secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD)
CIK:        0000040533
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-04-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000040533-23-000025
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

General Dynamics Q1 2023 revenue $9.9B (+5.2% YoY), EPS $2.64, cash from ops $1.5B
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- Revenue $9.9B, up 5.2% YoY; net earnings $730M, diluted EPS $2.64.
- Cash from operations $1.5B (200% of net earnings); capex $161M; dividends $345M; cash $2B.
- Backlog $89.8B, up 3% YoY; book-to-bill 0.9x; total contract value $128.4B.
- Significant defense awards: $1.1B for Abrams/Stryker, $285M for artillery, $4.5B Air Force IDIQ.
- CEO cites solid results despite supply chain headwinds; strong cash flow for investment and returns.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053323000025/0000040533-23-000025-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053323000025/gd-20230426.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040533-23-000025

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