07:39 AM EST, 01/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- A. O. Smith ( AOS ) reported Q4 adjusted earnings Thursday of $0.85 per share, down from $0.97 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.89.

Net sales for the quarter ended Dec. 31 were $912.4 million, compared with $988.1 million a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $953.9 million.

For 2025, the company said it expects adjusted EPS in the range of $3.60 to $3.90 on net sales of $3.80 billion to $3.90 billion.

Analysts polled by FactSet expect non-GAAP EPS of $4.02 on sales of $3.97 billion.

The company's shares were down 4% in recent Thursday premarket activity.