Backus & Johnston reported earnings results for the first quarter of 2014. For the quarter, the company inched up by 0.9% in terms of volume in the first quarter of 2014. Net profit fell by 9.6% year-on-year while investments shrank to PEN 64.6 million (USD 23 million /EUR 16.5 million) in the first quarter of 2014 from PEN 87.3 million a year ago.