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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000091142-24-000167"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOS"
cik: "0000091142"
company_name: "SMITH A O CORP"
filed_at: "2024-10-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T16:10:05.261161+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# A. O. Smith reports preliminary Q3 sales down 4%, EPS down 9%; lowers FY 2024 EPS guidance to $3.70-$3.85

## Summary
- Preliminary Q3 sales $902.6M, down 4% YoY; diluted EPS $0.82, down 9% YoY.
- FY 2024 EPS guidance lowered to $3.70-$3.85 from prior $3.95-$4.10; sales outlook ~flat at $3.8-$3.9B.
- China third-party constant currency sales declined 17% YoY; India sales up 12% in local currency.
- North America segment sales $703M slightly down; lower water heater volumes offset by higher boiler/water treatment.
- Board approved 6% dividend increase; over 30 years of dividend increases.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091142-24-000167
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOS
- cik: 0000091142
- company_name: SMITH A O CORP
- filed_at: 2024-10-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114224000167/0000091142-24-000167-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114224000167/aos-20241011.htm

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