Astec Industries (NASDAQ: ASTE) reported quarterly earnings of $0.54 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.84 by 35.71 percent. This is a 40.66 percent decrease over earnings of $0.91 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $396.300 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $393.240 million by 0.78 percent. This is a 20.31 percent increase over sales of $329.400 million the same period last year.