General Dynamics Reports First-Quarter 2019 Results

24 April 2019

FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --

  • Revenue of $9.3 billion, up 22.9 percent year-over-year
  • All segments produce year-over-year revenue growth
  • Orders exceed $10.7 billion, with consolidated book-to-bill of 1.2 to 1.0
  • Aerospace orders surpass $3.1 billion

General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today reported first-quarter 2019 revenue of $9.3 billion, up 22.9 percent year-over-year, with net earnings of $745 million. Diluted earnings per share were $2.56.

"The solid sales gains and strong bookings reflect the market-leading performance we expect of our operating units," said Phebe Novakovic, chairman and chief executive officer. "We are pleased with our robust backlog and remain relentlessly focused on improving operating performance."

Backlog

General Dynamics' total backlog at the end of first-quarter 2019 was $69.2 billion, up 11.4 percent year-over-year. Estimated potential contract value, representing management's estimate of value in unfunded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts and unexercised options, was $33.9 billion. Total potential contract value, the sum of all backlog components, was $103.2 billion, up 17.7 percent year-over-year.  

Order activity remained strong across both the aerospace and defense portfolios.  Aerospace booked more than $3.1 billion in orders in the quarter.  Significant awards in defense portfolios in the quarter included $2 billion from the U.S. Navy for long-lead materials for Block V Virginia-class submarines, $580 million for services to classified customers, contracts totaling $510 million from the Navy for maintenance and repair of ships and a Virginia-class submarine, a blanket purchase agreement of $490 million from the Defense Information Systems Agency to operate Pentagon and government-furnished network infrastructures, contracts totaling $435 million to support the U.S. Army's Stryker armored fighting vehicle and Abrams tank programs, contracts totaling $160 million to produce munitions for the U.S. Army, $125 million to provide helicopter training and simulation services to the Army and $115 million for computing and communications equipment under the Army's Common Hardware Systems-5 program.

Capital Deployment

The company repurchased 525,000 of its outstanding shares in the first quarter. In March, the board of directors increased the company's quarterly dividend to $1.02 per share. This 9.7 percent increase marked the company's 22nd consecutive annual dividend increase.

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 2018 revenue was $36.2 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 first-quarter 2019 financial results conference call at 9 a.m. EST on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. 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 April 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 10130304.  The phone replay will be available through May 1, 2019.

Charts furnished to investors and securities analysts in connection with General Dynamics' announcement of its financial results for first-quarter 2019 are available on its website at www.generaldynamics.com.

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EXHIBIT A

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS





Three Months Ended



Variance



March 31, 2019



April 1, 2018



$



%

Revenue

$

9,261





$

7,535





$

1,726





22.9

%

Operating costs and expenses

(8,247)





(6,527)





(1,720)







Operating earnings

1,014





1,008





6





0.6

%

Interest, net

(117)





(27)





(90)







Other, net

18





(21)





39







Earnings before income tax

915





960





(45)





(4.7)

%

Provision for income tax, net

(170)





(161)





(9)







Net earnings

$

745





$

799





$

(54)





(6.8)

%

Earnings per share—basic

$

2.59





$

2.70





$

(0.11)





(4.1)

%

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

287.9





296.4











Earnings per share—diluted

$

2.56





$

2.65





$

(0.09)





(3.4)

%

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

290.9





301.1











 

 

EXHIBIT B

REVENUE AND OPERATING EARNINGS BY SEGMENT - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS





Three Months Ended



Variance



March 31, 2019



April 1, 2018



$



%

Revenue:















Aerospace

$

2,240





$

1,825





$

415





22.7

%

Combat Systems

1,636





1,440





196





13.6

%

Information Technology

2,169





1,138





1,031





90.6

%

Mission Systems

1,158





1,098





60





5.5

%

Marine Systems

2,058





2,034





24





1.2

%

Total

$

9,261





$

7,535





$

1,726





22.9

%

Operating earnings:















Aerospace

$

328





$

346





$

(18)





(5.2)

%

Combat Systems

206





224





(18)





(8.0)

%

Information Technology

156





101





55





54.5

%

Mission Systems

148





146





2





1.4

%

Marine Systems

180





184





(4)





(2.2)

%

Corporate

(4)





7





(11)





(157.1)

%

Total

$

1,014





$

1,008





$

6





0.6

%

Operating margin:















Aerospace

14.6

%



19.0

%









Combat Systems

12.6

%



15.6

%









Information Technology

7.2

%



8.9

%









Mission Systems

12.8

%



13.3

%









Marine Systems

8.7

%



9.0

%









Total

10.9

%



13.4

%









 

 

EXHIBIT C

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS





(Unaudited)







March 31, 2019



December 31, 2018

ASSETS







Current assets:







Cash and equivalents

$

673





$

963



Accounts receivable

3,718





3,759



Unbilled receivables

7,367





6,576



Inventories

6,185





5,977



Other current assets

924





914



Total current assets

18,867





18,189



Noncurrent assets:







Property, plant and equipment, net

4,054





3,978



Intangible assets, net

2,518





2,585



Goodwill

19,668





19,594



Other assets

2,359





1,062



Total noncurrent assets

28,599





27,219



Total assets

$

47,466





$

45,408



LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY







Current liabilities:







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

$

2,097





$

973



Accounts payable

3,008





3,179



Customer advances and deposits

6,695





7,270



Other current liabilities

3,582





3,317



Total current liabilities

15,382





14,739



Noncurrent liabilities:







Long-term debt

11,451





11,444



Other liabilities

8,399





7,493



Total noncurrent liabilities

19,850





18,937



Shareholders' equity:







Common stock

482





482



Surplus

2,937





2,946



Retained earnings

29,781





29,326



Treasury stock

(17,283)





(17,244)



Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(3,683)





(3,778)



Total shareholders' equity

12,234





11,732



Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

47,466





$

45,408



 

 

EXHIBIT D

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS





Three Months Ended



March 31, 2019



April 1, 2018

Cash flows from operating activities—continuing operations:







Net earnings

$

745





$

799



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







Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

114





89



Amortization of intangible and finance lease right-of-use assets

91





20



Equity-based compensation expense

40





29



Deferred income tax provision

(10)





4



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







Accounts receivable

49





(150)



Unbilled receivables

(873)





(608)



Inventories

(210)





(236)



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







Accounts payable

(167)





(358)



Customer advances and deposits

(623)





(149)



Other, net

49





64



Net cash used by operating activities

(795)





(496)



Cash flows from investing activities:







Capital expenditures

(181)





(104)



Other, net

(6)





(1)



Net cash used by investing activities

(187)





(105)



Cash flows from financing activities:







Proceeds from commercial paper, net

1,010





2,494



Dividends paid

(268)





(250)



Purchases of common stock

(133)





(267)



Other, net

88





(25)



Net cash provided by financing activities

697





1,952



Net cash used by discontinued operations

(5)





(2)



Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents

(290)





1,349



Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

963





2,983



Cash and equivalents at end of period

$

673





$

4,332



 

 

EXHIBIT E

PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS







2019



2018





First Quarter



First Quarter

Other Financial Information:









Debt-to-equity (a)



110.7

%



55.0

%

Debt-to-capital (b)



52.5

%



35.5

%

Book value per share (c)



$

42.35





$

39.64



Income tax (payments) refunds, net



$

(37)





$

4



Company-sponsored research and development (d)



$

122





$

140



Shares outstanding



288,871,990





297,033,427













Non-GAAP Financial Measures:













2019



2018





First Quarter



First Quarter

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization:









Net earnings



$

745





$

799



Interest, net



117





27



Provision for income tax, net



170





161



Depreciation of property, plant and equipment



114





89



Amortization of intangible and finance lease right-of-use assets



91





20



Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (e)



$

1,237





$

1,096













Free cash flow from operations:









Net cash used by operating activities



$

(795)





$

(496)



Capital expenditures



(181)





(104)



Free cash flow from operations (f)



$

(976)





$

(600)







(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 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is a useful measure for investors because it provides another measure of our profitability and our ability to service our debt. We calculate EBITDA by adding back interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to earnings from continuing operations. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to EBITDA is earnings from continuing operations.





(f)

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 F

BACKLOG - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS







Funded



Unfunded



Total

Backlog



Estimated

Potential

Contract Value*



Total Potential

Contract

Value

First Quarter 2019:





















Aerospace



$

11,924





$

244





$

12,168





$

2,080





$

14,248



Combat Systems



15,475





515





15,990





4,185





20,175



Information Technology



4,770





3,584





8,354





16,666





25,020



Mission Systems



5,081





234





5,315





7,186





12,501



Marine Systems



19,935





7,446





27,381





3,831





31,212



Total



$

57,185





$

12,023





$

69,208





$

33,948





$

103,156



Fourth Quarter 2018:





















Aerospace



$

11,208





$

167





$

11,375





$

3,130





$

14,505



Combat Systems



16,174





424





16,598





4,187





20,785



Information Technology



4,717





3,248





7,965





17,066





25,031



Mission Systems



4,890





445





5,335





7,409





12,744



Marine Systems



18,837





7,761





26,598





3,703





30,301



Total



$

55,826





$

12,045





$

67,871





$

35,495





$

103,366



First Quarter 2018:





















Aerospace



$

11,898





$

158





$

12,056





$

1,868





$

13,924



Combat Systems



17,126





378





17,504





3,549





21,053



Information Technology



2,190





1,275





3,465





11,367





14,832



Mission Systems



4,549





800





5,349





4,420





9,769



Marine Systems



18,310





5,458





23,768





4,271





28,039



Total



$

54,073





$

8,069





$

62,142





$

25,475





$

87,617







*  

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 and other agreements with existing customers to purchase new aircraft and aircraft services. 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 F-1

BACKLOG - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

EXHIBIT F-1

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EXHIBIT F-2

BACKLOG BY SEGMENT - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

EXHIBIT F-2 Aerospace

EXHIBIT F-2 Combat Systems

EXHIBIT F-2 Information Technology

EXHIBIT F-2 Mission Systems

EXHIBIT F-2 Marine Systems

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EXHIBIT G-1

FIRST QUARTER 2019 SIGNIFICANT ORDERS - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS



We received the following significant contract awards during the first quarter of 2019:



Combat Systems:





$225 from the U.S. Army for inventory management and support services for the Stryker fleet.





$160 from the Army for various munitions.





$145 from the Army for systems technical support on the Abrams and Stryker programs.





$65 from the Army for design and prototype development of the Abrams tank System Enhancement Package Version 4 (SEPv4).





Information Technology:



An IDIQ contract from the U.S. Navy to provide cyber mission engineering support services. The program has a maximum potential contract value of $900 among ten awardees.





$580 for several key contracts to provide services to classified customers.





An IDIQ contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to provide IT support services and capabilities. The program has a maximum potential contract value of $535 among five awardees.





An IDIQ contract from the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide cybersecurity, planning, execution and analysis services to the Joint Chiefs of Staff's J7 training activities. The program has a maximum potential contract value of $500 among six awardees.





A blanket purchase agreement of $490 from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to operate, maintain, deploy and manage Pentagon and regional government-furnished network infrastructures.





•  

$125 to provide turnkey training and simulation services for the Army's Aviation Center of Excellence in Fort Rucker, Alabama.





$60 from the U.S. Air Force Central Command for communications technical support services in Asia.





 $55 from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for IT lifecycle management and virtual desktop services.





$50 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide managed services to improve service desk interactions with end users.





Mission Systems:



$115 from the Army for computing and communications equipment under the Common Hardware Systems-5 (CHS-5) program.





$55 to provide development and maintenance services for the Army's Consolidated Project Management (CPM) Next program.





$55 from the Navy for the production of Digital Modular Radios (DMR).





$45 from the Army for the production of the Prophet Enhanced Tactical Signals Intelligence System.





$40 for additional equipment to support the Army's mobile communications network.

 

 

EXHIBIT G-2

FIRST QUARTER 2019 SIGNIFICANT ORDERS - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS



Marine Systems:



$2 billion from the Navy for long-lead materials for Block V Virginia-class submarines.





$300 from the Navy to provide maintenance and repair services for the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) guided-missile destroyer, Wasp-class amphibious assault ship and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier programs.





$210 from the Navy for planning, scheduling and technical support for maintenance activities on the USS South Dakota, a Virginia-class submarine.





$70 from the Navy for planning yard services for the DDG-51 destroyer program.





•    

$40 from the Navy to provide non-nuclear maintenance and repair services for submarines located at the Naval Submarine Support Facility in New London, Connecticut.

 

 

EXHIBIT H

AEROSPACE SUPPLEMENTAL DATA - (UNAUDITED)







First Quarter





2019



2018

Gulfstream Aircraft Deliveries (units):









Large-cabin aircraft



27





19



Mid-cabin aircraft



7





7



Total



34





26



Pre-owned Aircraft Deliveries (units):



4





1













Aerospace Book-to-Bill:









Orders



$

3,131





$

1,445



Revenue (excluding pre-owned aircraft sales)



2,198





1,817



Book-to-Bill Ratio*



1.42x



0.80x



















Does not include contract amendments, customer defaults, pricing adjustments, liquidated damages, cancellations, foreign exchange fluctuations and other backlog adjustments.

 

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