Insight Enterprise saw earnings slip year-on-year on in its first quarter figures released last week revealed..

Sales for the quarter ending March 31 were $806m, up 3.4 per cent, delivering net earnings of $14.2m, down 8 per cent on the year.

The IT direct marketer’s UK operations saw sales rise 1.1 per cent, while operating earnings were down 5 per cent to $3.5m.

Insight’s North America arm saw sales rise 4.1 per cent to $669m, but operating earnings slipped 8 per cent to $17.2m, while its Direct Alliance arm’s sales slipped 5.2 per cent to $17.1m, while operating earnings down 41 per cent to $1.5m.