LIN Linde PLC

By Kim Richters

Linde PLC on Thursday reported a rise in first-quarter profit and sales.

The industrial gases and engineering company earned a quarterly net profit of $573 million, or $1.07 a share, compared with $517 million, or $0.94, for the same period last year.

Adjusted earnings from continuing operations were $1.89 a share compared with $1.69 last year and analysts' expectations for $1.86, according to an estimate provided by FactSet.

Sales fell slightly to $6.74 billion from $6.94 billion.

"While it is very difficult to predict the future impact, I have full confidence in our ability to continue to create shareholder value given our resilient business model and inherent opportunities to mitigate macroeconomic headwinds," Chief Executive Steve Angel said.

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May 07, 2020 06:44 ET (10:44 GMT)

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