(RTTNews) - Conmed Corporation (CNMD) Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $14.98 million or $0.47 per share, up from $9.86 million or $0.31 per share last year. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings of $0.62 per share on revenues of $235.77 million for the quarter. CEO Curt Hartman said, "While we are facing larger than anticipated inflationary pressures, we remain confident in our longer-term prospects for both top and bottom-line growth."