secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ (NOC)
CIK:        0001133421
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001133421-24-000050
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Northrop Grumman Q2 2024 EPS $6.36 (+19% YoY); raises full-year guidance
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- Sales $10.2B (+7% YoY); net earnings $940M; diluted EPS $6.36 vs $5.34.
- Operating income $1.09B (+13%); free cash flow $1.1B (+80%) on improved working capital.
- Net awards $15.1B (book-to-bill 1.5x); backlog $83.1B, after $0.7B NGI termination.
- FY2024 guidance raised: sales $41.0-41.4B, MTM-adjusted EPS $24.90-$25.30.
- Aeronautics Systems sales +14% to $2.96B; Space Systems margin improved to 9.1%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342124000050/0001133421-24-000050-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342124000050/noc-20240725.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001133421-24-000050

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