A. O. Smith will Achieve Profitable Growth

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A. O. Smith will Achieve Profitable Growth

Profitable growth is essential for A. O. Smith’s future. To achieve profitable growth, we must provide: 


  • New, efficient, high-quality and differentiated products for our customers 
  • Greater opportunity for individual advancement and improved job security 
  • Growth in investment value for our stockholders in a socially responsible manner 

Not only will we seek an above-average return on stockholders’ investment, but we will also grow in a planned way so that: 


  • Our business units will have individualized growth rates that complement each other and produce a company that grows faster than the U.S. economy 
  • The capital requirements of growth will be supported by funds generated by our above-average return on investment and by external sources, such as borrowing and equity