3M announces record first-quarter sales of $7.8 billion; earnings increase 11 percent
3M reported first-quarter earnings of $1.79 per share, an increase of 11.2 percent versus the first quarter of 2013. Sales grew 2.6 percent year-on-year to $7.8 billion. Organic local-currency sales grew 4.6 percent while currency impacts reduced sales by 2.0 percent year-on-year. April 24, 2014