Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) reported quarterly earnings of $0.37 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.32 by 15.62 percent. This is a 17.78 percent decrease over earnings of $0.45 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $167.29 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $166.24 million by 0.63 percent. This is a 4.12 percent decrease over sales of $174.48 million the same period last year.