GD General Dynamics Corporation

(General Dynamics' net profit and revenue for the first quarter beat the expectations of analysts polled by Refinitiv. "General Dynamics 1Q Profit Falls, Misses Expectations," published at 8:23 a.m. EDT, incorrectly stated that the earnings and revenue missed expectations. The correct version follows.)

By Kimberly Chin

General Dynamics Corp. (GD) reported its net profit slid 6.8% in the first quarter, beating 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 $2.44 a share.

Sales rose 23% to $9.26 billion from a year ago. Analysts expected $8.84 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

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April 24, 2019 14:48 ET (18:48 GMT)

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