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2013 operating margin of 11.8 percent reflects focus on performance improvement
Cash generation is exceptional
Full-year diluted EPS from continuing operations is $7.03
Net earnings for fourth-quarter 2013 were $495 million, or $1.40 fully diluted, including a $129 million loss in discontinued operations related to the pending settlement of the long-standing A-12 litigation. Net earnings for the full year were $2.4 billion, or $6.67 per share fully diluted.
Margins
Company-wide operating margins in 2013 were 11.4 percent for the fourth quarter and 11.8 percent for the full year, increasing over 2012 margins calculated on a non-GAAP basis for the same periods. Aerospace and Combat Systems achieved significant margin expansion in 2013 and Marine Systems and IS&T margins were consistent with the company’s expectations.
Cash
Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $1.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013 and $3.1 billion for the full year. Free cash flow from operations, defined as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, was $1.4 billion in the quarter (222 percent of earnings from continuing operations) and $2.7 billion for the year (107 percent).
Backlog
The company’s total backlog was $46 billion at the end of the year. In the fourth quarter, orders were strong in the Aerospace group across the Gulfstream fleet. Significant orders were also received for production of additional double-V-hulled Stryker combat vehicles and engineering development of the next Stryker upgrade program; for long-lead material for Virginia-class Block IV submarines and design work on the next-generation ballistic-missile submarine; and for weapons-systems development, information technology services and tactical network components and radios.
Estimated potential contract value, representing management’s estimate of the value of unfunded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts and unexercised contract options, increased to $27.6 billion at year-end 2013. Total potential contract value, the sum of all backlog components, was $73.6 billion at the end of the year.
“General Dynamics performed well in 2013, reflecting our continued focus on operations, cost management, cash generation and our commitment to meeting our customers’ requirements,” said Phebe N. Novakovic, chairman and chief executive officer. “As promised, we managed our company prudently, adjusting our business to reflect the realities of the current defense spending environment and retiring risk throughout the organization.”
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 96,000 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about the company is available on the Internet 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 certain risks and uncertainties, which 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.
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WEBCAST INFORMATION:
General Dynamics will webcast its fourth-quarter securities-analyst conference call at 11:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, January 22, 2014. The webcast will be a listen-only audio event, available at www.generaldynamics.com. An on-demand replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call on January 22 and will continue for 12 months. To hear a recording of the conference call by telephone, please call 888-286-8010 (international: 617-801-6888); passcode 39157916. The phone replay will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call on January 22 through January 29, 2014.
