A. O. Smith Corporation manufactures and markets residential and commercial gas and electric water heaters, boilers, tanks, and water treatment products in North America, China, Europe, and India. More Details
How has A. O. Smith performed over the past 5 years?
4.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: AOS has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: AOS's current net profit margins (11.2%) are lower than last year (13.3%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: AOS's earnings have grown by 4.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: AOS's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: AOS had negative earnings growth (-21.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Building industry average (17.1%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: AOS's Return on Equity (18.1%) is considered low.
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.7yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Kevin Wheeler (60 yo)
2.33yrs
Tenure
US$3,808,438
Compensation
Mr. Kevin J. Wheeler has been Chief Executive Officer of A. O. Smith Corporation since September 1, 2018. He has been President of A. O. Smith Corporation since May 18, 2017 and served its Senior Vice Pres...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Kevin's total compensation ($USD3.81M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.22M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Kevin's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Kevin Wheeler
Chairman
2.33yrs
US$3.81m
0.021% $ 1.9m
Charles Lauber
Executive VP & CFO
1.67yrs
US$1.42m
0.016% $ 1.5m
James Stern
Executive VP
13.58yrs
US$2.13m
0.096% $ 8.9m
Mark Petrarca
Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Public Affairs
15yrs
US$1.87m
0.055% $ 5.1m
Paul Dana
Senior Vice President of Global Operations
2yrs
no data
0.0031% $ 286.3k
Robert Heideman
Senior VP & CTO
10.08yrs
no data
0.0054% $ 503.6k
S. Scheppele
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
0.42yr
no data
no data
Patricia Ackerman
Senior VP of Investor Relations
12.33yrs
no data
0.0018% $ 166.0k
Daniel Kempken
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy
1.67yrs
no data
0.0043% $ 403.8k
Wallace Goodwin
Senior Vice President
3yrs
no data
0.010% $ 929.8k
David Warren
Senior VP and President & GM of North American Water Heating
3.5yrs
no data
0.0031% $ 284.5k
D. Karge
Senior VP & President of North America Water Treatment
2.33yrs
no data
no data
2.7yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AOS's management team is considered experienced (2.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Kevin Wheeler
Chairman
2.33yrs
US$3.81m
0.021% $ 1.9m
Paul Jones
Independent Director
16.08yrs
US$223.54k
0.094% $ 8.7m
Gene Wulf
Independent Director
18yrs
US$247.29k
0.072% $ 6.7m
Ronald Brown
Independent Lead Director
0.75yr
US$235.54k
0.022% $ 2.1m
Ajita Rajendra
Director
9.08yrs
US$6.15m
0.23% $ 21.0m
Bruce Smith
Independent Director
26yrs
US$248.54k
0.15% $ 13.6m
Idelle Wolf
Independent Director
16yrs
US$223.54k
0.036% $ 3.3m
Mark Smith
Independent Director
20yrs
US$223.54k
0.22% $ 20.8m
William Greubel
Independent Presiding Director
9.75yrs
US$254.29k
no data
Ilham Kadri
Independent Director
4.08yrs
US$223.54k
0.0067% $ 627.7k
12.9yrs
Average Tenure
67.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AOS's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 12.9 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: AOS insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
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Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2021/01/24 00:24
End of Day Share Price
2021/01/22 00:00
Earnings
2020/09/30
Annual Earnings
2019/12/31
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