General Dynamics Reports First-Quarter 2022 Financial Results

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General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) reported strong first-quarter 2022 results, with net earnings of $730 million and revenue of $9.4 billion. Diluted EPS increased by 5.2% year-over-year to $2.61. The company generated cash from operating activities of $2 billion, representing 270% of net earnings. It also saw a significant uplift in its Aerospace backlog, which climbed to $17.6 billion. Additionally, the company secured substantial contracts valued at up to $4.5 billion, bolstering its defense segment amid robust demand and operating discipline.

Positive

• Net earnings of $730 million, 5.2% increase in diluted EPS to $2.61.
• Cash from operating activities reached $2 billion, or 270% of net earnings.
• Aerospace backlog grew by $1.3 billion to $17.6 billion, an 8.1% increase.
• Consolidated book-to-bill ratio maintained at 1-to-1.
• Total estimated contract value reached $129 billion.

Negative

• None.

• Net earnings of $730 million on revenue of $9.4 billion
• Diluted EPS of $2.61, up 5.2% year over year
• Cash from operating activities of $2 billion
• Highest Aerospace backlog in more than a decade

RESTON, Va., April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today reported first-quarter 2022 net earnings of $730 million on revenue of $9.4 billion. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $2.61, a 5.2% increase from the year-ago quarter.

"Aerospace backlog grew for the fifth consecutive quarter, driven by continued strong Gulfstream demand, while operating discipline and growth in aviation services increased the group's margins," said Phebe N. Novakovic, chairman and chief executive officer. "Our defense segments delivered solid performance on key programs across the portfolios."

Cash
Net cash provided by operating activities in the quarter totaled $2 billion, or 270% of net earnings. The company invested $141 million in capital expenditures, paid $330 million in dividends, and used $294 million to repurchase shares, ending the quarter with $2.9 billion in cash and equivalents on hand.

Backlog
Orders remained strong across the company with a consolidated book-to-bill ratio, defined as orders divided by revenue, of 1-to-1 for the quarter. In addition to company-wide backlog of $87.2 billion, estimated potential contract value, representing management's estimate of additional value in unfunded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts and unexercised options, was $41.8 billion. Total estimated contract value, the sum of all backlog components, was $129 billion.

Aerospace backlog grew $1.3 billion in the quarter to $17.6 billion, up 8.1%.

Significant awards in the quarter for the three defense segments included a contract with a maximum potential value of $4.5 billion over 10 years from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide hybrid cloud services and information technology design, engineering, and operations and sustainment services; a contract with a maximum potential value of $660 million from the Environmental Protection Agency for managed application, information, networking, enterprise and security services; $340 million from the U.S. Army to produce Stryker maneuver short-range air defense (M-SHORAD) vehicles; $325 million from the Army to upgrade Abrams main battle tanks; $260 million from the U.S. Navy to provide maintenance and repair services for an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship; $235 million from the Army to provide spare parts, inventory management and support services for the Stryker wheeled combat vehicle program; $230 million to produce Piranha armored combat vehicles for Switzerland; and $260 million for several key classified contracts.

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; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people worldwide and generated $38.5 billion in revenue in 2021. More information is available at www.gd.com.

Certain statements in this press release, including any statements about the company's future operational and financial performance, may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "plans," "believes," "forecasts," "scheduled," "outlook," "estimates," "should" and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. 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 its Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its Current Reports on Form 8-K. 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 revisions to any 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 2022 financial results conference call at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The webcast will be a listen-only audio event available at www.gd.com. An on-demand replay of the webcast will be available by telephone one hour after the end of the call and end on May 4, 2022, at 866-813-9403 (international: +44 204-525-0658); passcode 488214. Charts furnished to investors and securities analysts in connection with General Dynamics' announcement of its financial results are available at www.gd.com.

 

EXHIBIT A CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS - (UNAUDITED) DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS
				Three Months Ended									Variance
				April 3, 2022						April 4, 2021						$						%
Revenue				$	9,392					$	9,389					$	3					—		%
Operating costs and expenses				(8,484)						(8,451)						(33)
Operating earnings				908						938						(30)						(3.2)		%
Other, net				39						30						9
Interest, net				(98)						(123)						25
Earnings before income tax				849						845						4						0.5		%
Provision for income tax, net				(119)						(137)						18
Net earnings				$	730					$	708					$	22					3.1		%
Earnings per share—basic				$	2.63					$	2.49					$	0.14					5.6		%
Basic weighted average shares outstanding				277.1						284.1
Earnings per share—diluted				$	2.61					$	2.48					$	0.13					5.2		%
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding				279.9						285.2

 

EXHIBIT B REVENUE AND OPERATING EARNINGS BY SEGMENT - (UNAUDITED) DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
	Three Months Ended								Variance
	April 3, 2022				April 4, 2021				$				%
Revenue:
Aerospace	$	1,903			$	1,887			$	16			0.8	%
Marine Systems	2,651				2,483				168				6.8	%
Combat Systems	1,675				1,820				(145)				(8.0)	%
Technologies	3,163				3,199				(36)				(1.1)	%
Total	$	9,392			$	9,389			$	3			—	%
Operating earnings:
Aerospace	$	243			$	220			$	23			10.5	%
Marine Systems	211				200				11				5.5	%
Combat Systems	227				244				(17)				(7.0)	%
Technologies	298				306				(8)				(2.6)	%
Corporate	(71)				(32)				(39)				(121.9)	%
Total	$	908			$	938			$	(30)			(3.2)	%
Operating margin:
Aerospace	12.8		%		11.7		%
Marine Systems	8.0		%		8.1		%
Combat Systems	13.6		%		13.4		%
Technologies	9.4		%		9.6		%
Total	9.7		%		10.0		%

 

EXHIBIT C CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
					(Unaudited)
					April 3, 2022						December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents					$	2,907					$	1,603
Accounts receivable					3,015						3,041
Unbilled receivables					7,888						8,498
Inventories					5,548						5,340
Other current assets					1,436						1,505
Total current assets					20,794						19,987
Noncurrent assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net					5,450						5,417
Intangible assets, net					1,926						1,978
Goodwill					20,114						20,098
Other assets					2,592						2,593
Total noncurrent assets					30,082						30,086
Total assets					$	50,876					$	50,073
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt					$	1,005					$	1,005
Accounts payable					3,190						3,167
Customer advances and deposits					6,363						6,266
Other current liabilities					3,478						3,540
Total current liabilities					14,036						13,978
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt					10,491						10,490
Other liabilities					8,335						7,964
Total noncurrent liabilities					18,826						18,454
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock					482						482
Surplus					3,434						3,278
Retained earnings					35,800						35,420
Treasury stock					(19,837)						(19,619)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss					(1,865)						(1,920)
Total shareholders' equity					18,014						17,641
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity					$	50,876					$	50,073

 

EXHIBIT D CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - (UNAUDITED) DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
			Three Months Ended
			April 3, 2022						April 4, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities—continuing operations:
Net earnings			$	730					$	708
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment			139						136
Amortization of intangible and finance lease right-of-use assets			74						79
Equity-based compensation expense			96						40
Deferred income tax benefit			(106)						(19)
(Increase) decrease in assets, net of effects of business acquisitions:
Accounts receivable			26						(30)
Unbilled receivables			617						52
Inventories			(234)						57
Increase (decrease) in liabilities, net of effects of business acquisitions:
Accounts payable			23						(216)
Customer advances and deposits			675						(544)
Other, net			(72)						(260)
Net cash provided by operating activities			1,968						3
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures			(141)						(134)
Other, net			(6)						3
Net cash used by investing activities			(147)						(131)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends paid			(330)						(315)
Purchases of common stock			(294)						(759)
Other, net			107						201
Net cash used by financing activities			(517)						(873)
Net cash used by discontinued operations			—						(12)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents			1,304						(1,013)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period			1,603						2,824
Cash and equivalents at end of period			$	2,907					$	1,811

 

	EXHIBIT E ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION - (UNAUDITED) DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS
	Other Financial Information:
																April 3, 2022						December 31, 2021
	Debt-to-equity (a)															63.8		%				65.2		%
	Book value per share (b)															$	64.87					$	63.54
	Shares outstanding															277,705,115						277,620,943
																First Quarter
																2022						2021
	Income tax payments, net															$	15					$	33
	Company-sponsored research and development (c)															$	107					$	90
	Return on sales (d)															7.8		%				7.5		%
	Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
																First Quarter
																2022						2021
	Free cash flow:
	Net cash provided by operating activities															$	1,968					$	3
	Capital expenditures															(141)						(134)
	Free cash flow (e)															$	1,827					$	(131)
																April 3, 2022						December 31, 2021
	Net debt:
	Total debt															$	11,496					$	11,495
	Less cash and equivalents															2,907						1,603
	Net debt (f)															$	8,589					$	9,892
(a)	Debt-to-equity ratio is calculated as total debt divided by total equity as of the end of the period.
(b)	Book value per share is calculated as total equity divided by total outstanding shares as of the end of the period.
(c)	Includes independent research and development and Aerospace product-development costs.
(d)	Return on sales is calculated as net earnings divided by revenue.
(e)	We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. We believe free cash flow is a useful measure for investors because it portrays our ability to generate cash from our businesses for purposes such as repaying debt, funding business acquisitions, repurchasing our common stock and paying dividends. We use free cash flow to assess the quality of our earnings and as a key performance measure in evaluating management.
(f)	We define net debt as short- and long-term debt (total debt) less cash and equivalents. We believe net debt is a useful measure for investors because it reflects the borrowings that support our operations and capital deployment strategy. We use net debt as an important indicator of liquidity and financial position.

 

	EXHIBIT F BACKLOG - (UNAUDITED) DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
		Funded				Unfunded				Total Backlog				Estimated Potential Contract Value*				Total Estimated Contract Value
	First Quarter 2022:
	Aerospace		$	17,114			$	501			$	17,615			$	1,829			$	19,444
	Marine Systems		27,656				15,258				42,914				4,316				47,230
	Combat Systems		12,760				299				13,059				6,298				19,357
	Technologies		9,067				4,579				13,646				29,347				42,993
	Total		$	66,597			$	20,637			$	87,234			$	41,790			$	129,024
	Fourth Quarter 2021:
	Aerospace		$	15,878			$	415			$	16,293			$	1,657			$	17,950
	Marine Systems		23,678				21,177				44,855				4,271				49,126
	Combat Systems		12,584				509				13,093				6,936				20,029
	Technologies		9,005				4,348				13,353				26,997				40,350
	Total		$	61,145			$	26,449			$	87,594			$	39,861			$	127,455
	First Quarter 2021:
	Aerospace		$	11,545			$	384			$	11,929			$	2,312			$	14,241
	Marine Systems		27,676				22,075				49,751				2,815				52,566
	Combat Systems		14,085				143				14,228				9,120				23,348
	Technologies		10,003				3,670				13,673				27,530				41,203
	Total		$	63,309			$	26,272			$	89,581			$	41,777			$	131,358
*	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

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EXHIBIT F-2 BACKLOG BY SEGMENT - (UNAUDITED) DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

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EXHIBIT G FIRST QUARTER 2022 SIGNIFICANT ORDERS - (UNAUDITED) DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

We received the following significant contract awards during the first quarter of 2022:

Marine Systems:

• $260 from the U.S. Navy to provide maintenance and repair services for an Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) guided-missile destroyer and a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship.
• $130 from the Navy for maintenance and modernization work on the USS Hartford, a Los Angeles-class submarine.
• $95 from the Navy for advanced nuclear plant studies (ANPS) in support of the Columbia-class submarine program.
• $75 from the Navy for changes in scope associated with DDG-51 contracts.

Combat Systems:

• $340 from the U.S. Army to produce Stryker maneuver short-range air defense (M-SHORAD) vehicles.
• $325 from the Army to upgrade Abrams battle tanks to the system enhancement package version 3 (SEPv3) configuration.
• $235 from the Army to provide spare parts and inventory management and support services for the Stryker wheeled combat vehicle program.
• $230 to produce Piranha armored combat vehicles for Switzerland.
• $45 to provide laser range finders and repair and management support services for Canadian light armored vehicle (LAV) programs.

Technologies:

• An indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide hybrid cloud services and information technology (IT) design, engineering, and operations and sustainment services. The contract has a maximum potential value of $4.5 billion over 10 years.
• $80 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for managed application, information, networking, enterprise and security services. The contract has a maximum potential value of $660.
• $260 for several key classified contracts.
• $190 from the U.S. Air Force for the Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System (BICES) program to provide intelligence information sharing capabilities and engineering services.
• $40 from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for an Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM) solution to provide secure identity, access and account management for Department of Defense (DoD) applications. The contract has a maximum potential value of $160.
• $130 to provide flight simulation services for the Army.
• $15 from the U.S. Department of Education to develop the Award Eligibility Determination system. The contract has a maximum potential value of $120.
• $110 to manufacture and deliver hardware in support of the SPY-6 radar program.
• $90 from the Army for computing and communications equipment under the Common Hardware Systems-5 (CHS-5) program.
• $85 from the Army to provide continued software support and engineering for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 program.
• $85 from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in support of the Medicaid Management Information System.

 

EXHIBIT H AEROSPACE SUPPLEMENTAL DATA - (UNAUDITED)
						First Quarter
															2022						2021
Gulfstream Aircraft Deliveries (units):
Large-cabin aircraft															21						25
Mid-cabin aircraft															4						3
Total															25						28
Aerospace Book-to-Bill:
Orders*															$	3,243					$	2,457
Revenue															1,903						1,887
Book-to-Bill Ratio															1.70x						1.30x
*   Does not include customer defaults, liquidated damages, cancellations, foreign exchange fluctuations and other backlog adjustments.

 

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FAQ

What were General Dynamics' earnings for Q1 2022?

General Dynamics reported net earnings of $730 million for the first quarter of 2022.

What was General Dynamics' revenue for Q1 2022?

The company reported revenue of $9.4 billion for the first quarter of 2022.

How much did General Dynamics spend on share repurchases in Q1 2022?

General Dynamics used $294 million for share repurchases in the first quarter of 2022.

What is the current backlog for General Dynamics?

The total backlog for General Dynamics is $87.2 billion.

What is the estimated potential contract value for General Dynamics?

The estimated potential contract value is $41.8 billion.