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General Dynamics Reports Third-Quarter 2018 Results

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General Dynamics Reports Third-Quarter 2018 Results

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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

  • Revenue up 20% year-over-year to $9.1 billion
  • Earnings from continuing operations up 13.1% to $864 million
  • Diluted EPS from continuing operations up 14.7% year-over-year to $2.89

General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today reported third-quarter 2018 earnings from continuing operations of $864 million, a 13.1 percent increase over third-quarter 2017. Revenue increased 20 percent to $9.1 billion. While a large portion of the growth was attributed to the acquisition of CSRA, revenue in all segments grew.

Diluted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations were $2.89 compared to $2.52 in the year-ago quarter, a 14.7 percent increase.

"We took action this quarter to streamline our portfolio, drive out risk from our supply chain and deliver increasingly sophisticated products and services to our customers in an efficient and timely manner," said Phebe Novakovic, chairman and chief executive officer. "We remain committed to generating steady and sustainable results from our businesses."

Significant activities this quarter included the delivery of the Virginia-class submarine SSN 790 (future USS South Dakota), the keel-laying of the first John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler and the continued integration of CSRA.

Margin
Company-wide operating margin for the third quarter of 2018 was 12.5 percent, a 70 basis-point increase over second-quarter 2018.

Cash
Net cash provided by operating activities in the quarter totaled $790 million, compared to $872 million in the year-ago quarter. Free cash flow from operations, defined as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, was $622 million, after a $255 million discretionary pension plan contribution.

Capital Deployment
The company repurchased 450,000 of its outstanding shares in the third quarter of 2018. Year-to-date, the company has repurchased 2.5 million outstanding shares.  

Backlog
The company's total backlog at the end of third-quarter 2018 was $69.5 billion, up 4.9 percent from second-quarter 2018. The estimated potential contract value, representing management's estimate of value in unfunded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts and unexercised options, was $34.7 billion. Total potential contract value, the sum of all backlog components, was $104.2 billion at the end of the quarter, a new record.

Order activity was robust across the company with a 1.4-to-1 total book-to-bill ratio, defined as orders divided by revenue. Significant awards in the quarter included $3.9 billion from the U.S. Navy for the construction of four Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) guided-missile destroyers; $580 from the Navy for surface ship maintenance and modernization work; $480 from the Navy to continue design and development work for the Columbia-class submarine program; $210 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for benefits recovery services, cloud hosting and IT support; $170 from the Navy for combat and seaframe control systems for Littoral Combat Ships; and $150 from the U.S. Army for equipment to support the Army's mobile communications network.  In addition, the Army awarded a $3.9 billion maximum-potential-value IDIQ contract for computing and communications equipment under the Common Hardware Systems-5 (CHS-5) program.

About General Dynamics
Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; IT services; C4ISR solutions; and shipbuilding and ship repair. The company's 2017 revenue was $31 billion. More information is available at www.generaldynamics.com.

Certain statements made in this press release, including any statements as to future results of operations and financial projections, may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict.  Therefore, actual future results and trends may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors. Additional information regarding these factors is contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, its Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made. The company does not undertake any obligation to update or publicly release any revisions to forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or changes in expectations after the date of this press release.

WEBCAST INFORMATION: General Dynamics will webcast its third-quarter 2018 financial results conference call at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. The webcast will be a listen-only audio event, available at www.generaldynamics.com. An on-demand replay of the webcast will be available by 12 p.m. on October 24 and will continue for 12 months. To hear a recording of the conference call by telephone, please call 877-344-7529 (international: 412-317-0088); passcode 10125284.  The phone replay will be available through October 31, 2018.

 

 

EXHIBIT A

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS


















Three Months Ended


Variance


September 30, 2018


October 1, 2017*


$


%

Revenue

$

9,094



$

7,580



$

1,514



20.0

%

Operating costs and expenses

(7,959)



(6,517)



(1,442)




Operating earnings

1,135



1,063



72



6.8

%

Interest, net

(114)



(27)



(87)




Other, net

2



(9)



11




Earnings from continuing operations before income tax

1,023



1,027



(4)



(0.4)

%

Provision for income tax, net

(159)



(263)



104




Earnings from continuing operations

864



764



100



13.1

%

Discontinued operations, net of tax

(13)





(13)





Net earnings

$

851



$

764



$

87



11.4

%

Earnings per share—basic








Continuing operations

$

2.92



$

2.56



$

0.36



14.1

%

Discontinued operations

(0.04)





(0.04)





Net earnings

$

2.88



$

2.56



$

0.32



12.5

%

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

295.3



298.1








Earnings per share—diluted








Continuing operations

$

2.89



$

2.52



$

0.37



14.7

%

Discontinued operations

(0.04)





(0.04)




Net earnings

$

2.85



$

2.52



$

0.33



13.1

%

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

299.1



303.8








*

Prior-period information has been restated for the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-07, Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, which we adopted on January 1, 2018.

 

 

EXHIBIT B

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS


















Nine Months Ended


Variance


September 30, 2018 (a)


October 1, 2017 (b)


$


%

Revenue

$

25,815



$

22,696



$

3,119



13.7

%

Operating costs and expenses

(22,584)



(19,520)



(3,064)




Operating earnings

3,231



3,176



55



1.7

%

Interest, net

(244)



(76)



(168)




Other, net

(34)



(31)



(3)




Earnings from continuing operations before income tax

2,953



3,069



(116)



(3.8)

%

Provision for income tax, net

(504)



(793)



289




Earnings from continuing operations

2,449



2,276



173



7.6

%

Discontinued operations, net of tax

(13)





(13)




Net earnings

$

2,436



$

2,276



$

160



7.0

%

Earnings per share—basic








Continuing operations

$

8.27



$

7.59



$

0.68



9.0

%

Discontinued operations

(0.04)





(0.04)




Net earnings

$

8.23



$

7.59



$

0.64



8.4

%

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

296.0



299.9






Earnings per share—diluted








Continuing operations

$

8.16



$

7.45



$

0.71



9.5

%

Discontinued operations

(0.04)





(0.04)




Net earnings

$

8.12



$

7.45



$

0.67



9.0

%

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

300.1



305.5








(a)

2018 results include the unfavorable impact of one-time charges of approximately $75 associated with costs to complete the acquisition of CSRA Inc. In the table above, approximately $45 of compensation-related costs was reported in operating costs and expenses, and approximately $30 of transaction costs was reported in other, net.

(b)

Prior-period information has been restated for the adoption of ASU 2017-07, which we adopted on January 1, 2018.

 

 

EXHIBIT C

REVENUE AND OPERATING EARNINGS BY SEGMENT - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS


















Three Months Ended


Variance


September 30, 2018


October 1, 2017*


$


%

Revenue:








Aerospace

$

2,031



$

1,995



$

36



1.8

%

Combat Systems

1,523



1,500



23



1.5

%

Information Technology

2,307



1,068



1,239



116.0

%

Mission Systems

1,230



1,086



144



13.3

%

Marine Systems

2,003



1,931



72



3.7

%

Total

$

9,094



$

7,580



$

1,514



20.0

%

Operating earnings:








Aerospace

$

376



$

381



$

(5)



(1.3)

%

Combat Systems

241



247



(6)



(2.4)

%

Information Technology

157



101



56



55.4

%

Mission Systems

179



152



27



17.8

%

Marine Systems

169



179



(10)



(5.6)

%

Corporate

13



3



10



333.3

%

Total

$

1,135



$

1,063



$

72



6.8

%

Operating margin:








Aerospace

18.5

%


19.1

%





Combat Systems

15.8

%


16.5

%





Information Technology

6.8

%


9.5

%





Mission Systems

14.6

%


14.0

%





Marine Systems

8.4

%


9.3

%





Total

12.5

%


14.0

%







*

Prior-period information has been restated for the adoption of ASU 2017-07, which we adopted on January 1, 2018.

 

 

EXHIBIT D

REVENUE AND OPERATING EARNINGS BY SEGMENT - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS


















Nine Months Ended


Variance


September 30, 2018 (a)


October 1, 2017 (b)


$


%

Revenue:








Aerospace

$

5,751



$

6,147



$

(396)



(6.4)

%

Combat Systems

4,497



4,201



296



7.0

%

Information Technology

5,887



3,178



2,709



85.2

%

Mission Systems

3,475



3,226



249



7.7

%

Marine Systems

6,205



5,944



261



4.4

%

Total

$

25,815



$

22,696



$

3,119



13.7

%

Operating earnings:








Aerospace

$

1,108



$

1,241



$

(133)



(10.7)

%

Combat Systems

701



677



24



3.5

%

Information Technology

414



278



136



48.9

%

Mission Systems

478



451



27



6.0

%

Marine Systems

548



518



30



5.8

%

Corporate

(18)



11



(29)



(263.6)

%

Total

$

3,231



$

3,176



$

55



1.7

%

Operating margin:








Aerospace

19.3

%


20.2

%





Combat Systems

15.6

%


16.1

%





Information Technology

7.0

%


8.7

%





Mission Systems

13.8

%


14.0

%





Marine Systems

8.8

%


8.7

%





Total

12.5

%


14.0

%







(a)

2018 results include the unfavorable impact of approximately $45 of compensation-related one-time charges associated with costs to complete the acquisition of CSRA Inc. This amount was reported as a reduction of Corporate operating earnings in the table above.

(b)

Prior-period information has been restated for the adoption of ASU 2017-07, which we adopted on January 1, 2018.

 

 

EXHIBIT E

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS











(Unaudited)




September 30, 2018


December 31, 2017

ASSETS




Current assets:




Cash and equivalents

$

1,010



$

2,983


Accounts receivable

3,736



3,617


Unbilled receivables

7,564



5,240


Inventories

6,247



5,303


Other current assets

1,401



1,185


Total current assets

19,958



18,328


Noncurrent assets:




Property, plant and equipment, net

4,244



3,517


Intangible assets, net

2,667



702


Goodwill

19,486



11,914


Other assets

608



585


Total noncurrent assets

27,005



16,718


Total assets

$

46,963



$

35,046


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY




Current liabilities:




Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt

$

1,678



$

2


Accounts payable

3,033



3,207


Customer advances and deposits

7,327



6,992


Other current liabilities

3,651



2,898


Total current liabilities

15,689



13,099


Noncurrent liabilities:




Long-term debt

11,403



3,980


Other liabilities

7,116



6,532


Total noncurrent liabilities

18,519



10,512


Shareholders' equity:




Common stock

482



482


Surplus

2,914



2,872


Retained earnings

28,691



26,444


Treasury stock

(15,971)



(15,543)


Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(3,361)



(2,820)


Total shareholders' equity

12,755



11,435


Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

46,963



$

35,046


 

 

EXHIBIT F

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS











Nine Months Ended


September 30, 2018


October 1, 2017

Cash flows from operating activities—continuing operations:




Net earnings

$

2,436



$

2,276


Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:




Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

352



269


Amortization of intangible assets

190



57


Equity-based compensation expense

110



93


Deferred income tax (benefit) provision

(66)



155


Discontinued operations, net of tax

13




(Increase) decrease in assets, net of effects of business acquisitions:




Accounts receivable

472



26


Unbilled receivables

(1,625)



(1,361)


Inventories

(854)



57


Increase (decrease) in liabilities, net of effects of business acquisitions:




Accounts payable

(324)



167


Customer advances and deposits

112



(296)


Income taxes payable

250



223


Other, net

15



216


Net cash provided by operating activities

1,081



1,882


Cash flows from investing activities:




Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(10,039)



(364)


Capital expenditures

(447)



(273)


Other, net

169



52


Net cash used by investing activities

(10,317)



(585)


Cash flows from financing activities:




Proceeds from fixed-rate notes

6,461



985


Proceeds from (repayments of) commercial paper, net

1,668



(2)


Proceeds from floating-rate notes

1,000




Dividends paid

(801)



(735)


Purchases of common stock

(533)



(1,172)


Repayment of CSRA accounts receivable purchase agreement

(450)




Other, net

(68)



43


Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

7,277



(881)


Net cash used by discontinued operations

(14)



(28)


Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents

(1,973)



388


Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

2,983



2,334


Cash and equivalents at end of period

$

1,010



$

2,722


 

 

EXHIBIT G

PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS





















2018




2017





Third Quarter




Third Quarter



Other Financial Information:









Debt-to-equity (a)


102.6

%




42.2

%



Debt-to-capital (b)


50.6

%




29.7

%



Book value per share (c)


$

43.07





$

38.73




Income tax payments, net


$

150





$

70




Company-sponsored research and development (d)


$

126





$

120




Shares outstanding


296,149,755





298,582,883













Non-GAAP Financial Measure:











2018


2017



Third Quarter


Nine Months


Third Quarter


Nine Months

Free cash flow from operations:









Net cash provided by operating activities


$

790



$

1,081



$

872



$

1,882


Capital expenditures


(168)



(447)



(120)



(273)


Free cash flow from operations (e)


$

622



$

634



$

752



$

1,609




(a)

Debt-to-equity ratio is calculated as total debt divided by total equity as of the end of the period.

(b)

Debt-to-capital ratio is calculated as total debt divided by the sum of total debt plus total equity as of the end of the period.

(c)

Book value per share is calculated as total equity divided by total outstanding shares as of the end of the period.

(d)

Includes independent research and development and Aerospace product-development costs.

(e)

We believe free cash flow from operations is a useful measure for investors because it portrays our ability to generate cash from our businesses for purposes such as repaying maturing debt, funding business acquisitions, repurchasing our common stock and paying dividends. We use free cash flow from operations to assess the quality of our earnings and as a key performance measure in evaluating management. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to free cash flow from operations is net cash provided by operating activities.

 

 

EXHIBIT H

BACKLOG - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

























Funded


Unfunded


Total
Backlog


Estimated
Potential
Contract Value
*


Total Potential
Contract
Value

Third Quarter 2018:











Aerospace


$

11,696



$

173



$

11,869



$

2,239



$

14,108


Combat Systems


15,865



395



16,260



3,857



20,117


Information Technology


5,222



4,731



9,953



17,365



27,318


Mission Systems


5,024



587



5,611



7,453



13,064


Marine Systems


16,615



9,221



25,836



3,797



29,633


Total


$

54,422



$

15,107



$

69,529



$

34,711



$

104,240


Second Quarter 2018:











Aerospace


$

12,187



$

157



$

12,344



$

2,282



$

14,626


Combat Systems


16,646



376



17,022



2,840



19,862


Information Technology


4,633



4,576



9,209



18,931



28,140


Mission Systems


4,636



645



5,281



4,287



9,568


Marine Systems


17,310



5,124



22,434



4,333



26,767


Total


$

55,412



$

10,878



$

66,290



$

32,673



$

98,963


Third Quarter 2017:











Aerospace


$

11,729



$

86



$

11,815



$

1,909



$

13,724


Combat Systems


17,060



494



17,554



4,607



22,161


Information Technology


2,425



1,705



4,130



9,641



13,771


Mission Systems


4,684



708



5,392



4,743



10,135


Marine Systems


16,791



8,247



25,038



4,826



29,864


Total


$

52,689



$

11,240



$

63,929



$

25,726



$

89,655




*

The estimated potential contract value includes work awarded on unfunded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts and unexercised options associated with existing firm contracts, including options to purchase new aircraft and long-term aircraft services agreements. We recognize options in backlog when the customer exercises the option and establishes a firm order. For IDIQ contracts, we evaluate the amount of funding we expect to receive and include this amount in our estimated potential contract value. The actual amount of funding received in the future may be higher or lower than our estimate of potential contract value.

 

 

EXHIBIT H-1
BACKLOG AND ESTIMATED CONTRACT VALUE - (UNAUDITED)
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

EXHIBIT H-1

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EXHIBIT H-2
BACKLOG AND ESTIMATED CONTRACT VALUE BY SEGMENT - (UNAUDITED)
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

EXHIBIT H-2

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EXHIBIT I

THIRD QUARTER 2018 SIGNIFICANT ORDERS - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS


We received the following significant contract awards during the third quarter of 2018:


Combat Systems:



$160 from the U.S. Army for munitions and ordnance, including Hydra-70 rockets.



$85 from the U.S. Air Force for various rounds of medium-caliber ammunition.



$55 to integrate a Mission Equipment Package onto Stryker vehicles to provide short range air defense capabilities.



$30 from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency to provide spare parts for Abrams main battle tanks.



$30 to produce Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) guided-missile system motor cases.


Information Technology:



$330 from the U.S. Census Bureau to provide contact-center systems and operations support for the 2020 Census Questionnaire Assistance program.



$210 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for benefits recovery services, cloud hosting and IT support.



$100 to provide logistics, sustainment and maintenance support services for the U.S. Army's worldwide command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems.



$95 from the U.S. Department of State to provide visa application and issuance support services to U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide.



$95 from the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center for design, development and support of shipboard and airborne platforms.



$90 from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for contact-center operations and support services.


Mission Systems:



$170 from the U.S. Navy for combat and seaframe control systems on Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). 



$150 for additional equipment to support the U.S. Army's mobile communications network.



$100 from the Army for computing and communications equipment under the Common Hardware Systems-4 (CHS-4) program.



$75 from the Canadian Department of National Defence to modernize and provide in-service support for the underwater warfare sensor suite installed on Halifax-class frigates.



$75 to rebuild and repair MK6 missile guidance systems and produce MK6 circuit card assemblies for the Navy.



An IDIQ contract from the Army for computing and communications equipment under the Common Hardware Systems-5 (CHS-5) program. The program has a maximum potential value of $3.9 billion over five years.


Marine Systems:



$3.9 billion from the U.S. Navy for the construction of four Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) guided-missile destroyers.



$580 from the Navy for surface ship maintenance and modernization work.



$480 from the Navy to continue design and development work in support of the Columbia-class submarine program.



$55 from the Navy for the procurement and management of spare parts and equipment for the Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) guided-missile destroyer program.

 

 

EXHIBIT J

AEROSPACE SUPPLEMENTAL DATA - (UNAUDITED)

















Third Quarter


Nine Months



2018


2017


2018


2017

Gulfstream Aircraft Deliveries (units):









Large-cabin aircraft


21



21



58



67


Mid-cabin aircraft


6



9



21



23


Total


27



30



79



90


Pre-owned Aircraft Deliveries (units):


2



1



4



4


 

 

 

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