Sanderson Farms Inc. reported results for its second fiscal quarter and six months ended April 30, 2015. Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 were $716.6 million compared with $660.7 million for the same period a year ago. For the quarter, net income was $71.2 million, or $3.13 per share, compared with net income of $51.0 million, or $2.21 per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2014.
Net sales for the first six months of fiscal 2015 were $1,384.0 million compared with $1,245.6 million for the same period of fiscal 2014. Net income for the first half of the year totaled $137.7 million, or $6.00 per share, compared with net income of $79.9 million, or $3.46 per share, for the first six months of last year.