Exco Technologies Ltd. announced consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2011. For the quarter, the company reported sales of $58.486 million against $45.193 million a year ago. Net income was $5.286 million or $0.13 per basic and diluted share against $2.054 million or $0.05 per basic and diluted share a year ago. The improvement in the current year's earnings was led by the Casting and Extrusion segment with segment pretax income in the first quarter of $5.4 million compared to segment pretax income of $946 thousand in the same quarter last year. Operating cash flow before net changes in non cash working capital in the first quarter increased to $6.8 million from $4 million last year. The company announced quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share will be paid on March 30, 2012 to shareholders of record on March 14, 2012.