secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD)
CIK:        0000040533
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000040533-24-000013
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

General Dynamics Q1 revenue $10.7B (+8.6%), EPS $2.88 (+9.1%), margins expand 20bps
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- Revenue $10.7B, up 8.6% YoY; operating earnings $1B, up 10.4%; diluted EPS $2.88, up 9.1%.
- Operating margin 9.7%, expanded 20 bps from prior year; G700 FAA certification enabled deliveries.
- Consolidated book-to-bill 1.0; backlog $93.7B (+4.4% YoY); Aerospace segment backlog $20.5B (+6.2%).
- Net cash used by ops $278M due to working capital growth; paid $361M in dividends, repurchased $105M shares.
- Defense segments booked $8.8B orders including $3B max Army ammo contract and $2B Pandur vehicles from Austria.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053324000013/0000040533-24-000013-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053324000013/gd-20240424.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040533-24-000013

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