PerfectData’s Profit Rises 6% in 1st Quarter

PerfectData Corp. said its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 6% from a year earlier on a 14% increase in sales.

The Simi Valley-based maker of computer maintenance products said its net income in the quarter that ended June 30 climbed to $148,000 from $139,000 a year earlier, while its sales rose to $1.95 million from $1.71 million.

PerfectData attributed the gains to increased demand for its products and cost controls.