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Issuer:     SMITH A O CORP (AOS)
CIK:        0000091142
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000091142-25-000098
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 EPS $1.07 (+1% YoY); raises full-year outlook; starts China strategic review
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- Q2 net sales $1,011M (-1% YoY); net earnings $152.2M (-3%); diluted EPS $1.07 (+1%).
- North America margin 25.4% (+30 bps); Rest of World margin 10.5% with sequential improvement.
- China sales -11% local currency; company initiates formal strategic assessment of China business.
- Raised FY2025 outlook: sales growth 1-3%, EPS $3.70-$3.90 (midpoint raised from prior).
- H1 share repurchases $251.3M; expects ~$400M in 2025; $0.34 dividend declared.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114225000098/0000091142-25-000098-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114225000098/aos-20250724.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091142-25-000098

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