Brady (BRC $26.50) reported fourth quarter earnings of $0.58 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.02 worse than the Capital IQ consensus of $0.60.
Revenues rose 6.3% year/year to $343.1 million versus the $343.9 million consensus.
The company issued in-line guidance for fiscal year 2012 with EPS of $2.30-2.50 versus the $2.47 consensus and fiscal year 2012 is expected to have low single digit organic sales growth. The company has also authorized a share buyback program for up to two million shares of the company's common stock.






