MILWAUKEE (AP) — MILWAUKEE (AP) — A.O. Smith Corp. (AOS) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $125.4 million.
On a per-share basis, the Milwaukee-based company said it had net income of 90 cents.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 84 cents per share.
The maker of water heaters and boilers posted revenue of $912.5 million in the period, missing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $923.1 million.
A.O. Smith expects full-year earnings to be $3.85 to $4.15 per share, with revenue in the range of $3.9 billion to $4.02 billion.
A.O. Smith shares have climbed nearly 4% since the beginning of the year. The stock has fallen 0.5% in the last 12 months.
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