, 2019
COMPARED
TO $127.3 MILLION AT MARCH 31, 2018
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