Datascope Corp. (NASDAQ: DSCP) reported net earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 ended December 31, 2005 of $4.5 million, or 29 cents per diluted share, after giving effect to a special charge of $1.8 million after tax, equivalent to 12 cents per diluted share. Net earnings in the second quarter last year were $3.7 million or 24 cents per diluted share. Sales for the quarter increased to $92.5 million compared to $82.7 million last year as a result of continued sales increases in patient monitoring and cardiac assist products. Sales in the second quarter of the current year were reduced by unfavorable foreign exchange of $1.3 million.
