 SANTA ANA, Calif. AP _ Ducommun Inc. DCO on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of 7.9 million. The Santa Ana, California-based company said it had profit of 67 cents per share. The aerospace industry supplier posted revenue of 173.5 million in the period. Ducommun shares have dropped 44 since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit 28.18, a decline of 31 in the last 12 months. ___ This story was generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on DCO at 