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General Dynamics GDThe company said operating margin in the Aerospace segment decreased 90 basis points in Q3 2024 and 80 basis points in the first 9 months. It cited additional costs associated with the first lot of G700 aircraft production and out of station work caused by late supply chain deliveries as factors.
Key points
AI summaryThe company said operating margin in the Aerospace segment decreased 90 basis points in Q3 2024 and 80 basis points in the first 9 months. It cited additional costs associated with the first lot of G700 aircraft production and out of station work caused by late supply chain deliveries as factors.
The company said G700 received FAA and EASA type certification, which paved the way for customer deliveries to begin in Q2 2024. It cited late supply chain deliveries and other factors as reasons for the delivery impacts in Q3, and said it expects to deliver about 42 aircraft for the year.
General Dynamics said its total backlog was $92.6 billion at the end of Q3 2024, compared with $91.3 billion at the end of Q2. The company said the total book-to-bill ratio in its defense segments was 1.1-to-to-1 in Q3, with Combat Systems at 1.5-to-to-1 and Technologies at 1.3-to-to-1.
The company said net cash provided by operating activities was $2 billion in the first 9 months of 2024, compared with $3.5 billion in the same period of 2023. It said growth in operating working capital, particularly from the ramp-up in production of new Gulfstream aircraft models, affected cash flows.
Key figures
Quarter ended September 29, 2024
- Revenue
- $11.7B
- Operating income
- $1.2B
- Net income
- $930M
From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.
Summary
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Aerospace Segment Operating Margin Declines
The company said operating margin in the Aerospace segment decreased 90 basis points in Q3 2024 and 80 basis points in the first 9 months. It cited additional costs associated with the first lot of G700 aircraft production and out of station work caused by late supply chain deliveries as factors.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
GG700 Delivery Delays and Full-Year Deliveries
The company said G700 received FAA and EASA type certification, which paved the way for customer deliveries to begin in Q2 2024. It cited late supply chain deliveries and other factors as reasons for the delivery impacts in Q3, and said it expects to deliver about 42 aircraft for the year.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Backlog and Defense Segment Book-to-Bill
General Dynamics said its total backlog was $92.6 billion at the end of Q3 2024, compared with $91.3 billion at the end of Q2. The company said the total book-to-bill ratio in its defense segments was 1.1-to-to-1 in Q3, with Combat Systems at 1.5-to-to-1 and Technologies at 1.3-to-to-1.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Operating Cash Flow for the First 9 Months
The company said net cash provided by operating activities was $2 billion in the first 9 months of 2024, compared with $3.5 billion in the same period of 2023. It said growth in operating working capital, particularly from the ramp-up in production of new Gulfstream aircraft models, affected cash flows.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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