MONTVALE, NJ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 31, 2007 -- Datascope Corp. (NASDAQ: DSCP) reported net earnings in the second quarter of fiscal 2007 ended December 31, 2006 of $3.3 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, including special items, compared with $4.5 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, in the second quarter last year, which also included a special charge. Excluding special items in both years, net earnings in the second quarter were higher than the comparable quarter last year. Consolidated sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 were $95.6 million, 3% higher than last year. Favorable foreign exchange translation contributed $1.4 million to sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2007.
