Sanderson Farms Inc. reported results for the third fiscal quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2014. Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 were $768.4 million compared with $739.0 million for the same period a year ago. For the quarter, the company reported net income of $76.1 million, or $3.30 per share, compared with net income of $67.9 million, or $2.95 per share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2013.
Net sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2014 were $2,014.0 million compared with $1,955.9 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2013. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2014 totaled $155.9 million, or $6.76 per share, compared with net income of $85.3 million, or $3.71 per share, for the first nine months of last year.