General Dynamics 1Q Profit Falls, Misses Expectations
April 24 2019 - 8:53AM
Dow Jones News
By Kimberly Chin
General Dynamics Corp. (GD) reported its net profit slid 6.8% in
the first quarter, falling short of analysts' expectations.
The aerospace and defense company said its net profit was $745
million, or $2.56 a share, compared with $799 million, or $2.65 a
share, a year earlier. Analysts polled by Refinitiv forecast
earnings of $3.03 a share.
Sales rose 23% to $9.26 billion from a year ago. Analysts
expected $10.36 billion.
General Dynamics said revenue at its aerospace unit grew 23%
from a year earlier to $2.24 billion, while revenue in the combat
systems unit gained 14% to $1.64 billion.
Sales in information technology surged 91% to $2.17 billion,
while mission systems sales gained 5.5% to $1.16 billion.
Write to Kimberly Chin at kimberly.chin@dowjones.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 24, 2019 08:38 ET (12:38 GMT)
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