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General Dynamics (General Dynamics) Profitability Rank

: 8 (As of Dec. 2023)
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General Dynamics has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

General Dynamics's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.04%. As of today, General Dynamics's Piotroski F-Score is 7.


Competitive Comparison

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

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


General Dynamics Profitability Rank Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, General Dynamics's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General Dynamics's Profitability Rank falls into.



General Dynamics Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

General Dynamics has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

General Dynamics's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=1288 / 11668
=11.04 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

General Dynamics has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

General Dynamics Corp operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -3.4%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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General Dynamics (General Dynamics) Business Description

Address
11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, marine, combat systems, and technologies. General Dynamics' aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets and operates a global aircraft servicing operation. Combat systems produces land-based combat vehicles such as the M1 Abrams tank and Stryker armored personnel carrier, as well as munitions. The marine segment creates and services nuclear-powered submarines, destroyers, and other ships. 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, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.
Executives
Gregory S Gallopoulos officer: Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec. C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Phebe N Novakovic director, officer: Chairman and CEO
Marguerite Amy Gilliland officer: Senior Vice President 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Charles W Hooper director C/O APA CORPORATION, 2000 POST OAK BLVD STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Mark Malcolm director TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC., 17672 LAUREL PARK DRIVE N., SUITE 400E, LIVONIA MI 48152
Richard D Clarke director 11011 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, RESTON VA 20190
Mark Lagrand Burns officer: Vice President 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Mark C. Roualet officer: Vice President C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
William A Moss officer: Vice President and Controller 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
James S Crown director 222 N LASALLE STREET, STE 2000, CHICAGO IL 60601
Robert K Steel director 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
William A Osborn director 100 NE ADAMS STREET, PEORIA IL 61629
Danny Deep officer: Vice President 11011 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, RESTON VA 20190
John G Stratton director 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Lester L Lyles director C/O MTC TECHNOLOGIES INC, 4032 LINDEN AVENUE, DAYTON OH 45432

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