General Dynamics Reports Third-Quarter 2019 Results

23 October 2019

RESTON, Va., Oct. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today reported third-quarter 2019 revenue of $9.8 billion, operating earnings of $1.2 billion, net earnings from continuing operations of $913 million and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $3.14, up 25 cents from the year-ago quarter.

"Margins advanced nicely in the quarter due to Gulfstream's continuing ability to efficiently transition its production to new models, coupled with solid operating performance at the defense businesses," said Phebe N. Novakovic, chairman and chief executive officer. "Our continued focus on operating excellence and driving cost efficiencies, coupled with new business opportunities, should enable us to build on these results."

Operating performance

Operating margin was 12.5 percent in the quarter, up 110 basis points sequentially. Customer deliveries of the Gulfstream G600 began in August, less than two months after receiving FAA type and production certificates.

Cash

Net cash provided by operating activities in the quarter totaled $1.1 billion. Free cash flow from operations, defined as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, was $847 million.

Capital deployment

The company paid $295 million in dividends and repaid approximately $450 million of its outstanding commercial paper in the third quarter. Capital expenditures totaled $244 million, up $76 million from the year-ago quarter, driven by continued strategic investments in Marine Systems.

Backlog

Total backlog at the end of third-quarter 2019 was $67.4 billion. Estimated potential contract value, representing management's estimate of value in unfunded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts and unexercised options, was $35.6 billion. Total estimated contract value, the sum of all backlog components, was $103 billion.

Orders

Order activity remained strong across the aerospace and defense portfolios, with a book-to-bill of 1-to-1 on 7.3 percent year-over-year revenue growth. Significant awards in the defense portfolios in the quarter included $1.3 billion from the Canadian government for production of armored combat support vehicles; $1.1 billion from the U.S. Navy for design and construction of two Expeditionary Sea Base auxiliary support ships and a $550 million option for an additional ship; $390 million from the Navy for Advanced Nuclear Plant Studies in support of the Columbia-class submarine program; $155 million from the U.S. Army for various munitions and ordnance; $325 million to provide program management and engineering services to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's emergency communications infrastructure; and $265 million from the Army for computing and communications equipment under the Common Hardware Systems-5 (CHS-5) program.

About General Dynamics

Headquartered in Reston, 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. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people worldwide and generated $36.2 billion in revenue in 2018. More information is available at www.gd.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 2019 financial results conference call at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. The webcast will be a listen-only audio event available at www.gd.com. An on-demand replay of the webcast will be available one hour after the end of the call and end on October 30. To hear a recording of the conference call by telephone, please call 1-877-344-7529 (international: 1-412-317-0088) passcode 10135319. Charts furnished to investors and securities analysts in connection with General Dynamics' announcement of its financial results for third-quarter 2019 are available at www.gd.com.

 

 

EXHIBIT A

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS







Three Months Ended 





Variance





September 29, 2019



September 30, 2018



$



%

Revenue 



$

9,761





$

9,094





$

667





7.3

%

Operating costs and expenses 



(8,545)





(7,959)





(586)







Operating earnings 



1,216





1,135





81





7.1

%

Interest, net 



(114)





(114)











Other, net 



(12)





2





(14)







Earnings from continuing operations before income tax 



1,090





1,023





67





6.5

%

Provision for income tax, net 



(177)





(159)





(18)







Earnings from continuing operations 



913





864





49





5.7

%

Discontinued operations, net of tax 







(13)





13







Net earnings 



$

913





$

851





$

62





7.3

%

Earnings per share—basic 

























     Continuing operations  



$

3.17





$

2.92





$

0.25





8.6

%

     Discontinued operations 







(0.04)





0.04









     Net earnings 



$

3.17





$

2.88





$

0.29





10.1

%

Basic weighted average shares outstanding 



288.4





295.3











Earnings per share—diluted 

























     Continuing operations  



$

3.14





$

2.89





$

0.25





8.7

%

     Discontinued operations 







(0.04)





0.04







     Net earnings 



$

3.14





$

2.85





$

0.29





10.2

%

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 



290.9





299.1











 

 

EXHIBIT B

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS





Nine Months Ended



Variance



September 29, 2019



September 30, 2018*



$



%

Revenue

$

28,577





$

25,815





$

2,762





10.7

%

Operating costs and expenses

(25,257)





(22,584)





(2,673)







Operating earnings

3,320





3,231





89





2.8

%

Interest, net

(350)





(244)





(106)







Other, net

18





(34)





52







Earnings from continuing operations before income tax

2,988





2,953





35





1.2

%

Provision for income tax, net

(524)





(504)





(20)







Earnings from continuing operations

2,464





2,449





15





0.6

%

Discontinued operations, net of tax





(13)





13







Net earnings

$

2,464





$

2,436





$

28





1.1

%

Earnings per share—basic





















     Continuing operations

$

8.55





$

8.27





$

0.28





3.4

%

     Discontinued operations





(0.04)





0.04







     Net earnings

$

8.55





$

8.23





$

0.32





3.9

%

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

288.1





296.0













Earnings per share—diluted





















     Continuing operations

$

8.47





$

8.16





$

0.31





3.8

%

     Discontinued operations





(0.04)





0.04







     Net earnings

$

8.47





$

8.12





$

0.35





4.3

%

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

290.8





300.1















*

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.

 

 

EXHIBIT C

REVENUE AND OPERATING EARNINGS BY SEGMENT - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS





Three Months Ended



Variance



September 29, 2019



September 30, 2018



$



%

Revenue:















Aerospace

$

2,495





$

2,031





$

464





22.8

%

Combat Systems

1,740





1,523





217





14.2

%

Information Technology

2,071





2,307





(236)





(10.2)

%

Mission Systems

1,220





1,230





(10)





(0.8)

%

Marine Systems

2,235





2,003





232





11.6

%

Total

$

9,761





$

9,094





$

667





7.3

%

Operating earnings:















Aerospace

$

393





$

376





$

17





4.5

%

Combat Systems

264





241





23





9.5

%

Information Technology

146





157





(11)





(7.0)

%

Mission Systems

185





179





6





3.4

%

Marine Systems

209





169





40





23.7

%

Corporate

19





13





6





46.2

%

Total

$

1,216





$

1,135





$

81





7.1

%

Operating margin:















Aerospace

15.8

%



18.5

%









Combat Systems

15.2

%



15.8

%









Information Technology

7.0

%



6.8

%









Mission Systems

15.2

%



14.6

%









Marine Systems

9.4

%



8.4

%









Total

12.5

%



12.5

%









 

 

EXHIBIT D

REVENUE AND OPERATING EARNINGS BY SEGMENT - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS





Nine Months Ended



Variance



September 29, 2019



September 30, 2018*



$



%

Revenue:















Aerospace

$

6,871





$

5,751





$

1,120





19.5

%

Combat Systems

5,035





4,497





538





12.0

%

Information Technology

6,398





5,887





511





8.7

%

Mission Systems

3,655





3,475





180





5.2

%

Marine Systems

6,618





6,205





413





6.7

%

Total

$

28,577





$

25,815





$

2,762





10.7

%

Operating earnings:















Aerospace

$

1,052





$

1,108





$

(56)





(5.1)

%

Combat Systems

712





701





11





1.6

%

Information Technology

456





414





42





10.1

%

Mission Systems

495





478





17





3.6

%

Marine Systems

586





548





38





6.9

%

Corporate

19





(18)





37





205.6

%

Total

$

3,320





$

3,231





$

89





2.8

%

Operating margin:















Aerospace

15.3

%



19.3

%









Combat Systems

14.1

%



15.6

%









Information Technology

7.1

%



7.0

%









Mission Systems

13.5

%



13.8

%









Marine Systems

8.9

%



8.8

%









Total

11.6

%



12.5

%













*

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.

 

 

EXHIBIT E

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS





(Unaudited)







September 29, 2019



December 31, 2018

ASSETS







Current assets:







Cash and equivalents

$

974





$

963



Accounts receivable

3,489





3,759



Unbilled receivables

8,077





6,576



Inventories

6,573





5,977



Other current assets

1,038





914



Total current assets

20,151





18,189



Noncurrent assets:







Property, plant and equipment, net

4,217





3,978



Intangible assets, net

2,376





2,585



Goodwill

19,617





19,594



Other assets

2,427





1,062



Total noncurrent assets

28,637





27,219



Total assets

$

48,788





$

45,408



LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY







Current liabilities:







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

$

4,661





$

973



Accounts payable

2,999





3,179



Customer advances and deposits

6,854





7,270



Other current liabilities

3,713





3,317



Total current liabilities

18,227





14,739



Noncurrent liabilities:







Long-term debt

8,989





11,444



Other liabilities

8,059





7,493



Total noncurrent liabilities

17,048





18,937



Shareholders' equity:







Common stock

482





482



Surplus

2,999





2,946



Retained earnings

30,909





29,326



Treasury stock

(17,346)





(17,244)



Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(3,531)





(3,778)



Total shareholders' equity

13,513





11,732



Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

48,788





$

45,408



 

 

EXHIBIT F

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS





Nine Months Ended



September 29, 2019



September 30, 2018

Cash flows from operating activities—continuing operations:







     Net earnings

$

2,464



$

2,436

     Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:







          Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

352



315

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

273



227

          Equity-based compensation expense

103



110

          Deferred income tax benefit

(72)



(66)

          Discontinued operations, net of tax



13

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







          Accounts receivable

253



472

          Unbilled receivables

(1,603)



(1,625)

          Inventories

(646)



(854)

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







          Accounts payable

(164)



(324)

          Customer advances and deposits

(565)



112

     Other, net

192



265

     Net cash provided by operating activities

587



1,081

Cash flows from investing activities:







     Capital expenditures

(606)



(447)

     Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(19)



(10,039)

     Other, net

21



169

     Net cash used by investing activities

(604)



(10,317)

Cash flows from financing activities:







     Proceeds from commercial paper, net

947



1,668

     Dividends paid

(858)



(801)

     Purchases of common stock

(231)



(533)

     Proceeds from fixed-rate notes



6,461

     Proceeds from floating-rate notes



1,000

     Repayment of CSRA accounts receivable purchase agreement



(450)

     Other, net

207



(68)

     Net cash provided by financing activities

65



7,277

Net cash used by discontinued operations

(37)



(14)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

11



(1,973)

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

963



2,983

Cash and equivalents at end of period

$

974



$

1,010

 

 

EXHIBIT G

PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS



Other Financial Information:

























September 29, 2019



December 31, 2018









Debt-to-equity (a)

101.0

%



105.8

%









Debt-to-capital (b)

50.3

%



51.4

%









Book value per share (c)

$

46.71





$

40.64











Shares outstanding

289,306,108





288,698,149





























Third Quarter



Nine Months



2019



2018



2019



2018

Income tax payments, net

$

90





$

150





$

487





$

305



Company-sponsored research and

development (d)

$

110





$

126





$

352





$

356



















Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

















Third Quarter



Nine Months



2019



2018



2019



2018

Earnings before interest, taxes,

depreciation and amortization:















Earnings from continuing operations

$

913





$

864





$

2,464





$

2,449



Interest, net

114





114





350





244



Provision for income tax, net

177





159





524





504



Depreciation of property, plant and

equipment

120





109





352





315



Amortization of intangible and

finance lease right-of-use assets

90





106





273





227



   Earnings before interest, taxes,

   depreciation and amortization (e)

$

1,414





$

1,352





$

3,963





$

3,739



















Free cash flow from operations:















Net cash provided by operating

activities

$

1,091





$

790





$

587





$

1,081



Capital expenditures

(244)





(168)





(606)





(447)



Free cash flow from operations (f)

$

847





$

622





$

(19)





$

634











(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 H

BACKLOG - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS







Funded



Unfunded



Total

Backlog



Estimated

Potential

Contract Value*



Total

Estimated

Contract Value

Third Quarter 2019:





















Aerospace



$

11,195





$

188





$

11,383





$

2,065





$

13,448



Combat Systems



15,069





449





15,518





4,255





19,773



Information Technology



4,782





4,381





9,163





18,063





27,226



Mission Systems



5,152





307





5,459





6,764





12,223



Marine Systems



17,801





8,072





25,873





4,497





30,370



Total



$

53,999





$

13,397





$

67,396





$

35,644





$

103,040



Second Quarter 2019:





















Aerospace



$

11,932





$

213





$

12,145





$

2,079





$

14,224



Combat Systems



14,794





438





15,232





4,113





19,345



Information Technology



4,446





4,405





8,851





17,983





26,834



Mission Systems



4,925





258





5,183





6,847





12,030



Marine Systems



18,344





7,899





26,243





3,223





29,466



Total



$

54,441





$

13,213





$

67,654





$

34,245





$

101,899



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







*

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 H-1

BACKLOG - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

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EXHIBIT H-2

BACKLOG BY SEGMENT - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

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EXHIBIT I

THIRD QUARTER 2019 SIGNIFICANT ORDERS - (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

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

Combat Systems:

  • $1.3 billion from the Canadian government to produce armored combat support vehicles (ACSVs) and provide associated support services.
  • $155 from the U.S. Army for various munitions and ordnance.
  • $70 to produce gun systems for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
  • $55 from the Army for various maintenance and enhancements at the Lima Army Tank Plant in Lima, Ohio.

Information Technology:

  • An IDIQ contract to provide command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) installation services for the U.S. Navy. The program has a maximum potential value of $2.5 billion among 6 awardees.
  • A contract to provide program management and engineering services to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) emergency communications infrastructure. The contract has a maximum potential value of $325.
  • A contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under the Veterans Intake, Conversion and Communications Services (VICCS) program to provide support and communication services to U.S. veterans. The contract has a maximum potential value of $280.
  • $155 from the U.S. Department of State to provide business process support services for the Bureau of Consular Affairs' Global Support Strategy (GSS) program for visa services.
  • $125 to provide design, development, testing, installation, maintenance, logistics support and modernization services for Navy airborne and shipboard platforms.
  • $95 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for several key contracts, including support of the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) program. These contracts have a maximum potential value of $220.

Mission Systems:

  • $265 from the Army for computing and communications equipment under the Common Hardware Systems-5 program.
  • $95 from the Army to provide continued software support and engineering for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 program.
  • $65 from the Navy to provide fire control system modifications for ballistic-missile and guided-missile submarines.
  • $45 from the Navy to produce five Knifefish surface mine countermeasure systems and associated support equipment.
  • $25 from the Army for the production of Prophet enhanced ground-based signals intelligence and electronic warfare systems. The contract has a maximum potential value of $295.

Marine Systems:

  • $1.1 billion from the Navy for design and construction of two Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) auxiliary support ships and an option totaling approximately $550 for an additional ship.
  • $175 from the Navy to provide engineering, technical, design and planning yard support services for operational strategic and attack submarines. The program has a maximum potential value of $1 billion.
  • $390 from the Navy for Advanced Nuclear Plant Studies (ANPS) in support of the Columbia-class submarine program.
  • $110 from the Navy to provide maintenance and repair services for the USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship.

 

EXHIBIT J

AEROSPACE SUPPLEMENTAL DATA - (UNAUDITED)







Third Quarter



Nine Months





2019



2018



2019



2018

Gulfstream Aircraft Deliveries (units):

















Large-cabin aircraft



29





21





79





58

Mid-cabin aircraft



9





6





24





21

Total



38





27





103





79

Pre-owned Aircraft Deliveries (units):



4





2





9





4



















Aerospace Book-to-Bill:

















Orders*



$

1,693





$

1,743





$

7,022





$

5,479

Revenue (excluding pre-owned aircraft sales)



2,404





1,962





6,735





5,672

Book-to-Bill Ratio



0.70x 





0.89x 





1.04x 





0.97x 





*

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

 

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