A.O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) reported quarterly earnings of $0.85 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.94 by 9.57 percent. This is a 10.53 percent decrease over earnings of $0.95 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $945.600 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $977.693 million by 3.28 percent. This is a 1.90 percent decrease over sales of $963.900 million the same period last year.