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A. O. Smith Corporation. (NYSE:AOS ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 29, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Helen Gurholt - VP, IR and Financial Planning & Analysis Kevin Wheeler - Chairman & CEO Stephen Shafer - President and Chief Operating Officer Charles Lauber - CFO Conference Call Participants Jeff Hammond - Keybanc Capital Markets Mike Halloran - Baird Saree Boroditsky - Jefferies Bryan Blair - Oppenheimer Scott Graham - Seaport Research Partners Andrew Kaplowitz - Citi David MacGregor - Longbow Research Damian Karas - UBS Operator Thank you for standing by.

AOS' Q1 sales decline 1.5% due to lower water heater volumes and decreased sales in China.

Although the revenue and EPS for A.O. Smith (AOS) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

A.O. Smith (AOS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.95 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.90 per share. This compares to earnings of $1 per share a year ago.

First Quarter 2025 Highlights (Comparisons are year-over-year ("YoY"), unless otherwise noted) Sales of $964 million, a decrease of 2% primarily due to lower water heater volumes in North America and lower sales in China North America sales decreased 2% against a difficult comparison. Sequential quarter-over-quarter improvement in segment sales was 9% Net earnings were $136.6 million and diluted EPS decreased 5% to $0.95 Rest of World operating margin improved 110 basis points on flat sales led by China operating margin expansion of 200 basis points Repurchased $121 million of shares and reaffirmed expected full year repurchases of $400 million 2025 Outlook maintained at: Consolidated sales to be flat to up 2% Diluted EPS with a range of $3.60 to $3.90 MILWAUKEE , April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Global water technology company A.

MILWAUKEE , April 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) Board of Directors today announced that Kevin Wheeler will transition from chairman and chief executive officer to executive chairman of the corporation, effective July 1, 2025.

AOS' first-quarter 2025 results are likely to reflect the impact of softness in the water heater industry in the United States and China. Strength in the commercial boilers business is likely to have been a tailwind.

A.O. Smith (AOS) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

MILWAUKEE , April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.34 per share on the company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock.