General Dynamics Corp

With total sales of $45,358 million in 2013, Lockheed Martin is the largest defense contractor in the world. The other major defense contractors in the world include The Boeing Company and Raytheon Company.

In 2013, Lockheed Martin clocked revenues of $45.4 billion. Of its revenues, 82% come from the U.S. government, around 17% from international customers, and 1% from other U.S. commercial customers.

General Dynamics’ total backlog grew from $45.9 billion at the end of 2013 and to $72.4 billion at the end of 2014. This was a whooping 58% increase.

The Intelligence, Information and Services segment was almost in line with last year. So were the operating income and margins, all of which saw marginal declines.

Raytheon is a global technology leader and US defense contractor. It primarily develops and manufactures weapons and military and commercial electronics.

Boeing (BA) stock started 2018 on a positive note and carried this momentum forward up to November 7, with a return of ~26%.

At the end of 4Q16, Boeing’s leverage fell to ~$10 billion as compared to $10.5 billion at the end of 3Q16 and $11 billion at the end of 2Q16.

Immediately after Donald Trump’s tweet, Boeing (BA) stock fell 1%. Other defense contractor stocks also had to bear the brunt.

Textron Aviation increase its sales in the last two quarters after gaining traction for its new Latitude business jets. It has secured 150 orders from NetJets.

Looking at Boeing’s dividends, we see that it has been a consistent dividend payer for more than two decades. For 2Q16, it paid a total of $691 million in dividends.

Boeing (BA) uses program accounting, a technique that allows the company to spread out its huge manufacturing costs over time by cutting the cost per plane in the early stages of a project, and smoothening profit margins over time.

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Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company. It is the largest commercial jet manufacturer in the US and the world’s second largest behind Airbus.

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Raytheon is a leading technology company. It provides products and services in the defense, civil, and security markets globally.

Honeywell International Inc. (HON) is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. It was incorporated in 1985. It’s a Fortune 100 company.

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General Dynamics has four major business segments. In this article, we’ll analyze General Dynamics’ business segments.