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A.O. Smith Corp. – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/22 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 10/28/22, at 11:01am ET   ·   For:  9/30/22   ·   Accession #:  91142-22-101   ·   File #:  1-00475

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10/28/22  A.O. Smith Corp.                  10-Q        9/30/22   81:6.7M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.38M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
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11: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     78K 
12: R2          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings       HTML     82K 
13: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     47K 
                Earnings                                                         
14: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     27K 
                Earnings (Parenthetical)                                         
15: R5          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    136K 
16: R6          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     30K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
17: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML     84K 
18: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     77K 
                Equity                                                           
19: R9          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     26K 
20: R10         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     58K 
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25: R15         Debt                                                HTML     23K 
26: R16         Earnings per Share of Common Stock                  HTML     32K 
27: R17         Stock Based Compensation                            HTML     54K 
28: R18         Pensions                                            HTML     44K 
29: R19         Segment Results                                     HTML     67K 
30: R20         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     31K 
31: R21         Derivative Instruments                              HTML     78K 
32: R22         Income Taxes                                        HTML     27K 
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34: R24         Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by  HTML     77K 
                Component                                                        
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46: R36         Derivative Instruments (Tables)                     HTML     77K 
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                Component (Tables)                                               
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49: R39         Revenue Recognition - Segment Sales Disaggregated   HTML     47K 
                by Major Product Line (Details)                                  
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51: R41         Acquisitions - Summary of Allocation of Fair Value  HTML     44K 
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53: R43         Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet (Details)       HTML     41K 
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58: R48         Debt (Details)                                      HTML     27K 
59: R49         Earnings per Share of Common Stock (Details)        HTML     30K 
60: R50         Stock Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)      HTML     48K 
61: R51         Stock Based Compensation - Changes in Options       HTML     60K 
                (Details)                                                        
62: R52         Stock Based Compensation - Schedule of              HTML     32K 
                Weighted-average Fair Value per Option at Date of                
                Grant (Details)                                                  
63: R53         Stock Based Compensation - Summary of Share Unit    HTML     46K 
                Activity Under Plan (Details)                                    
64: R54         Pensions - Components of Net Pension Income         HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R55         Pensions - Narrative (Details)                      HTML     37K 
66: R56         Segment Results (Details)                           HTML     90K 
67: R57         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML     27K 
68: R58         Derivative Instruments - Schedule of Summary by     HTML     37K 
                Currency of Foreign Currency Forward Contracts                   
                (Details)                                                        
69: R59         Derivative Instruments - Narrative (Details)        HTML     49K 
70: R60         Derivative Instruments - Impact of Derivative       HTML     36K 
                Contracts on Company's Financial Statements                      
                (Details)                                                        
71: R61         Derivative Instruments - Schedule of Effect of      HTML     31K 
                Cash Flow Hedges on Consolidated Statement of                    
                Earnings (Details)                                               
72: R62         Derivative Instruments - Summary of Contractual     HTML     29K 
                Amounts for Balance Sheet Hedges (Details)                       
73: R63         Derivative Instruments - Effect of Foreign          HTML     27K 
                Exchange Contracts on the Statement of Earnings                  
                (Details)                                                        
74: R64         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     36K 
75: R65         Commitment and Contingencies (Details)              HTML     36K 
76: R66         Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by  HTML     54K 
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