Russel Metals (TSX:RUS) reported quarterly earnings of $1.30 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.77 by 68.83 percent. This is a 73.33 percent increase over earnings of $0.75 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.418 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.380 billion by 2.78 percent. This is a 20.78 percent increase over sales of $1.174 billion the same period last year.