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A. O. Smith AOSThe company said its Q2 2024 sales were $1,024.3 million, up 7% from Q2 2023 $960.8 million, and that its gross profit margin was 38.7%, down from 40.0%. The company cited higher material costs as the reason for the lower gross profit margin.
Key points
AI summaryThe company said its Q2 2024 sales were $1,024.3 million, up 7% from Q2 2023 $960.8 million, and that its gross profit margin was 38.7%, down from 40.0%. The company cited higher material costs as the reason for the lower gross profit margin.
North America said its segment sales for Q2 were $790.7 million, segment earnings were $198.4 million, and the segment margin fell from 27.6% in Q2 2023 to 25.1%. The company cited higher material costs, mainly steel, higher selling expenses, and the absence of prior-year pension settlement income of $5.0 million as factors.
The company said cash provided by operating activities for the first six months of 2024 was $164.0 million, down from $260.2 million in the first six months of 2023. It said free cash flow for Q2 2024 was $119.1 million, and for Q2 2023 it was $236.0 million.
A. O. Smith said on July 15, 2024 that it signed an agreement to acquire Pureit from Unilever for $120 million, subject to customary adjustments. The company also said it repurchased 1,834,000 shares for a total of $153.2 million in the first six months of 2024.
Key figures
Quarter ended June 30, 2024
- Revenue
- $1.0B
- Operating income
- $224M
- Net income
- $156M
- EPS
- $1.06
- Gross profit
- $396M
From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.
Summary
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Q2 2024 Sales and Gross Profit Margin
The company said its Q2 2024 sales were $1,024.3 million, up 7% from Q2 2023 $960.8 million, and that its gross profit margin was 38.7%, down from 40.0%. The company cited higher material costs as the reason for the lower gross profit margin.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
North America Segment Results for Q2
North America said its segment sales for Q2 were $790.7 million, segment earnings were $198.4 million, and the segment margin fell from 27.6% in Q2 2023 to 25.1%. The company cited higher material costs, mainly steel, higher selling expenses, and the absence of prior-year pension settlement income of $5.0 million as factors.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
6-Month Operating Cash Flow and Q2 Free Cash Flow
The company said cash provided by operating activities for the first six months of 2024 was $164.0 million, down from $260.2 million in the first six months of 2023. It said free cash flow for Q2 2024 was $119.1 million, and for Q2 2023 it was $236.0 million.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Pureit Acquisition Agreement and Share Repurchases
A. O. Smith said on July 15, 2024 that it signed an agreement to acquire Pureit from Unilever for $120 million, subject to customary adjustments. The company also said it repurchased 1,834,000 shares for a total of $153.2 million in the first six months of 2024.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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