Premier (NASDAQ:PINC) reported quarterly earnings of $0.44 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.30 by 46.67 percent. This is a 20 percent decrease over earnings of $0.55 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $261.38 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $240.45 million by 8.71 percent. This is a 23.71 percent decrease over sales of $342.60 million the same period last year.