HII Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results
- HII reported record third quarter revenues of $2.8 billion, up 7.2% compared to the same period last year.
- Net earnings were $148 million, with diluted earnings per share of $3.70.
- The company achieved free cash flow of $293 million in the quarter.
- New contract awards totaled $5.4 billion, resulting in a backlog of approximately $49 billion.
- HII reaffirmed its shipbuilding and Mission Technologies FY23 margin guidance.
- The company increased its shipbuilding midpoint and Mission Technologies FY23 revenue guidance.
- HII raised its FY23 free cash flow guidance.
- None.
- Record third quarter revenues of
$2.8 billion , up7.2% compared to third quarter 2022 - Net earnings of
$148 million or$3.70 diluted earnings per share - Third quarter free cash flow1 of
$293 million - New contract awards of
$5.4 billion , resulting in backlog of approximately$49 billion - Company reaffirms shipbuilding and Mission Technologies FY23 margin guidance2
- Company increases shipbuilding midpoint and Mission Technologies FY23 revenue guidance2
- Company increases FY23 free cash flow1 guidance2
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE:HII) reported third quarter 2023 revenues of
Operating income in the third quarter of 2023 was
Segment operating income1 in the third quarter of 2023 was
Net earnings in the quarter were
Net cash provided by operating activities in the quarter was
New contract awards in the third quarter of 2023 were
“It was another outstanding quarter of growth across all three divisions. Our financial results demonstrate our commitment to achieving our goals of steady operational performance, execution on our existing contracts, and strong free cash flow generation,” said Chris Kastner, HII’s president and CEO. "We continue to support our customers' top national defense priorities by delivering quality platforms, technologies and solutions, thereby creating value for all of our stakeholders - our employees, customers, shareholders, suppliers and communities."
1Non-GAAP measures. See Exhibit B for definitions and reconciliations.
2The financial outlook, expectations and other forward looking statements provided by the company for 2023 and beyond reflect the company's judgment based on information available at the time of this release.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions, except per share amounts) | 2023 | 2022 | $ Change | % Change | 2023 | 2022 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sales and service revenues | $ | 2,816 | $ | 2,626 | $ | 190 | 7.2 | % | $ | 8,277 | $ | 7,864 | $ | 413 | 5.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Operating income | 172 | 131 | 41 | 31.3 | % | 469 | 460 | 9 | 2.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating margin % | 6.1 | % | 5.0 | % | 112 bps | 5.7 | % | 5.8 | % | (18) bps | |||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating income1 | 187 | 166 | 21 | 12.7 | % | 512 | 567 | (55 | ) | (9.7)% | |||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating margin %1 | 6.6 | % | 6.3 | % | 32 bps | 6.2 | % | 7.2 | % | (102) bps | |||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings | 148 | 138 | 10 | 7.2 | % | 407 | 456 | (49 | ) | (10.7)% | |||||||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 3.70 | $ | 3.44 | $ | 0.26 | 7.6 | % | $ | 10.18 | $ | 11.37 | $ | (1.19 | ) | (10.5)% | |||||||||||||
1 Non-GAAP measures that exclude non-segment factors affecting operating income. See Exhibit B for definitions and reconciliations. |
Segment Operating Results
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | $ Change | % Change | 2023 | 2022 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 711 | $ | 623 | $ | 88 | 14.1 | % | $ | 1,952 | $ | 1,912 | $ | 40 | 2.1 | % | |||||||||||||
Segment operating income1 | 73 | 50 | 23 | 46.0 | % | 193 | 242 | (49 | ) | (20.2)% | |||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating margin %1 | 10.3 | % | 8.0 | % | 224 bps | 9.9 | % | 12.7 | % | (277) bps | |||||||||||||||||||
1 Non-GAAP measures. See Exhibit B for definitions and reconciliations. |
Ingalls Shipbuilding revenues for the third quarter of 2023 were
Ingalls Shipbuilding segment operating income1 for the third quarter of 2023 was
Key Ingalls Shipbuilding milestones for the quarter:
- Launched amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8)
- Authenticated keel of amphibious assault ship Fallujah (LHA 9)
- Completed acceptance trials for National Security Cutter Calhoun (NSC 10)
- Launched and christened guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128)
- Awarded
$155 million contract for the modernization of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) - Awarded construction contract for seven Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyers
1Non-GAAP measures. See Exhibit B for definitions and reconciliations.
Newport News Shipbuilding
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | $ Change | % Change | 2023 | 2022 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 1,453 | $ | 1,445 | $ | 8 | 0.6 | % | $ | 4,468 | $ | 4,268 | $ | 200 | 4.7 | % | ||||||||||||||
Segment operating income1 | 90 | 102 | (12 | ) | (11.8)% | 269 | 277 | (8 | ) | (2.9)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating margin %1 | 6.2 | % | 7.1 | % | (86) bps | 6.0 | % | 6.5 | % | (47) bps | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 Non-GAAP measures. See Exhibit B for definitions and reconciliations. |
Newport News Shipbuilding revenues for the third quarter of 2023 were
Newport News Shipbuilding segment operating income1 for the third quarter of 2023 was
Key Newport News Shipbuilding milestones for the quarter:
- Authenticated keel of Virginia-class submarine Oklahoma (SSN 802)
- Reached pressure hull complete on Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800)
- Awarded
$528 million contract to support maintenance of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers ported in San Diego
Mission Technologies
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | $ Change | % Change | 2023 | 2022 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 685 | $ | 595 | $ | 90 | 15.1 | % | $ | 1,954 | $ | 1,785 | $ | 169 | 9.5 | % | ||||||||||||
Segment operating income1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | % | 50 | 48 | 2 | 4.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating margin %1 | 3.5 | % | 2.4 | % | 115 bps | 2.6 | % | 2.7 | % | (13) bps | ||||||||||||||||||
1 Non-GAAP measures. See Exhibit B for definitions and reconciliations. |
Mission Technologies revenues for the third quarter of 2023 were
Mission Technologies segment operating income1 for the third quarter of 2023 was
Mission Technologies results included approximately
Mission Technologies EBITDA margin1 in the third quarter of 2023 was
1Non-GAAP measures. See Exhibit B for definitions and reconciliations
Key Mission Technologies milestones for the quarter:
- Awarded
$1.4 billion Joint Network Engineering and Emerging Operations task order under the General Services Administration's ASTRO contract - Awarded
$347 million contract for Lionfish Small Unmanned Undersea Vehicle production, training, and engineering by the U.S. Navy - Awarded
$244 million task order to integrate Minotaur software products into maritime platforms by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps. and U.S. Coast Guard - Awarded
$138 million contract to support planning and acquisition of critical warfighting capabilities by the U.S. Air Force - Awarded
$134 million U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Software Dahlgren Division, integrated training systems, software development contract - Awarded
$84 million contract to support National Geospatial Agency's enterprise cloud migration
1Non-GAAP measures. See Exhibit B for definitions and reconciliations.
2023 Financial Outlook1
- Increasing shipbuilding midpoint and Mission Technologies revenue guidance
- Revising FY23 shipbuilding revenue2 from
$8.4 -$8.6 billion to$8.5 -$8.6 billion - Increasing FY23 Mission Technologies revenue from approximately
$2.5 billion to approximately$2.55 billion
- Revising FY23 shipbuilding revenue2 from
- Reaffirming shipbuilding and Mission Technologies FY23 margin guidance
- Expect shipbuilding operating margin2 between
7.7% and8.0% for FY23 - Expect Mission Technologies segment operating margin2 between
2.5% and3.0% , and Mission Technologies EBITDA margin2 between8.0% and8.5% for FY23
- Expect shipbuilding operating margin2 between
- Increasing free cash flow2 guidance for FY23
- Increasing FY23 free cash flow2 from
$400 -$450 million to approximately$500 million 3 - Expect cumulative FY20-FY24 free cash flow2 of approximately
$2.9 billion 3
- Increasing FY23 free cash flow2 from
FY23 Outlook | ||
Shipbuilding Revenue2 | ||
Shipbuilding Operating Margin2 | ||
Mission Technologies Revenue | ~ | |
Mission Technologies Segment Operating Margin2 | ||
Mission Technologies EBITDA Margin2 | ||
Operating FAS/CAS Adjustment | ( | |
Non-current State Income Tax Benefit4 | ~ | |
Interest Expense | ( | |
Non-operating Retirement Benefit | ||
Effective Tax Rate | ~ | |
Depreciation & Amortization | ~ | |
Capital Expenditures | ~ of Sales | |
Free Cash Flow2,3 | ~ |
1The financial outlook, expectations and other forward-looking statements provided by the company for 2023 and beyond reflect the company's judgment based on the information available at the time of this release.
2Non-GAAP measures. See Exhibit B for definitions. In reliance upon Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K, reconciliations of forward–looking GAAP and non–GAAP measures are not provided because of the unreasonable effort associated with providing such reconciliations due to the variability in the occurrence and the amounts of certain components of GAAP and non-GAAP measures. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.
3Outlook is based on current tax law and assumes the provisions requiring capitalization of R&D expenditures for tax purposes are not deferred or repealed.
4Outlook is based on current tax law. Repeal or deferral of provisions requiring capitalization of R&D expenditures would result in elevated non-current state income tax expense.
About Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII is a global, all-domain defense provider. HII’s mission is to deliver the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain solutions in service of the nation, creating the advantage for our customers to protect peace and freedom around the world.
As the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, and with a more than 135-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned systems, cyber, ISR, AI/ML and synthetic training. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information, please visit www.HII.com.
Conference Call Information
HII will webcast its earnings conference call at 9 a.m. Eastern time today. A live audio broadcast of the conference call and supplemental presentation will be available on the investor relations page of the company’s website: www.HII.com. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available from noon today through Thursday, November 9th by calling (866) 813-9403 or (929) 458-6194 and using access code 143820.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this release, other than statements of historical fact, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can generally identify forward-looking statements by words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," and similar words or phrases or the negative of these words or phrases. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable when made, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated by our forward-looking statements, which include, but are not limited to: changes in government and customer priorities and requirements (including government budgetary constraints, shifts in defense spending, and changes in customer short-range and long-range plans); significant delays in appropriations for our programs and U.S. government funding more broadly; our ability to estimate our future contract costs, including cost increases due to inflation, and perform our contracts effectively; changes in procurement processes and government regulations and our ability to comply with such requirements; our ability to deliver our products and services at an affordable life cycle cost and compete within our markets; natural and environmental disasters and political instability; our ability to execute our strategic plan, including with respect to share repurchases, dividends, capital expenditures and strategic acquisitions; adverse economic conditions in the United States and globally; health epidemics, pandemics and similar outbreaks; our ability to attract, train and retain a qualified workforce; disruptions impacting global supply, including those resulting from the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine; changes in key estimates and assumptions regarding our pension and retiree health care costs; security threats, including cyber security threats, and related disruptions; and other risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. There may be other risks and uncertainties that we are unable to predict at this time or that we currently do not expect to have a material adverse effect on our business, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements that we may make. This release also contains non-GAAP financial measures and includes a GAAP reconciliation of these financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as being more important than comparable GAAP measures.
Exhibit A: Financial Statements
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended September 30 | Nine Months Ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
Sales and service revenues | ||||||||||||||||
Product sales | $ | 1,835 | $ | 1,774 | $ | 5,543 | $ | 5,327 | ||||||||
Service revenues | 981 | 852 | 2,734 | 2,537 | ||||||||||||
Sales and service revenues | 2,816 | 2,626 | 8,277 | 7,864 | ||||||||||||
Cost of sales and service revenues | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of product sales | 1,541 | 1,517 | 4,711 | 4,511 | ||||||||||||
Cost of service revenues | 859 | 747 | 2,411 | 2,252 | ||||||||||||
Income from operating investments, net | 9 | 13 | 25 | 47 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 253 | 244 | 711 | 688 | ||||||||||||
Operating income | 172 | 131 | 469 | 460 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (22 | ) | (27 | ) | (70 | ) | (79 | ) | ||||||||
Non-operating retirement benefit | 37 | 71 | 111 | 209 | ||||||||||||
Other, net | 2 | (13 | ) | 11 | (30 | ) | ||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes | 189 | 162 | 521 | 560 | ||||||||||||
Federal and foreign income tax expense | 41 | 24 | 114 | 104 | ||||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 148 | $ | 138 | $ | 407 | $ | 456 | ||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 3.70 | $ | 3.44 | $ | 10.18 | $ | 11.37 | ||||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding | 40.0 | 40.1 | 40.0 | 40.1 | ||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 3.70 | $ | 3.44 | $ | 10.18 | $ | 11.37 | ||||||||
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding | 40.0 | 40.1 | 40.0 | 40.1 | ||||||||||||
Dividends declared per share | $ | 1.24 | $ | 1.18 | $ | 3.72 | $ | 3.54 | ||||||||
Net earnings from above | $ | 148 | $ | 138 | $ | 407 | $ | 456 | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | ||||||||||||||||
Change in unamortized benefit plan costs | 4 | 12 | 13 | (61 | ) | |||||||||||
Other | — | (1 | ) | — | (2 | ) | ||||||||||
Tax benefit (expense) for items of other comprehensive income | (2 | ) | (3 | ) | (4 | ) | 16 | |||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 2 | 8 | 9 | (47 | ) | |||||||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | 150 | $ | 146 | $ | 416 | $ | 409 |
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (UNAUDITED)
($ in millions) | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 109 | $ | 467 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of | 698 | 636 | ||||||
Contract assets | 1,300 | 1,240 | ||||||
Inventoried costs | 194 | 183 | ||||||
Income taxes receivable | 180 | 170 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 106 | 50 | ||||||
Total current assets | 2,587 | 2,746 | ||||||
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of | 3,201 | 3,198 | ||||||
Operating lease assets | 248 | 282 | ||||||
Goodwill | 2,618 | 2,618 | ||||||
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of | 923 | 1,019 | ||||||
Pension plan assets | 670 | 600 | ||||||
Miscellaneous other assets | 374 | 394 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 10,621 | $ | 10,857 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Trade accounts payable | 535 | 642 | ||||||
Accrued employees’ compensation | 361 | 345 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 255 | 399 | ||||||
Current portion of postretirement plan liabilities | 134 | 134 | ||||||
Current portion of workers’ compensation liabilities | 223 | 229 | ||||||
Contract liabilities | 878 | 766 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 431 | 380 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 2,817 | 2,895 | ||||||
Long-term debt | 2,213 | 2,506 | ||||||
Pension plan liabilities | 219 | 214 | ||||||
Other postretirement plan liabilities | 257 | 260 | ||||||
Workers’ compensation liabilities | 452 | 463 | ||||||
Long-term operating lease liabilities | 212 | 246 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 341 | 418 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 377 | 366 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 6,888 | 7,368 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
Common stock, | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 2,038 | 2,022 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 4,532 | 4,276 | ||||||
Treasury stock | (2,248 | ) | (2,211 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (590 | ) | (599 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 3,733 | 3,489 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 10,621 | $ | 10,857 |
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
Nine Months Ended September 30 | |||||||
($ in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | |||||
Operating Activities | |||||||
Net earnings | $ | 407 | $ | 456 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash used in operating activities | |||||||
Depreciation | 163 | 158 | |||||
Amortization of purchased intangibles | 96 | 105 | |||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 6 | 6 | |||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | — | (7 | ) | ||||
Stock-based compensation | 27 | 28 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | (81 | ) | (14 | ) | |||
Loss (gain) on investments in marketable securities | (10 | ) | 34 | ||||
Change in | |||||||
Accounts receivable | (62 | ) | (281 | ) | |||
Contract assets | (60 | ) | (254 | ) | |||
Inventoried costs | (12 | ) | (13 | ) | |||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | (66 | ) | (4 | ) | |||
Accounts payable and accruals | 45 | 48 | |||||
Retiree benefits | (55 | ) | (99 | ) | |||
Other non-cash transactions, net | 10 | 2 | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 408 | 165 | |||||
Investing Activities | |||||||
Capital expenditures | |||||||
Capital expenditure additions | (164 | ) | (179 | ) | |||
Grant proceeds for capital expenditures | 14 | — | |||||
Investment in affiliates | (24 | ) | (5 | ) | |||
Proceeds from equity method investments | 61 | 6 | |||||
Other investing activities, net | 2 | — | |||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (111 | ) | (178 | ) | |||
Financing Activities | |||||||
Repayment of long-term debt | (455 | ) | (300 | ) | |||
Dividends paid | (149 | ) | (142 | ) | |||
Repurchases of common stock | (37 | ) | (41 | ) | |||
Employee taxes on certain share-based payment arrangements | (13 | ) | (14 | ) | |||
Other financing activities, net | (1 | ) | — | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (655 | ) | (497 | ) | |||
Change in cash and cash equivalents | (358 | ) | (510 | ) | |||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 467 | 627 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 109 | $ | 117 | |||
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosure | |||||||
Cash paid for income taxes (net of refunds) | $ | 227 | $ | 107 | |||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 63 | $ | 61 | |||
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities | |||||||
Capital expenditures accrued in accounts payable | $ | 6 | $ | 5 |
Exhibit B: Non-GAAP Measures Definitions & Reconciliations
We make reference to “segment operating income,” “segment operating margin,” “shipbuilding revenue,” “shipbuilding operating margin,” "Mission Technologies EBITDA," “Mission Technologies EBITDA margin” and “free cash flow.”
We internally manage our operations by reference to segment operating income and segment operating margin, which are not recognized measures under GAAP. When analyzing our operating performance, investors should use segment operating income and segment operating margin in addition to, and not as alternatives for, operating income and operating margin or any other performance measure presented in accordance with GAAP. They are measures that we use to evaluate our core operating performance. We believe that segment operating income and segment operating margin reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. We believe these measures are used by investors and are a useful indicator to measure our performance. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of segment operating income and segment operating margin may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Shipbuilding revenue, shipbuilding operating margin, Mission Technologies EBITDA and Mission Technologies EBITDA margin are not measures recognized under GAAP. They are measures that we use to evaluate our core operating performance. When analyzing our operating performance, investors should use shipbuilding revenue, shipbuilding operating margin, Mission Technologies EBITDA and Mission Technologies EBITDA margin in addition to, and not as alternatives for, operating income and operating margin or any other performance measure presented in accordance with GAAP. We believe that shipbuilding revenue, shipbuilding operating margin, Mission Technologies EBITDA and Mission Technologies EBITDA margin reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. We believe these measures are used by investors and are a useful indicator to measure our performance. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of shipbuilding revenue, shipbuilding operating margin, Mission Technologies EBITDA and Mission Technologies EBITDA margin may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Free cash flow is not a measure recognized under GAAP. Free cash flow has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for net earnings as a measure of our performance or net cash provided or used by operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. We believe free cash flow is an important measure for our investors because it provides them insight into our current and period-to-period performance and our ability to generate cash from continuing operations. We also use free cash flow as a key operating metric in assessing the performance of our business and as a key performance measure in evaluating management performance and determining incentive compensation. Free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
In reliance upon Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K, reconciliations of forward-looking GAAP and non-GAAP measures are not provided because of the unreasonable effort associated with providing such reconciliations due to the variability in the occurrence and the amounts of certain components of GAAP and non-GAAP measures. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.
Segment operating income is defined as operating income for the relevant segment(s) before the Operating FAS/CAS Adjustment and non-current state income taxes.
Segment operating margin is defined as segment operating income as a percentage of sales and service revenues.
Shipbuilding revenue is defined as the combined sales and service revenues from our Newport News Shipbuilding segment and Ingalls Shipbuilding segment.
Shipbuilding operating margin is defined as the combined segment operating income of our Newport News Shipbuilding segment and Ingalls Shipbuilding segment as a percentage of shipbuilding revenue.
Mission Technologies EBITDA is defined as Mission Technologies segment operating income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
Mission Technologies EBITDA margin is defined as Mission Technologies EBITDA as a percentage of Mission Technologies revenues.
Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures net of related grant proceeds.
Operating FAS/CAS Adjustment is defined as the difference between the service cost component of our pension and other postretirement expense determined in accordance with GAAP (FAS) and our pension and other postretirement expense under U.S. Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).
Non-current state income taxes are defined as deferred state income taxes, which reflect the change in deferred state tax assets and liabilities and the tax expense or benefit associated with changes in state uncertain tax positions in the relevant period. These amounts are recorded within operating income. Current period state income tax expense is charged to contract costs and included in cost of sales and service revenues in segment operating income.
Certain of the financial measures we present are adjusted for the Operating FAS/CAS Adjustment and non-current state income taxes to reflect the company’s performance based upon the pension costs and state tax expense charged to our contracts under CAS. We use these adjusted measures as internal measures of operating performance and for performance-based compensation decisions.
Reconciliations of Segment Operating Income and Segment Operating Margin
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
Ingalls revenues | $ | 711 | $ | 623 | $ | 1,952 | $ | 1,912 | ||||||||
Newport News revenues | 1,453 | 1,445 | 4,468 | 4,268 | ||||||||||||
Mission Technologies revenues | 685 | 595 | 1,954 | 1,785 | ||||||||||||
Intersegment eliminations | (33 | ) | (37 | ) | (97 | ) | (101 | ) | ||||||||
Sales and Service Revenues | 2,816 | 2,626 | 8,277 | 7,864 | ||||||||||||
Operating Income | 172 | 131 | 469 | 460 | ||||||||||||
Operating FAS/CAS Adjustment | 19 | 36 | 55 | 108 | ||||||||||||
Non-current state income taxes | (4 | ) | (1 | ) | (12 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||||
Segment Operating Income | 187 | 166 | 512 | 567 | ||||||||||||
As a percentage of sales and service revenues | 6.6 | % | 6.3 | % | 6.2 | % | 7.2 | % | ||||||||
Ingalls segment operating income | 73 | 50 | 193 | 242 | ||||||||||||
As a percentage of Ingalls revenues | 10.3 | % | 8.0 | % | 9.9 | % | 12.7 | % | ||||||||
Newport News segment operating income | 90 | 102 | 269 | 277 | ||||||||||||
As a percentage of Newport News revenues | 6.2 | % | 7.1 | % | 6.0 | % | 6.5 | % | ||||||||
Mission Technologies segment operating income | 24 | 14 | 50 | 48 | ||||||||||||
As a percentage of Mission Technologies revenues | 3.5 | % | 2.4 | % | 2.6 | % | 2.7 | % |
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 335 | $ | (19 | ) | $ | 408 | $ | 165 | |||||||
Less capital expenditures: | ||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditure additions | (53 | ) | (77 | ) | (164 | ) | (179 | ) | ||||||||
Grant proceeds for capital expenditures | 11 | — | 14 | — | ||||||||||||
Free cash flow | $ | 293 | $ | (96 | ) | $ | 258 | $ | (14 | ) |
Reconciliation of Mission Technologies EBITDA and EBITDA Margin
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
Mission Technologies sales and service revenues | $ | 685 | $ | 595 | $ | 1,954 | $ | 1,785 | ||||||||
Mission Technologies segment operating income | $ | 24 | $ | 14 | $ | 50 | $ | 48 | ||||||||
Mission Technologies depreciation expense | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Mission Technologies amortization expense | 27 | 30 | 82 | 90 | ||||||||||||
Mission Technologies state tax expense | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Mission Technologies EBITDA | $ | 56 | $ | 50 | $ | 149 | $ | 155 | ||||||||
Mission Technologies EBITDA margin | 8.2 | % | 8.4 | % | 7.6 | % | 8.7 | % |
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Brooke Hart (Media) brooke.hart@hii-co.com 202-264-7108 | Christie Thomas (Investors) christie.thomas@hii-co.com 757-380-2104 |
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