UPDATE 1-Watts Water posts Q1 net loss

Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:42pm EDT
 
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* Q1 loss $0.03/shr vs yr-ago EPS $0.37

* Q1 rev falls 14 pct to $294.9 mln

April 28 (Reuters) - Plumbing products supplier Watts Water Technologies Inc (WTS.N) posted a quarterly net loss, compared with a year-ago profit, as it was hurt by restructuring charges.

For the first quarter, the company posted a loss of $1.0 million, or 3 cents a share, compared with net income of $13.7 million, or 37 cents a share, a year ago.

Sales fell 14 percent at $294.9 million.

During the latest first quarter, Watts Water took a charge of $9.3 million, or 25 cents a share, which includes $9.1 million of restructuring charges, the company said in a statement.

Shares of the company closed at $22.77 Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange.

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