• Revenue of $9.6 billion, up 4% year-over-year
  • Diluted earnings per share of $2.77, up 5.7% year-over-year
  • Gulfstream G600 achieves FAA certification

 

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today reported second-quarter 2019 revenue of $9.6 billion, up 4 percent year-over-year, with net earnings of $806 million. Diluted earnings per share were $2.77, an increase of 5.7 percent year-over-year.

Operating margins increased sequentially by 50 basis points over the previous quarter to 11.4 percent. In June, the all-new Gulfstream G600 earned both its type and production certificates from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

“Our second-quarter results reflect our relentless focus on driving down costs and improving performance,” said Phebe Novakovic, chairman and chief executive officer. “That focus on performance remains unwavering as we ramp up production of new aircraft, begin construction of both a new block and new class of submarines, and solidify our market-leading position in Information Technology.”

 

Backlog

General Dynamics’ total backlog at the end of second-quarter 2019 was $67.7 billion. Estimated potential contract value, representing management’s estimate of value in unfunded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts and unexercised options, was $34.2 billion. Total estimated contract value, the sum of all backlog components, was $101.9 billion, up 3 percent year-over-year.

Order activity remained strong across the aerospace and defense portfolios. Aerospace booked $2.2 billion in orders in the quarter, a 1-to-1 book-to-bill on 12.7 percent year-over-year revenue growth. Significant awards in defense portfolios in the quarter included $495 million from the U.S. Navy for industrial base development and expansion in support of the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program, $360 million in contracts to provide intelligence services to classified customers, $270 million from the Navy to support the joint U.S. and U.K. development of the submarine Common Missile Compartment and $260 million from the U.S. Army for production of munitions. Information Technology posted a strong book-to-bill of 1.2-to-1, driven by a $1 billion U.S. Department of State contract to provide global engineering and supply chain services.

 

About General Dynamics

Headquartered in Falls Church, 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.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 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 second-quarter 2019 financial results conference call at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The webcast will be a listen-only audio event available at www.generaldynamics.com. An on-demand replay of the webcast will be available by 12 p.m. on July 24 and will continue for 12 months. To hear a recording of the conference call by telephone, please call 877-344-7529 (international: 412-317-0088); passcode 10132448. The phone replay will be available through August 1, 2019.

Charts furnished to investors and securities analysts in connection with General Dynamics’ announcement of its financial results for second-quarter 2019 are available at www.generaldynamics.com.

 



EXHIBIT A
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS - (UNAUDITED)
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Variance
 
June 30, 2019
 
July 1, 2018*
 
$
 
%
Revenue
$
9,555

 
$
9,186

 
$
369

 
4.0
%
Operating costs and expenses
(8,465
)
 
(8,098
)
 
(367
)
 
 
Operating earnings
1,090

 
1,088

 
2

 
0.2
%
Interest, net
(119
)
 
(103
)
 
(16
)
 
 
Other, net
12

 
(15
)
 
27

 
 
Earnings before income tax
983


970


13

 
1.3
%
Provision for income tax, net
(177
)
 
(184
)
 
7

 
 
Net earnings
$
806


$
786


$
20

 
2.5
%
Earnings per share—basic
$
2.80


$
2.65


$
0.15

 
5.7
%
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
288.1

 
296.2

 


 


Earnings per share—diluted
$
2.77


$
2.62


$
0.15

 
5.7
%
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
290.8

 
300.1

 
 
 
 

*
2018 results include the unfavorable impact of one-time charges of approximately $70 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 $25 of transaction costs was reported in other, net.
 
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EXHIBIT B
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS - (UNAUDITED)
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Variance
 
June 30, 2019
 
July 1, 2018*

 
$
 
%
Revenue
$
18,816

 
$
16,721

 
$
2,095

 
12.5
 %
Operating costs and expenses
(16,712
)
 
(14,625
)
 
(2,087
)
 
 
Operating earnings
2,104

 
2,096

 
8

 
0.4
 %
Interest, net
(236
)
 
(130
)
 
(106
)
 
 
Other, net
30

 
(36
)
 
66

 
 
Earnings before income tax
1,898


1,930

 
(32
)
 
(1.7
)%
Provision for income tax, net
(347
)
 
(345
)
 
(2
)
 
 
Net earnings
$
1,551

 
$
1,585

 
$
(34
)
 
(2.1
)%
Earnings per share—basic
$
5.39

 
$
5.35

 
$
0.04

 
0.7
 %
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
288.0

 
296.3

 


 
 
Earnings per share—diluted
$
5.33

 
$
5.27

 
$
0.06

 
1.1
 %
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
290.8

 
300.6

 
 
 
 

*
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.

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EXHIBIT C
REVENUE AND OPERATING EARNINGS BY SEGMENT - (UNAUDITED)
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Variance
 
June 30, 2019
 
July 1, 2018*

 
$
 
%
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aerospace
$
2,136

 
$
1,895

 
$
241

 
12.7
 %
Combat Systems
1,659

 
1,534

 
125

 
8.1
 %
Information Technology
2,158

 
2,442

 
(284
)
 
(11.6
)%
Mission Systems
1,277

 
1,147

 
130

 
11.3
 %
Marine Systems
2,325

 
2,168

 
157

 
7.2
 %
Total
$
9,555


$
9,186


$
369

 
4.0
 %
Operating earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aerospace
$
331

 
$
386

 
$
(55
)
 
(14.2
)%
Combat Systems
242

 
236

 
6

 
2.5
 %
Information Technology
154

 
156

 
(2
)
 
(1.3
)%
Mission Systems
162

 
153

 
9

 
5.9
 %
Marine Systems
197

 
195

 
2

 
1.0
 %
Corporate
4

 
(38
)
 
42

 
110.5
 %
Total
$
1,090


$
1,088


$
2

 
0.2
 %
Operating margin:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aerospace
15.5
%
 
20.4
%
 
 
 
 
Combat Systems
14.6
%
 
15.4
%
 
 
 
 
Information Technology
7.1
%
 
6.4
%
 
 
 
 
Mission Systems
12.7
%
 
13.3
%
 
 
 
 
Marine Systems
8.5
%
 
9.0
%
 
 
 
 
Total
11.4
%
 
11.8
%
 
 
 
 

*
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.
 
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EXHIBIT D
REVENUE AND OPERATING EARNINGS BY SEGMENT - (UNAUDITED)
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Variance
 
June 30, 2019

July 1, 2018*

 
$
 
%
Revenue:



 
 
 
 
Aerospace
$
4,376


$
3,720

 
$
656

 
17.6
 %
Combat Systems
3,295


2,974

 
321

 
10.8
 %
Information Technology
4,327

 
3,580

 
747

 
20.9
 %
Mission Systems
2,435


2,245

 
190

 
8.5
 %
Marine Systems
4,383


4,202

 
181

 
4.3
 %
Total
$
18,816

 
$
16,721

 
$
2,095

 
12.5
 %
Operating earnings:



 
 
 
 
Aerospace
$
659


$
732

 
$
(73
)
 
(10.0
)%
Combat Systems
448


460

 
(12
)
 
(2.6
)%
Information Technology
310

 
257

 
53

 
20.6
 %
Mission Systems
310


299

 
11

 
3.7
 %
Marine Systems
377


379

 
(2
)
 
(0.5
)%
Corporate


(31
)
 
31

 
100.0
 %
Total
$
2,104


$
2,096


$
8

 
0.4
 %
Operating margin:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aerospace
15.1
%
 
19.7
%
 
 
 
 
Combat Systems
13.6
%
 
15.5
%
 
 
 
 
Information Technology
7.2
%
 
7.2
%
 
 
 
 
Mission Systems
12.7
%
 
13.3
%
 
 
 
 
Marine Systems
8.6
%
 
9.0
%
 
 
 
 
Total
11.2
%
 
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.
 
 
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EXHIBIT E
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
June 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and equivalents
$
702

 
$
963

Accounts receivable
3,673

 
3,759

Unbilled receivables
7,554

 
6,576

Inventories
6,480

 
5,977

Other current assets
1,148

 
914

Total current assets
19,557

 
18,189

Noncurrent assets:
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
4,091

 
3,978

Intangible assets, net
2,457

 
2,585

Goodwill
19,662

 
19,594

Other assets
2,307

 
1,062

Total noncurrent assets
28,517

 
27,219

Total assets
$
48,074

 
$
45,408

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
$
4,960

 
$
973

Accounts payable
2,860

 
3,179

Customer advances and deposits
6,714

 
7,270

Other current liabilities
3,480

 
3,317

Total current liabilities
18,014

 
14,739

Noncurrent liabilities:
 
 
 
Long-term debt
8,975

 
11,444

Other liabilities
8,208

 
7,493

Total noncurrent liabilities
17,183

 
18,937

Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Common stock
482

 
482

Surplus
2,959

 
2,946

Retained earnings
30,291

 
29,326

Treasury stock
(17,379
)
 
(17,244
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(3,476
)
 
(3,778
)
Total shareholders’ equity
12,877

 
11,732

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
48,074

 
$
45,408

 
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EXHIBIT F
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - (UNAUDITED)
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
 
  
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2019
 
July 1, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities—continuing operations:
 
 
 
Net earnings
$
1,551

 
$
1,585

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
232

 
206

Amortization of intangible and finance lease right-of-use assets
183

 
121

Equity-based compensation expense
72

 
71

Deferred income tax benefit
(17
)
 
(6
)
(Increase) decrease in assets, net of effects of business acquisitions:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
64

 
344

Unbilled receivables
(1,074
)
 
(1,030
)
Inventories
(556
)
 
(542
)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities, net of effects of business acquisitions:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
(301
)
 
(324
)
Customer advances and deposits
(607
)
 
(159
)
Other, net
(51
)
 
25

Net cash (used) provided by operating activities
(504
)
 
291

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(362
)
 
(279
)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(17
)
 
(10,039
)
Other, net
16

 
74

Net cash used by investing activities
(363
)
 
(10,244
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from commercial paper, net
1,394

 
2,786

Dividends paid
(563
)
 
(526
)
Purchases of common stock
(231
)
 
(436
)
Proceeds from fixed-rate notes

 
6,461

Proceeds from floating-rate notes

 
1,000

Repayment of CSRA accounts receivable purchase agreement

 
(450
)
Other, net
30

 
3

Net cash provided by financing activities
630

 
8,838

Net cash used by discontinued operations
(24
)
 
(6
)
Net decrease in cash and equivalents
(261
)
 
(1,121
)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period
963

 
2,983

Cash and equivalents at end of period
$
702

 
$
1,862

 
 
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EXHIBIT G
PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION - (UNAUDITED)
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS
 
 
 
2019
 
 
 
2018
 
 
 
 
Second Quarter
 
 
 
Second Quarter
 
 
Other Financial Information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt-to-equity (a)
 
108.2
%
 
 
 
119.0
%
 
 
Debt-to-capital (b)
 
52.0
%
 
 
 
54.3
%
 
 
Book value per share (c)
 
$
44.58

 
 
 
$
40.48

 
 
Income tax payments, net
 
$
360

 
 
 
$
159

 
 
Company-sponsored research and development (d)
 
$
120

 
 
 
$
90

 
 
Shares outstanding
 
288,844,120

 
 
 
296,281,432

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
Second Quarter
 
Six Months
 
Second Quarter
 
Six Months
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings
 
$
806

 
$
1,551

 
$
786

 
$
1,585

Interest, net
 
119

 
236

 
103

 
130

Provision for income tax, net
 
177

 
347

 
184

 
345

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
 
118

 
232

 
117

 
206

Amortization of intangible and finance lease right-of-use assets
 
92

 
183

 
101

 
121

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization (e)
 
$
1,312

 
$
2,549

 
$
1,291

 
$
2,387

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Free cash flow from operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities
 
$
291

 
$
(504
)
 
$
787

 
$
291

Capital expenditures
 
(181
)
 
(362
)
 
(175
)
 
(279
)
Free cash flow from operations (f)
 
$
110

 
$
(866
)
 
$
612

 
$
12

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(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 net earnings. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to EBITDA is net earnings.

(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.

 
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EXHIBIT H
BACKLOG - (UNAUDITED)
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
 
 
 
Funded
 
Unfunded
 
Total
Backlog
 
Estimated
Potential
Contract Value*
 
Total Estimated
Contract
Value
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

First Quarter 2019:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aerospace
 
$
11,924

 
$
244

 
$
12,168

 
$
2,080

 
$
14,248

Combat Systems
 
15,475

 
515

 
15,990

 
4,185

 
20,175

Information Technology
 
4,770

 
3,584

 
8,354

 
16,666

 
25,020

Mission Systems
 
5,081

 
234

 
5,315

 
7,186

 
12,501

Marine Systems
 
19,935

 
7,446

 
27,381

 
3,831

 
31,212

Total
 
$
57,185

 
$
12,023

 
$
69,208

 
$
33,948

 
$
103,156

Second Quarter 2018:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aerospace
 
$
12,187

 
$
157

 
$
12,344

 
$
2,282

 
$
14,626

Combat Systems
 
16,646

 
376

 
17,022

 
2,840

 
19,862

Information Technology
 
4,633

 
4,576

 
9,209

 
18,931

 
28,140

Mission Systems
 
4,636

 
645

 
5,281

 
4,287

 
9,568

Marine Systems
 
17,310

 
5,124

 
22,434

 
4,333

 
26,767

Total
 
$
55,412

 
$
10,878

 
$
66,290

 
$
32,673

 
$
98,963


* 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.
 
 
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EXHIBIT H-1
BACKLOG - (UNAUDITED)
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
 
 
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EXHIBIT H-2
BACKLOG BY SEGMENT - (UNAUDITED)
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Funded Backlog
 
 
 
Unfunded Backlog
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Reflects the acquisition of CSRA.
 
 
(b) Reflects the divestiture of a public-facing contact-center business.
 
 
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EXHIBIT I
SECOND QUARTER 2019 SIGNIFICANT ORDERS - (UNAUDITED)
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS


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

Combat Systems:

  • $260 from the U.S. Army for munitions production. The program has a maximum potential contract value of $1.6 billion.
  • $100 for the production of various high-performance warheads.
  • $60 for the production of control actuator systems for the Excalibur artillery system.
  • $35 from the Army for various rounds of medium-caliber ammunition.
  • $25 from the Army to provide systems technical support for Abrams main battle tanks.

Information Technology:

  • $1 billion from the U.S. Department of State to provide global security engineering and supply chain management services. The program has a maximum potential contract value of over $2 billion.
  • $360 for several key contracts to provide intelligence services to classified customers.
  • A contract to provide network monitoring, network engineering and system administration services for the U.S. Air Force. The program has a maximum potential value of approximately $215.
  • $85 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for cloud hosting support services.
  • $70 from the CMS to provide hosting, operations and maintenance services for the agency’s Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) application.
  • $50 from the U.S. Navy to provide training and training-related program support.
  • $45 from the CMS for benefits recovery services. The program has a maximum potential contract value of $275.

Mission Systems:

  • $90 to provide maintenance and support services for the United Kingdom’s Bowman tactical communications system.
  • $80 from the Army for computing and communications equipment under the Common Hardware Systems-5 (CHS-5) program.
  • $80 to provide engineering and support services for the Army’s mobile communications network.
  • $45 to support the engineering and manufacturing of the Navy’s Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) program.
  • $35 to build space encryption units for the Air Force.
  • $25 from the Air Force for continued modernization of the global positioning system.

Marine Systems:

  • $495 from the Navy for submarine industrial base development and expansion in support of the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program and the nuclear shipbuilding enterprise.
  • $270 from the Navy to support the Common Missile Compartment work under joint development for the Navy and the U.K. Royal Navy..
  • $85 from the Navy for planning yard, engineering and technical support services for in-service nuclear submarines.
  • $55 from the Navy to provide ongoing lead yard services for the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) guided-missile destroyer program..
 
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EXHIBIT J
AEROSPACE SUPPLEMENTAL DATA - (UNAUDITED)

 
 
Second Quarter
 
Six Months
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Gulfstream Aircraft Deliveries (units):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Large-cabin aircraft
 
23

 
18

 
50

 
37

Mid-cabin aircraft
 
8

 
8

 
15

 
15

Total
 
31

 
26

 
65

 
52

Pre-owned Aircraft Deliveries (units):
 
1

 
1

 
5

 
2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aerospace Book-to-Bill:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Orders*
 
$
2,198

 
$
2,291

 
$
5,329

 
$
3,736

Revenue (excluding pre-owned aircraft sales)
 
2,134

 
1,894

 
4,332

 
3,710

Book-to-Bill Ratio
 
1.03x

 
1.21x

 
1.23x

 
1.01x


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

 
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