Fundamentals

A. O. Smith Corporation

11270 West Park Place
Milwaukee, WI 53224
Phone: 1-414-359-4000
Fax: 1-414-359-4180

Employees: 15,350
Market Cap (Mil) $ : 1,263.637
Complete Financials: Sep 2009
Updated: Nov 20, 2009

NYSE: (AOS)
Sector: Technology
Industry: Electronic Instr. & Controls

BRIEF: For the nine months ended 30 September 2009, A.O. Smith Corporation's revenues decreased 18% to $1.48B. Net income from cont. operations totaled $58.6M, up from $21.6M. Revenues reflect a decrease in sales from Water Products segment and lower revenue from Electric products. Net income was offset by the presence of restructuring & other income vs. an expenses, decreased interest expenses and a fall in selling, general & administrative expenses.

Officers:
Paul Jones, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Terry Murphy, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
James Stern, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Christopher Mapes, Executive Vice President; President - A. O. Smith Electrical Products Company
Ajita Rajendra, Executive Vice President, President - A. O. Smith Water Products Company
John Kita, Senior Vice President - Corporate Finance, Controller
Randall Bednar, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Mark Petrarca, Senior Vice President - Human Resources & Public Affairs
Wilfried Brouwer, Senior Vice President, Asia; President of A. O. Smith (China) Investment Company Ltd
Steve Rettler, Senior Vice President - Corporate Development

Company reincorporated in DE.

Price & Volume
Recent Price $ 41.64
52 Week High $ 45.43
52 Week Low $ 20.95
Average Vol (Mil) (RTMA) 6.024
Beta 0.68
Share Related Items
Market Cap. (Mil) $ 1,263.637
Shares Out (Mil) 30.347
Float (Mil) 24.300
Dividend Information
Yield % 1.87
Annual Dividend 0.78
Payout Ratio (TTM) % 23.33
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio (MRQ) 1.09
Current Ratio (MRQ) 1.57
LT Debt/Equity (MRQ) 28.20
Total Debt/Equity (MRQ) 31.76
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings (TTM) 15.25
Price/Sales (TTM) 0.64
Price/Book (MRQ) 1.81
Price/Cash Flow (TTM) 8.99
Per Share Data
Earnings (TTM) $ 2.73
Sales (TTM) $ 87.47
Book Value (MRQ) $ 23.05
Cash Flow (TTM) $ 6.17
Cash (MRQ) $ 2.13
Mgmt Effectiveness
Return on Equity (TTM) 8.31
Return on Assets (TTM) 4.03
Return on Investment (TTM) 5.44
Profitability
Gross Margin (TTM) % 23.32
Operating Margin (TTM) % 4.86
Profit Margin (TTM) % 3.71


Historical financial information is provided by Reuters. A.O. Smith Corporation makes no representations or warranties with respect to the information contained herein and takes no responsibility for supplementing, updating, or correcting any such information.

Mil = Millions  RTMA = Rolling Three Month Average
TTM = Trailing Twelve Months  MRQ = Most Recent Quarter
Asterisk (*) indicates numbers are derived from Earnings Announcements
Pricing and volume data as of Nov 20, 2009.