The company says, "In spite of the current industrial end market weakness which is expected to continue into the third quarter of 2013 and the slower-than-expected start to the year, we continue to expect 2013 revenues and earnings to be an improvement over 2012 as we benefit from our fourth-quarter 2012 acquisition activity, lower interest expense, improved West Coast operational performance and overall end-market demand improvement."
An unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report pushed stock markets higher on Friday as investors welcomed signs that …