General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) Book Value per Share

: €64.98 (As of Mar. 2023)

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General Dynamics's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was €64.98.

During the past 12 months, General Dynamics's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of General Dynamics was 20.20% per year. The lowest was -6.50% per year. And the median was 8.60% per year.

General Dynamics's current price is €199.05. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was €64.98. Hence, today's PB Ratio of General Dynamics is 3.06.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of General Dynamics was 5.97. The lowest was 1.54. And the median was 3.69.

Good Sign:

General Dynamics Corp stock PB Ratio (=3.07) is close to 2-year low of 2.95

General Dynamics Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Dynamics's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

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* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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General Dynamics Annual Data

Trend

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Book Value per Share

35.72

43.44

44.94

56.24

63.88

General Dynamics Quarterly Data
	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23
Book Value per Share																58.90	59.96	64.93	63.88	64.98

Competitive Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, General Dynamics's Book Value per Share, along with its competitors' market caps and Book Value per Share data, can be viewed below:

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Annual Data Quarterly Data

General Dynamics Book Value per Share Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, General Dynamics's Book Value per Share distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General Dynamics's Book Value per Share falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Book Value per Share's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.

General Dynamics Book Value per Share Calculation

General Dynamics's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(17,528	-	0)	/	274
	=	63.88

General Dynamics's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(17,827	-	0)	/	274
	=	64.98

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.

General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.

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General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) Business Description

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Address

11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, USA, 20190

Website

https://www.gd.com

General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, combat systems, marine, and technologies. General Dynamics' aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets. Combat system produces land-based combat vehicles, such as the M1 Abrams tank. The marine subsegment creates nuclear-powered submarines, among other things. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.