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Exhibit 99.1

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2941 Fairview Park Drive

Suite 100

Falls Church, VA 22042-4513

www.generaldynamics.com

  News

 


April 27, 2011

Contact: Rob Doolittle

Tel: 703 876 3199

rdoolittle@generaldynamics.com

General Dynamics Reports First-Quarter 2011 Results

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations increase to $618 million

 

 

Company-wide operating margins increase to 11.9 percent

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today reported first-quarter 2011 earnings from continuing operations of $618 million, or $1.64 per share on a fully diluted basis, compared with 2010 first-quarter earnings from continuing operations of $599 million, or $1.54 per share fully diluted. Revenues increased over the year-ago period to $7.8 billion. Net earnings for the first quarter of 2011 were $618 million, compared to $597 million in the first quarter of 2010.

Margins

Company-wide operating margins for the first quarter of 2011 were 11.9 percent, compared to 11.8 percent in first-quarter 2010. Operating margins for Aerospace, Combat Systems and Marine Systems grew when compared to the year-ago period.

Backlog

Funded backlog at the end of first-quarter 2011 was $43.9 billion. The Aerospace backlog increased for a second consecutive quarter, driven by continued demand for Gulfstream aircraft. Combat Systems and Information Systems and Technology also received several notable orders in the first quarter, including $325 million from a foreign military customer for combat vehicle structures and $295 million for initial production of equipment for the second increment of the U.S. Army’s WIN-T next-generation battlefield communications network.

The company’s total backlog at the end of the first quarter 2011 was $57.6 billion, and the estimated potential contract value was an additional $20.6 billion, which represents management’s estimate of value under unfunded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts and unexercised options.

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Cash

Net cash provided by operating activities in the quarter totaled $327 million. Free cash flow from operations, defined as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, was $266 million for the period.

“General Dynamics’ first-quarter performance reflects the stability and relevance of our defense programs and continuing demand for our global business-aviation products and services,” said Jay L. Johnson, chairman and chief executive officer. “By remaining focused on execution and leveraging the strength of our diverse portfolio, we delivered a solid first-quarter and remain on track for another strong year.”

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 90,000 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.

Certain statements made in this press release, including any statements as to future results of operations and financial projections, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results and trends may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors. Additional information regarding these factors is contained in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, its Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made. The company does not undertake any obligation to update or publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or changes in expectations after the date of this press release.

WEBCAST INFORMATION: General Dynamics will webcast its first-quarter securities analyst conference call, scheduled for 9 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The webcast will be a listen-only audio event, available at www.generaldynamics.com. An on-demand replay of the webcast will be available by 12 p.m. Eastern Time on April 27 and will continue for 12 months. To hear a recording of the conference call by telephone, please call 888-286-8010 (international: 617-801-6888); passcode 25523674. The phone replay will be available from 12 p.m. April 27 until midnight May 4, 2011.

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EXHIBIT A

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

 

     First Quarter

    Variance

 
     2010

    2011

    $

    %

 

Revenues

   $ 7,750      $ 7,798      $ 48        0.6

Operating costs and expenses

     6,832        6,869        (37        
    


 


 


       

Operating earnings

     918        929        11        1.2

Interest, net

     (44     (34 )      10           

Other, net

     —          1        1           
    


 


 


       

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes

     874        896        22        2.5

Provision for income taxes

     275        278        (3        
    


 


 


       

Earnings from continuing operations

   $ 599      $ 618      $ 19        3.2
    


 


 


       

Discontinued operations, net of tax

     (2     —          2           
    


 


 


       

Net earnings

   $ 597      $ 618      $ 21        3.5
    


 


 


       

Earnings per share - basic

                                

Continuing operations

   $ 1.56      $ 1.66      $ 0.10        6.4

Discontinued operations

   $ (0.01   $ —        $ 0.01           
    


 


 


       

Net earnings

   $ 1.55      $ 1.66      $ 0.11        7.1
    


 


 


       

Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in millions)

     384.8        372.7                   
    


 


               

Earnings per share - diluted

                                

Continuing operations

   $ 1.54      $ 1.64      $ 0.10        6.5

Discontinued operations

   $ (0.01   $ —        $ 0.01           
    


 


 


       

Net earnings

   $ 1.53      $ 1.64      $ 0.11        7.2
    


 


 


       

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in millions)

     389.0        376.4                   
    


 


               

 

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EXHIBIT B

REVENUES AND OPERATING EARNINGS BY SEGMENT (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

 

         First Quarter

    Variance

 
         2010

    2011

    $

    %

 

Revenues:


                            

Aerospace

       $ 1,357      $ 1,353      $ (4     (0.3 )% 

Combat Systems

         2,002        1,955        (47     (2.3 )% 

Marine Systems

         1,639        1,676        37        2.3

Information Systems and Technology

         2,752        2,814        62        2.3
        


 


 


       

Total

       $ 7,750      $ 7,798      $ 48        0.6
        


 


 


       

Operating earnings:


                            

Aerospace

       $ 218      $ 230      $ 12        5.5

Combat Systems

         269        277        8        3.0

Marine Systems

         161        167        6        3.7

Information Systems and Technology

         290        276        (14     (4.8 )% 

Corporate

         (20     (21     (1     (5.0 )% 
        


 


 


       

Total

       $ 918      $ 929      $ 11        1.2
        


 


 


       

Operating margins:


                            

Aerospace

         16.1     17.0                

Combat Systems

         13.4     14.2                

Marine Systems

         9.8     10.0                

Information Systems and Technology

         10.5     9.8                

Total

         11.8     11.9                

 

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EXHIBIT C

PRELIMINARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

 

     December 31, 2010

    April 3, 2011

 

ASSETS

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and equivalents

   $ 2,613      $ 2,484   

Accounts receivable

     3,848        4,237   

Contracts in process

     4,873        4,896   

Inventories

     2,158        2,273   

Other current assets

     694        905   
    


 


Total current assets

     14,186        14,795   
    


 


Noncurrent assets:

                

Property, plant and equipment, net

     2,971        2,993   

Intangible assets, net

     1,992        1,943   

Goodwill

     12,649        12,723   

Other assets

     747        650   
    


 


Total noncurrent assets

     18,359        18,309   
    


 


Total assets

   $ 32,545      $ 33,104   
    


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

Current liabilities:

                

Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt

   $ 773      $ 792   

Accounts payable

     2,736        2,510   

Customer advances and deposits

     4,465        4,731   

Other current liabilities

     3,203        3,219   
    


 


Total current liabilities

     11,177        11,252   
    


 


Noncurrent liabilities:

                

Long-term debt

     2,430        2,411   

Other liabilities

     5,622        5,564   
    


 


Total noncurrent liabilities

     8,052        7,975   
    


 


Shareholders’ equity:

                

Common stock

     482        482   

Surplus

     1,729        1,781   

Retained earnings

     17,076        17,518   

Treasury stock

     (4,535     (4,647

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (1,436     (1,257
    


 


Total shareholders’ equity

     13,316        13,877   
    


 


Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 32,545      $ 33,104   
    


 


 

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EXHIBIT D

PRELIMINARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

 

     Three Months Ended

 
     April 4, 2010

    April 3, 2011

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                

Net earnings

   $ 597      $ 618   

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

                

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

     86        85   

Amortization of intangible assets

     57        58   

Stock-based compensation expense

     29        32   

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

     (17     (15

Deferred income tax provision

     10        19   

Discontinued operations, net of tax

     2        —     

(Increase) decrease in assets, net of effects of business acquisitions:

                

Accounts receivable

     (51     (389

Contracts in process

     (241     (14

Inventories

     143        (154

Increase (decrease) in liabilities, net of effects of business acquisitions:

                

Accounts payable

     (114     (226

Customer advances and deposits

     (230     198   

Income taxes payable

     234        215   

Other current liabilities

     (374     (121

Other, net

     79        21   
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     210        327   
    


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

     (31     (174

Maturities of held-to-maturity securities

     2        116   

Purchases of held-to-maturity securities

     (247     (78

Capital expenditures

     (60     (61

Other, net

     54        59   
    


 


Net cash used by investing activities

     (282     (138
    


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                

Purchases of common stock

     (200     (314

Dividends paid

     (147     (157

Proceeds from option exercises

     168        138   

Other, net

     16        15   
    


 


Net cash used by financing activities

     (163     (318
    


 


Net cash used by discontinued operations

     (3     —     
    


 


Net decrease in cash and equivalents

     (238     (129

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

     2,263        2,613   
    


 


Cash and equivalents at end of period

   $ 2,025      $ 2,484   
    


 


 

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EXHIBIT E

PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS EXCEPT PER SHARE AND EMPLOYEE AMOUNTS

 

     First Quarter 2010

    First Quarter 2011

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:


            

Free cash flow from operations:

                

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 210      $ 327   

Capital expenditures

     (60     (61
    


 


Free cash flow from operations (A)

   $ 150      $ 266   
    


 


Return on invested capital:

                

Earnings from continuing operations

   $ 2,413      $ 2,647   

After-tax interest expense

     121        108   

After-tax amortization expense

     152        156   
    


 


Net operating profit after taxes

     2,686        2,911   

Average debt and equity

     15,516        16,746   
    


 


Return on invested capital (B)

     17.3     17.4
    


 


Other Financial Information:


            

Return on equity (C)

     20.7     19.9

Debt-to-equity (D)

     30.2     23.1

Debt-to-capital (E)

     23.2     18.8

Book value per share (F)

   $ 33.13      $ 37.30   

Total taxes paid

   $ 35      $ 55   

Company-sponsored research and development (G)

   $ 147      $ 115   

Employment

     91,200        89,800   

Sales per employee (H)

   $ 342,000      $ 360,200   

Shares outstanding

     385,728,673        372,000,435   

 

(A) We believe free cash flow from operations is a measurement that is useful to investors, because it portrays our ability to generate cash from our core businesses for such purposes as repaying maturing debt, funding business acquisitions and paying dividends. We use free cash flow from operations to assess the quality of our earnings and as a performance measure in evaluating management. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to free cash flow from operations is net cash provided by operating activities.
(B) We believe return on invested capital is a measurement that is useful to investors, because it reflects our ability to generate returns from the capital we have deployed in our operations. We use ROIC to evaluate investment decisions and as a performance measure in evaluating management. We define ROIC as net operating profit after taxes for the latest 12-month period divided by the sum of the average debt and shareholders’ equity for the same period. Net operating profit after taxes is defined as earnings from continuing operations plus after-tax interest and amortization expense. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to net operating profit after taxes is earnings from continuing operations.
(C) Return on equity is calculated by dividing earnings from continuing operations for the latest 12-month period by our average equity during that period.
(D) Debt-to-equity ratio is calculated as total debt divided by total equity as of the end of the period.
(E) Debt-to-capital ratio is calculated as total debt divided by the sum of total debt plus total equity as of the end of the period.
(F) Book value per share is calculated as total equity divided by total outstanding shares as of the end of the period.
(G) Includes independent research and development and bid and proposal costs and Gulfstream product-development costs.
(H) Sales per employee is calculated by dividing revenues for the latest 12-month period by our average number of employees during that period.

 

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EXHIBIT F

BACKLOG (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

 

First Quarter 2011


        Funded

     Unfunded

     Total
Backlog


     Estimated Potential
Contract  Value*

     Total Potential
Contract  Value

 

Aerospace

        $ 17,499       $ 361       $ 17,860       $ —         $ 17,860   

Combat Systems

          10,289         1,092         11,381         4,925         16,306   

Marine Systems

          8,113         10,540         18,653         549         19,202   

Information Systems and Technology

          7,958         1,724         9,682         15,119         24,801   
         


  


  


  


  


Total

        $ 43,859       $ 13,717       $ 57,576       $ 20,593       $ 78,169   
         


  


  


  


  


Fourth Quarter 2010


                                                 

Aerospace

        $ 17,443       $ 378       $ 17,821       $ 1,361       $ 19,182   

Combat Systems

          10,908         892         11,800         4,645         16,445   

Marine Systems

          7,050         13,069         20,119         584         20,703   

Information Systems and Technology

          7,978         1,843         9,821         15,196         25,017   
         


  


  


  


  


Total

        $ 43,379       $ 16,182       $ 59,561       $ 21,786       $ 81,347   
         


  


  


  


  


First Quarter 2010


                                                 

Aerospace

        $ 18,123       $ 425       $ 18,548       $ 1,361       $ 19,909   

Combat Systems

          11,201         1,694         12,895         2,079         14,974   

Marine Systems

          9,634         12,457         22,091         340         22,431   

Information Systems and Technology

          8,452         1,880         10,332         13,207         23,539   
         


  


  


  


  


Total

        $ 47,410       $ 16,456       $ 63,866       $ 16,987       $ 80,853   
         


  


  


  


  


 

* The estimated potential contract value represents management's estimate of our future contract value under unfunded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts and unexercised options associated with existing firm contracts, including options to purchase new aircraft and long-term agreements with fleet customers. Because the value in the unfunded IDIQ arrangements is subject to the customer's future exercise of an indeterminate quantity of delivery orders, we recognize these contracts in backlog only when they are funded. Unexercised options are recognized in backlog when the customer exercises the option and establishes a firm order.

 

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EXHIBIT G

FIRST QUARTER 2011 SIGNIFICANT ORDERS (UNAUDITED)

DOLLARS IN MILLIONS

We received the following significant contract orders during the first quarter of 2011:

Combat Systems

 

   

$325 from a foreign military customer for combat vehicle structures.

 

   

$155 from the U.S. Marine Corps for ammunition for the Expeditionary Fire Support System. The contract has a maximum potential value of $195 if all options are exercised.

 

   

$45 from the U.S. Army for training ammunition.

 

   

$35 from the Army for munitions demilitarization. The contract has a maximum potential value of $165 over five years if all options are exercised.

Marine Systems

 

   

$55 from the U.S. Navy for engineering, design and technical services for the DDG-1000 destroyer program, bringing the total value in backlog to approximately $815.

Information Systems and Technology

 

   

$295 from the Army under the WIN-T program for low-rate initial production of equipment under the second increment of the program. The second increment adds on-the-move command-and-control capabilities to the tactical communications network.

 

   

$100 from the Army for ruggedized computing equipment under the Common Hardware/Software III (CHS-3) program, bringing the total value in backlog to $230.

 

   

$90 from Austal USA for combat and seaframe control systems for the next Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Options to provide these systems for eight additional ships will be recognized as orders as they are exercised over the next five years.

 

   

$65 under the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) program for development of the Navy’s next-generation tactical satellite communication system.

 

   

$55 for networking and computing products and support under the Network-Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) program, bringing the total value in backlog to $215.

 

   

$30 from the Army to operate its Supply Support Activity (SSA) in Kuwait. The contract has a maximum potential value of $175 over five years if all options are exercised.

 

 

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EXHIBIT H

AEROSPACE SUPPLEMENTAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

 

     First Quarter

 
     2010

     2011

 

Gulfstream Green Deliveries (units):         


                 

Large aircraft

     20         20   

Mid-size aircraft

     8         4   
    


  


Total

     28         24   
    


  


Gulfstream Outfitted Deliveries (units):          


                 

Large aircraft

     16         19   

Mid-size aircraft

     1         5   
    


  


Total

     17         24   
    


  


Pre-owned Deliveries (units):      


     3         —     
    


  


 

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