Silgan Hldgs (NYSE:SLGN) reported quarterly earnings of $0.78 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.75 by 4 percent. This is a 4.88 percent decrease over earnings of $0.82 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.561 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.510 billion by 3.36 percent. This is a 6.43 percent increase over sales of $1.467 billion the same period last year.