11:44 AM EST - RONA Inc. : said its first-quarter net earnings and comprehensive income was $3.02 million compared with a loss of $2.52 million last year, due to sales growth and improvements in efficiency and productivity, as reflected in the gross and EBITDA margin increases. Earnings per share were $0.02 versus a loss of $0.02 a year ago. Consolidated sales for the first quarter of 2010 totalled $951.43 million, an increase of 12.5% compared with $846.01 million figure posted for the same period in 2009. Same-store sales were up 10.8%. RONA Inc.
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