Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) reported quarterly earnings of $0.51 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.49 by 3.24 percent. This is a 40 percent decrease over earnings of $0.85 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $598.900 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $572.481 million by 4.61 percent. This is a 23.86 percent decrease over sales of $786.600 million the same period last year.