secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SMITH A O CORP (AOS)
CIK:        0000091142
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-07-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000091142-23-000079
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

A. O. Smith Q2 2023: Record EPS $1.04 (+28%), raised FY adjusted EPS guidance to $3.45-$3.60
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- Sales $960.8M (-1% YoY); net earnings $157.0M; diluted EPS $1.04 (record, +28%).
- North America segment sales -3% to $722.3M; segment margin expanded 610 bps to 27.6%.
- Rest of World sales +6% (12% in local currency); China water treatment demand stronger.
- Balance sheet: cash $409.7M, debt $206.0M; repurchased 1.075M shares for $69.6M YTD.
- FY2023 outlook raised: sales flat to up 2%; adjusted EPS $3.45-$3.60 (midpoint +12% YoY).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114223000079/0000091142-23-000079-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114223000079/aos-20230727.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091142-23-000079

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