secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD)
CIK:        0000040533
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000040533-23-000058
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

General Dynamics Q2 revenue $10.2B (+10.5% YoY); EPS $2.70; record backlog $91.4B
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- Revenue $10.2B (+10.5% YoY), all segments grew; diluted EPS $2.70 on net earnings $744M.
- Record backlog $91.4B (book-to-bill 1.2x); total estimated contract value $129.3B.
- Operating cash flow $731M in Q2; H1 $2.2B (149% of net earnings). Repaid $750M notes, bought back $288M shares.
- Aerospace booked $2.5B in orders (Gulfstream); defense awards include $1.1B Navy Virginia-class subs, $735M oiler, $695M XM30.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053323000058/0000040533-23-000058-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053323000058/gd-20230726.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040533-23-000058

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