General Dynamics Corporation
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Vitals
- Today's Low:
- $214.6
- Today's High:
- $218.25
- Open Price:
- $215.55
- 52W Low:
- $201.1087
- 52W High:
- $252.465
- Prev. Close:
- $216.27
- Volume:
- 1210955
Company Statistics
- Market Cap.:
- $59.05 billion
- Book Value:
- 71.465
- Revenue TTM:
- $40.86 billion
- Operating Margin TTM:
- 10.25%
- Gross Profit TTM:
- $6.62 billion
- Profit Margin:
- 8.24%
- Return on Assets TTM:
- 5.08%
- Return on Equity TTM:
- 18.28%
Company Profile
General Dynamics Corporation had its IPO on 1977-01-03 under the ticker symbol GD.
The company operates in the Industrials sector and Aerospace & Defense industry. General Dynamics Corporation has a staff strength of 106,500 employees.
Stock update
Shares of General Dynamics Corporation opened at $215.55 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.
The stocks traded within a range of $214.6 - $218.25, and closed at $217.38.
This is a +0.51% increase from the previous day's closing price.
A total volume of 1,210,955 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.
In the last one week, shares of General Dynamics Corporation have slipped by -3.97%.
General Dynamics Corporation's Key Ratios
General Dynamics Corporation has a market cap of $59.05 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 3.8733 and a price to sales ratio of 1.7325.
In the last 12-months General Dynamics Corporation’s revenue was $40.86 billion with a gross profit of $6.62 billion and an EBITDA of $5.08 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures General Dynamics Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.
In the trailing 12-month period, General Dynamics Corporation’s operating margin was 10.25% while its return on assets stood at 5.08% with a return of equity of 18.28%.
In Q2, General Dynamics Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -1.8% while revenue growth was a positive 10.5%.
General Dynamics Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio
- Forward PE
- 17.7936
- Trailing PE
- 17.7562
- PEG
- 1.9168
Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $12.18 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 17.7936 and a PEG multiple of 1.9168. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.
The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into General Dynamics Corporation’s profitability.
General Dynamics Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.0334 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 15.2058. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.7325.
General Dynamics Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $5.16 per share, indicating a yield of 2.42% and a payout ratio of 42.86%.
Balance sheet and cash flow metrics
- Total Assets
- $52.56 billion
- Total Liabilities
- $15.69 billion
- Operating Cash Flow
- $-214000000.00
- Capital Expenditure
- $212 million
- Dividend Payout Ratio
- 42.86%
General Dynamics Corporation ended 2024 with $52.56 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $52.56 billion while shareholder equity stood at $19.48 billion.
General Dynamics Corporation ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $15.69 billion in other current liabilities, 482000000.00 in common stock, $38.15 billion in retained earnings and $20.44 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $1.15 billion and cash and short-term investments were $1.15 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $508,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $9.25 billion.
General Dynamics Corporation’s total current assets stands at $21.83 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $11.46 billion compared to accounts payable of $3.37 billion and inventory worth $7.64 billion.
In 2024, General Dynamics Corporation's operating cash flow was $-214000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $212 million.
Comparatively, General Dynamics Corporation paid $0.43 in dividends in 2024.
Other key metrics
- Current Trading Price
- $217.38
- 52-Week High
- $252.465
- 52-Week Low
- $201.1087
- Analyst Target Price
- $264.37
General Dynamics Corporation stock is currently trading at $217.38 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $252.465 and a 52-week low of $252.465. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $264.37.
Its 50-day moving average was $221.07 and 200-day moving average was $224.23 The short ratio stood at 2.18 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.
Around 48.3% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8730.5% are held by institutions.
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About
General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment produces and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, charter, staffing, and fixed-base operator services. The Marine Systems segment designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatants, and auxiliary ships for the United States Navy and Jones Act ships for commercial customers, as well as builds crude oil and product tankers, and container and cargo ships; provides maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support services for navy ships; offers and program management, planning, engineering, and design support services for submarine construction programs. The Combat Systems segment manufactures land combat solutions, such as wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, Stryker wheeled combat vehicles, piranha vehicles, weapons systems, munitions, mobile bridge systems with payloads, tactical vehicles, main battle tanks, armored vehicles, and armaments; and offers modernization programs, engineering, support, and sustainment services. The Technologies segment provides information technology solutions and mission support services; mobile communication, computers, and command-and-control mission systems; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions to military, intelligence, and federal civilian customers; cloud computing, artificial intelligence; machine learning; big data analytics; development, security, and operations; and unmanned undersea vehicle manufacturing and assembly services. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.