MOLX Molex Incorporated (MM)

Molex Inc. (MOLX) said late Tuesday it swung to a fiscal first-quarter profit of $75.1 million, or 43 cents a share, from a net loss of $15.1 million, or 9 cents a share, in the same quarter last year. Revenue for the electronics component maker rose 33% to $897.7 million. Analysts polled by FactSet Research expected the company to earn 44 cents a share on revenue of $867.1 million. The Lisle, Ill., company's board of directors approved a 15% increase in its quarterly cash dividend to 17.5 cents a share. Shares fell 3.3% to $21.80 after hours.

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