Alton Group Inc.: The Garden Grove biomedical...

Alton Group Inc.: The Garden Grove biomedical and industrial instrument manufacturer, doing business as Source Scientific Inc., recorded first-quarter profit of $86,000, or 1 cent a share, contrasted with a net loss of $116,000, or 4 cents a share, for the same quarter last year. Sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 rose to $1.4 million from $167,000. The company attributed the gain to an acquisition.