(Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall)CUDAHY, Wis., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ladish Co., Inc. (http://www.ladishco.com/) today reported 2009 first quarter sales of $105.7 million in comparison to $117.2 million of sales in the first quarter of 2008. The Company reported net income of $1.2 million, resulting in diluted earnings per share of $0.08 for the first quarter of 2009, versus a net income of $6.0 million, or $0.41 per share, in the same period of 2008.

Ladish will host a conference call on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. EDT to discuss the first quarter performance for 2009. The telephone number to call to participate in the conference call is (800) 925-2151.