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A.O. Smith (AOS) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
AOSA. O. Smith(AOS) ZACKS·2025-04-29 13:05

Group 1: Earnings Performance - A.O. Smith reported quarterly earnings of 0.95pershare,exceedingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof0.95 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 0.90 per share, but down from 1pershareayearago,representinganearningssurpriseof5.561 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 5.56% [1] - The company posted revenues of 963.9 million for the quarter, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.75%, but down from 978.8millionyear−over−year[2]−Overthelastfourquarters,A.O.SmithhassurpassedconsensusEPSestimatesjustonceandhastoppedconsensusrevenueestimatesthreetimes[2]Group2:StockPerformanceandOutlook−A.O.Smithshareshavedeclinedabout5978.8 million year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, A.O. Smith has surpassed consensus EPS estimates just once and has topped consensus revenue estimates three times [2] Group 2: Stock Performance and Outlook - A.O. Smith shares have declined about 5% since the beginning of the year, compared to a 6% decline in the S&P 500 [3] - The company's future stock performance will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the sustainability of earnings expectations [3][4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is 0.98 on revenues of 985.64million,andforthecurrentfiscalyear,itis985.64 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is 3.71 on revenues of $3.83 billion [7] Group 3: Industry Context - The Manufacturing - Electronics industry, to which A.O. Smith belongs, is currently ranked in the top 20% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can impact A.O. Smith's stock performance [5][6]