Leggett & Platt's CEO David Haffner cited a shift in bedding to the company's Comfort Core springs as key to a First Quarter 2015 sales increase of 10% for the diversified manufacturer. Residential Furnishings sales increased !8%.

Leggett & Platt's CEO David Haffner cited a shift in bedding to the company's Comfort Core springs as key to a First Quarter 2015 sales increase of 10% for the diversified manufacturer. Residential Furnishings sales increased !8%. The company also raised the low end of its profit outlook for the rest of this year.

Diversified manufacturer Leggett & Platt anticipates a fourth quarter, largely non-cash, pre-tax charge of approximately $36 million.