secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD)
CIK:        0000040533
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-01-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000040533-23-000003
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

General Dynamics Q4 EPS $3.58 (+5.6% YoY); record full-year cash flow $4.6B; backlog $91.1B
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- Q4 net earnings $992M ($3.58 diluted EPS) on revenue $10.9B, up 5.4% YoY.
- Full-year net earnings $3.4B ($12.19 EPS) on revenue $39.4B, up 2.4% YoY.
- Record operating cash flow $4.6B (135% of net earnings); debt reduced by $1B in 2022.
- Backlog hits record $91.1B; book-to-bill 1.2x for Q4 and 1.1x for full year.
- Aerospace backlog $19.5B (+19.8% YoY); key defense awards include Columbia-class and Virginia-class.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053323000003/0000040533-23-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053323000003/gd-20230125.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040533-23-000003

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