secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD)
CIK:        0000040533
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000040533-24-000033
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 up 18% to $12B, EPS $3.26 (+20.7%)
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- Revenue $12.0B, operating earnings $1.2B (+20.2%), operating margin 9.7%, up 20 bps.
- Diluted EPS $3.26, up 20.7% YoY; net cash from ops $814M (90% of net earnings).
- Gulfstream delivered 37 aircraft (31 large-cabin) vs 24 in year-ago quarter.
- Consolidated book-to-bill 0.8-to-1; total backlog $91.3B, estimated total contract value $129.8B.
- Paid $389M dividends, repurchased $34M in shares; cash and equivalents $1.4B.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053324000033/0000040533-24-000033-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053324000033/gd-20240724.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040533-24-000033

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