A.O. Smith (AOS) reported $963.9 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 1.5%. EPS of $0.95 for the same period compares to $1.00 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $947.34 million, representing a surprise of +1.75%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.56%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.90.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how A.O. Smith performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Geographic Revenue- North America: $748.70 million compared to the $745.56 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.3% year over year.
- Geographic Revenue- Inter-segment sales: -$11.50 million versus -$14.50 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -20.1% change.
- Geographic Revenue- Rest of World: $226.70 million compared to the $216.46 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.1% year over year.
- Segment Operating Earnings (GAAP)- Corporate expense: -$20.90 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of -$20.72 million.
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Shares of A.O. Smith have returned -0.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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