Lincoln Electric Holdings (NASDAQ: LECO) reported quarterly earnings of $2.93 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.81 by 4.27 percent. This is a 12.69 percent increase over earnings of $2.60 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.220 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.168 billion by 4.46 percent. This is a 12.03 percent increase over sales of $1.089 billion the same period last year.