May 24 (Reuters) - Empire Industries Ltd EIL.V :
* EMPIRE INDUSTRIES REPORTS 1Q18 RESULTS AND CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
* Q1 REVENUE ROSE 4 PERCENT TO C$33.7 MILLION
* CONTRACT BACKLOG AS OF MARCH 31, 2018 WAS $214 MILLION, DOWN 7% FROM $230 MILLION AT DECEMBER 31, 2017
* QTRLY LOSS PER SHARE $0.01