A.O. Smith (AOS) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.07 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.97 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.06 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +10.31%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this maker of water heaters and boilers would post earnings of $0.9 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.95, delivering a surprise of +5.56%.Over the last four q ...