Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology Q1 Profit Rises ASSLAR (dpa-AFX) - Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (PFFVF.PK, PVTCY.PK) reported that its first-quarter net income increased by 79.9% to 15.9 million euros from last year's 8.9 million euros, with earnings per share improving to 1.61 euros from 0.90 euros in the prior year. The operating result or EBIT was 22.6 million euros, an increase of 76.4% from last year. The order intake was 233.9 million euros compared to 172.9 million euros in the prior year. Quarterly sales increased by 25.0% to 191.7 million euros from 153.3 million euros in the previous ye...