A.O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) reported quarterly earnings of $1.07 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.98 by 8.63 percent. This is a 0.94 percent increase over earnings of $1.06 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.01 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $995.11 million by 1.60 percent. This is a 1.27 percent decrease over sales of $1.02 billion the same period last year.