Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) reported quarterly earnings of $0.24 per share which met the analyst consensus estimate. This is a 41.46 percent decrease over earnings of $0.41 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $165.017 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $165.100 million by 0.05 percent. This is a 9.40 percent decrease over sales of $182.131 million the same period last year.