General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) Pretax Margin %

: 8.91% (As of Mar. 2023)

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Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. General Dynamics's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 was €822 Mil. General Dynamics's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 was €9,229 Mil. Therefore, General Dynamics's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 8.91%.

The historical rank and industry rank for General Dynamics's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:GDX' s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.86 Med: 11.48 Max: 13.28
Current: 10.19

FRA:GDX's Pretax Margin % is ranked better than
71.01% of 276 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 4.79 vs FRA:GDX: 10.19

General Dynamics Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Dynamics's Pretax Margin % can be seen below:

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General Dynamics Annual Data

Trend

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Pretax Margin %

11.29

10.68

9.86

10.07

10.24

General Dynamics Quarterly Data
	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23
Pretax Margin %																9.04	10.04	10.56	11.16	8.91

General Dynamics Pretax Margin % Calculation

Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

General Dynamics's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Pretax Margin	=	Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2022 )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2022 )
	=	3809.984	/	37200.208
	=	10.24 %

General Dynamics's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin	=	Pre-Tax Income (Q: Mar. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2023 )
	=	821.92	/	9228.854
	=	8.91 %

General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) Pretax Margin % Explanation

The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.

The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.

It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.

The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.

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General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) Business Description

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

GD:USA GD:Mexico GDX:Germany GDBR34:Brazil GEDY:Austria

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.