Dentsply Sirona reports higher sales, income in Q1

Dentsply Sirona has reported higher net sales and net income for the fiscal first quarter of 2018.

For the quarter (end-March 31), the company reported net sales of $956.1 million, an increase of 6.2% from $900.5 million in the first quarter of 2017. The company's net income was $81.1 million, an increase of 35.6% compared with $59.8 million in the same quarter last year.

The company stated that the increase in net sales was attributable to a 14.2% growth in European sales, which offset a 6.9% decline in U.S. sales.