Vans Inc.: The Orange shoe manufacturer reported...

Vans Inc.: The Orange shoe manufacturer reported $496,000, or 5 cents a share, in profit for its second fiscal quarter. That compared to earnings of $92,000, or 1 cent a share, for the comparable period last year. Sales for the quarter ended Nov. 26 rose 11% to $20.3 million from $18.3 million. For the first half, the company recorded profit of $1.4 million, or 14 cents a share, compared to earnings of $985,000, or 10 cents a share, for the same period a year earlier. Six-month sales increased 5% to $41.7 million from $39.7 million.