WEST WARWICK, RI--(Marketwire - May 20, 2008) - Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALOT) reports net income of $897,000, equal to $0.12 per diluted share, on sales of $18,688,000 for the Fiscal 2009 First Quarter ended May 3, 2008. During the corresponding period of the previous year, the Company reported net income of $522,000, equal to $0.07 per diluted share, on sales of $16,407,000. Favorable foreign currency exchange rates added approximately $473,000 to this year's First Quarter sales.