Orange-based Sybron Dental Specialties Inc., a maker of dental products, reported higher sales and profits for the three months ended Dec. 31, coming in above what analysts had expected in profits.
Sybron reported earnings of $15 million, up 26% from a year earlier. Sales were up 13% to $149 million.
The company also said its closing a plant run by its Kerr subsidiary and moving the work done there elsewhere. The move is expected to save about $500,000 yearly.
Sybron said it expects $1.4 million in expenses related to this closure during the next three quarters.
