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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · A. O. Smith (AOS)

A. O. Smith Q3 sales fall 4% to $903 million; EPS $0.82, down 9%; outlook kept

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

A. O. Smith reported third-quarter 2024 net sales of $902.6 million, down 4% from a year earlier, and diluted EPS of $0.82, down 9%. The company reaffirmed its revised 2024 EPS outlook of $3.70 to $3.85, after lowering its sales outlook to approximately flat versus 2023 on October 11, citing weak China demand and softer North America water heater volumes.

Key points

  • Q3 net sales were $902.6 million versus $937.5 million a year earlier; China third-party sales fell 17% in local currency.
  • Diluted EPS was $0.82 versus $0.90, and net earnings were $120 million, down 11%.
  • 2024 EPS outlook reaffirmed at $3.70 to $3.85; sales outlook lowered to approximately flat versus 2023.
  • Pureit acquisition from Unilever for $120 million is on track to close by the end of 2024; dividend raised 6%.

The filing

CompanyA. O. Smith (AOS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 22, 2024, 6:56 AM ET
Accession number0000091142-24-000169

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:17 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 22, 2024.

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