Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) reported quarterly earnings of $1.01 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.85 by 19.1 percent. This is a 9.78 percent increase over earnings of $0.92 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $382.462 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $372.470 million by 2.68 percent. This is a 13.15 percent increase over sales of $338.003 million the same period last year.