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Profile - A.O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Aug 15Dividend payment of $0.13
Location
P.O. Box 245008
Milwaukee, WI 53224
Phone: (414) 359-4000
Fax: (414) 359-4180
Email: cwatson@aosmith.com
Employees (last reported count): 13,800
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Electronic Instruments & Controls
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 600 SmallCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 69%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider sells; 168.0K shares
  (1.0% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 47% (152% of float)
(215 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 422.0K shares (+3.63%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
A. O. Smith Corporation serves customers worldwide through two segments, Electric Motor Technologies and Water Systems Technologies. The Company's Electric Motors business manufactures fractional horsepower, integral horsepower Alternating Current (A/C) and Direct Current (D/C), and hermetic electric motors. The Water Systems business is a manufacturer of residential and commercial gas and electric water heating equipment and copper tube boilers.
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Financial Summary
AOS is a diversified manufacturer whose major product lines include: fractional horsepower, hermetic and subfractional horsepower electric motors, and residential andcommercial water heaters. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues fell 9% to $626.5 million. Net income from continuing operations fell 39% to $19.2 million. Revenues reflect reduced industrial demand and inventory adjustments by retailers. Net income also reflects competitive pressures and Mexican labor inflation.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Compensation
PayExer

Robert O'Toole, 59
Chairman of Directors, Pres and CEO
$2.0M$2.5M
Kenneth Krueger, 44
CFO, Sr. VP
--  --  
Glen Bomberger, 62
Exec. VP, Director
857K1.2M
John Bertrand, 61
Sr. VP and Pres - A. O. Smith Electrical Products Company
581K483K
Ronald Massa, 50
Sr. VP and Pres of A. O. Smith Water Products Company
551K--  
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:AOSAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 22-Sep-2000
$11.188
Recent Price$16.85 
52-Week High
on 12-Mar-2001
$20.10 
Beta0.56 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)34.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)16.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+7.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+44.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$400.1M
Shares Outstanding23.7M
Float7.40M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.52 
Dividend Yield3.09%
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 18-Aug-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$19.55 
Earnings (ttm)$1.23 
Earnings (mrq)$0.45 
Sales (ttm)$50.50 
Cash (mrq)$0.64 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.86 
Price/Earnings (ttm)13.71 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.33 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.19B
EBITDA (ttm)$72.0M
Income available to common (ttm)$29.1M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)2.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)3.8%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)2.72%
Return on Equity (ttm)6.38%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)2.31 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.62 
Total Cash (mrq)$15.2M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short426.0K
Percent of Float5.8%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
417.0K
Short Ratio17.75 
Daily Volume24.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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