Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) reported quarterly earnings of $0.39 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.26 by 50 percent. This is a 30 percent increase over earnings of $0.30 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $999.700 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $982.863 million by 1.71 percent. This is a 5.51 percent decrease over sales of $1.058 billion the same period last year.