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MILWAUKEE – A.O. Smith
Corp. on Tuesday reported an increase in its
first-quarter earnings.
The Milwaukee-based water technology company said sales
for the first quarter grew to $552.2 million, from
$509.6 million in the same three-month period last year.
"Our business in China got off to a strong start this
year, with sales growing 25 percent over the same period
last year," said chairman and chief executive Ajita
Rajendra. “The team in China has excelled at innovating,
manufacturing and marketing products with features and
benefits that meet consumers' needs in that region.”
For the first quarter, net earnings rose to $46.7
million, or $0.51 per share, from $39 million, or $0.42
per share, a year earlier.
Excluding certain one-time items, quarterly earnings
rose to $49.7 million, or 54 cents per share, from $44.7
million, or 48 cents, a year earlier.
Sales for the period grew to $552.2 million from $509.6
million, the company said.
For the full year 2014, the company increased its
earnings outlook to $2.06 to $2.21 per share, an
increase from the previously projected $2.01 to $2.16
per share.
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