secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD)
CIK:        0000040533
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000040533-24-000041
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

General Dynamics Q3 2024: Revenue $11.7B, EPS $3.35, operating margin 10.1%
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- Revenue $11.7B (+10.4% YoY); diluted EPS $3.35 (+10.2% YoY); operating margin 10.1% (+10 bps).
- Gulfstream delivered 28 aircraft (24 large-cabin, including 4 G700s) vs 27 in Q3 2023.
- Cash from ops $1.4B (152% of net earnings); paid $390M dividends, $201M capex, $44M buybacks.
- Book-to-bill 1.1x; total backlog $92.6B; defense segment orders $10.5B with strength in Combat Systems.
- Significant awards: $1.5B for Virginia-class submarines, $780M for fleet oilers, $885M for munitions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053324000041/0000040533-24-000041-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053324000041/gd-20241023.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040533-24-000041

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