secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD)
CIK:        0000040533
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-10-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000040533-23-000068
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

General Dynamics Q3 revenue $10.6B (+6% YoY), EPS $3.04, record backlog $95.6B
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- Net earnings $836M; diluted EPS $3.04; revenue $10.6B, up 6% YoY.
- Operating cash flow $1.3B (158% of net earnings); free cash flow $1.1B.
- Backlog hit record $95.6B; book-to-bill 1.4-to-1; Aerospace backlog $20.1B.
- Significant awards: three Flight III destroyers, $1.5B Virginia-class subs, $1.1B munitions contract.
- Repaid $500M in notes; paid $363M dividends; repurchased $56M shares.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053323000068/0000040533-23-000068-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053323000068/gd-20231025.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040533-23-000068

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