11:59 AM EST - Richelieu Hardware Ltd. : announced it increased its earnings per share in the first quarter of 2012. Consolidated sales were up 9.6% to $124.1 million and net earnings were up 15.1% to $8.0 million or $0.38 per share. Richelieu Hardware Ltd.
shares T.RCH are trading up $0.17 at $30.12.