EQUITY ALERT: Rosen Law Firm Announces Investigation of Securities Claims Against A.O. Smith Corporation; Encourages Investors with Losses over $100K to Contact the Firm AOS

Business Wire 16-May-2019 5:20 PM

Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces it is investigating potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of A.O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) resulting from allegations that A.O. Smith may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.

On May 16, 2019, J. Capital published a report alleging that A.O. Smith has a material undisclosed partner, Jiangsu UTP Supply Chain, that acts like the Company and allows it to "stuff" distributors and inflate gross margins. The report further alleged that A.O. Smith "[f]ailed to disclose the sharp decline under way in China, where sales will fall 16-21% this year", "[o]ver-reported sales and under-reported inventory since at least 2015", and "has major governance problems both inside and outside China."

On this news, A.O. Smith's stock price fell $3.02 per share, or 6.27%, to close at $44.27 per share on May 16, 2019.

Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action lawsuit to recover losses suffered by A.O. Smith investors. If you purchased shares of A.O. Smith please visit the firm's website at http://www.rosenlegal.com/cases-register-1575.html to join the class action. You may also contact Phillip Kim of Rosen Law Firm toll free at 866-767-3653 or via email at pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com.

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