ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Young Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ – YDNT) today announced record sales and earnings per share for the nine-months ended September 30, 2012.Sales for the third quarter of 2012 were $27.1 million, an increase of 3.5% from the $26.2 million reported for the third quarter of 2011. Income from operations for the third quarter increased 6.0% to $6.6 million from $6.3 million in the prior year quarter. Net income for the third quarter increased 4.8% to $4.3 million from $4.1 million in the third quarter of 2011. Diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2012 were $0.54, an increase of 5.9% over the $0.51 reported in the prior year quarter. Diluted earnings per share were affected by equity compensation expense of $0.04 in both the third quarter of 2012 and 2011. Diluted shares outstanding were 7.9 million for the third quarter of 2012, down 1.6% from 8.0 million in the prior year quarter.
