MILFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Waters Corporation (NYSE/WAT) reported today third quarter 2010 sales of $401 million, an increase of 7% over sales of $374 million in the third quarter of 2009. These quarterly sales include an adverse foreign currency translation impact of approximately 2%. On a GAAP basis, earnings per diluted share (E.P.S.) for the third quarter were $1.02 compared to $0.79 for the third quarter in 2009. On a non-GAAP basis, E.P.S. were up 21% to $0.98 in the third quarter of 2010 from $0.81 in the third quarter of 2009. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP E.P.S. is attached.
