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General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE:GD)

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Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

General Dynamics Corp., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jul 1, 2018 Apr 1, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Oct 1, 2017 Jul 2, 2017 Apr 2, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Oct 2, 2016 Jul 3, 2016 Apr 3, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Oct 4, 2015 Jul 5, 2015 Apr 5, 2015
Net earnings 834 625 706 1,020 913 806 745 909 851 786 799 636 764 749 763 797 683 758 717 764 733 752 716
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 122 132 122 114 120 118 114 141 129 134 89 93 87 90 92 94 90 92 90 94 88 90 94
Amortization of intangible and finance lease right-of-use assets 90 87 90 90 90 92 91 80 86 84 20 22 19 19 19 18 20 23 27 28 29 29 30
Equity-based compensation expense 30 31 30 30 31 32 40 30 39 42 29 48 26 27 22 24 25 24 27 26 13 31 40
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (8) (12) (27) (30)
Deferred income tax provision (benefit) (29) (55) (28) 164 (55) (7) (10) 63 (60) (10) 4 246 62 48 45 158 156 42 20 79 67 29 (8)
Discontinued operations, net of tax — — — — — — — — 13 — — — — — — 10 84 — 13 — — — —
Accounts receivable (335) 32 (33) (77) 189 15 49 (55) 128 494 (150) (221) 317 (207) (84) (109) 31 112 (195) 350 (201) 67 388
Unbilled receivables (399) 238 (78) 300 (529) (201) (873) 825 (595) (422) (608) 374 (546) (477) (338) (76) (338) (282) (337) (160) 61 178 152
Inventories 299 113 (546) 270 (90) (346) (210) 263 (312) (306) (236) (239) 71 (16) 2 134 (138) (17) (133) (127) 120 34 (183)
Other current assets — — — 8 — — — 310 — — — 207 — — — — — — — — — — —
(Increase) decrease in assets, net of effects of business acquisitions (435) 383 (657) 501 (430) (532) (1,034) 1,343 (779) (234) (994) 121 (158) (700) (420) (51) (445) (187) (665) 63 (20) 279 357
Accounts payable 224 (407) (375) 170 137 (134) (167) 127 — 34 (358) 490 85 154 (72) 262 148 (22) 179 (423) 112 12 210
Customer advances and deposits (43) (490) (373) 460 42 16 (623) (76) 271 (10) (149) 560 (267) 66 (95) (251) (151) (214) (209) (248) (256) (381) (871)
Income taxes payable — — — — — — — (250) 250 (167) 167 (223) 223 (202) 202 — — (268) 268 — — — —
Other current liabilities 360 — — — — — — — — 128 (128) — — 76 (76) (30) — 70 (70) (302) 219 — —
Increase (decrease) in liabilities, net of effects of business acquisitions 541 (897) (748) 630 179 (118) (790) (199) 521 (15) (468) 827 41 94 (41) (19) (3) (434) 168 (973) 75 (369) (661)
Other, net (34) 537 (181) (155) 243 (100) 49 (300) (10) — 25 5 30 150 53 (205) (111) 101 57 256 (151) (211) 207
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities 285 218 (1,372) 1,374 178 (515) (1,540) 1,158 (61) 1 (1,295) 1,362 107 (272) (230) 29 (184) (339) (263) (435) 89 (149) 29
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 1,119 843 (666) 2,394 1,091 291 (795) 2,067 790 787 (496) 1,998 871 477 533 826 499 419 454 329 822 603 745
Capital expenditures (216) (221) (185) (381) (244) (181) (181) (243) (168) (175) (104) (155) (120) (91) (62) (148) (110) (69) (65) (209) (170) (92) (98)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired — — — — (2) (17) — (60) — (10,039) — (35) (364) — — (2) (56) — — — — — —
Maturities of held-to-maturity securities — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 500
Proceeds from sales of assets — — — 14 — — — 562 — — — 50 — — — 5 — 4 — 1 31 259 —
Other, net (151) 176 8 (23) 5 22 (6) (176) 95 75 (1) (67) 95 (19) (23) 1 69 (2) (53) (10) 6 (112) 94
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities (367) (45) (177) (390) (241) (176) (187) 83 (73) (10,139) (105) (207) (389) (110) (85) (144) (97) (67) (118) (218) (133) 55 496
Proceeds from fixed-rate notes — — 3,960 — — — — — — 6,461 — — 985 — — — 992 — — — — — —
Repayment of fixed-rate notes — (2,000) — — — — — — — — — (900) — — — — (500) — — — — — (500)
Dividends paid (315) (315) (295) (294) (295) (295) (268) (274) (275) (276) (250) (251) (252) (253) (230) (233) (231) (232) (215) (218) (223) (226) (206)
Purchases of common stock — (52) (449) — — (98) (133) (1,236) (97) (169) (267) (386) (271) (547) (354) (482) (325) (163) (1,026) (504) (1,164) (945) (620)
Proceeds from floating-rate notes — — — — — — — — — 1,000 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Repayment of floating-rate notes — (500) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Proceeds from commercial paper, gross, maturities greater than 3 months — 420 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Repayment of commercial paper, gross, maturities greater than 3 months (420) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Proceeds from (repayments of) commercial paper, net (816) (1,455) 2,271 (1,797) (447) 384 1,010 (818) (1,118) 292 2,494 — — — — — — — — — — — —
Repayment of CSRA accounts receivable purchase agreement — — — — — — — — — (450) — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other, net (16) 84 (202) 29 177 (58) 88 137 (71) 28 (25) 19 (67) 130 (22) 74 76 63 33 36 53 141 117
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities (1,567) (3,818) 5,285 (2,062) (565) (67) 697 (2,191) (1,561) 6,886 1,952 (1,518) 395 (670) (606) (641) 12 (332) (1,208) (686) (1,334) (1,030) (1,209)
Net cash used by discontinued operations (16) (10) (14) (14) (13) (19) (5) (6) (8) (4) (2) (12) (11) (9) (8) (10) (10) (28) (6) (12) (15) (8) (8)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents (831) (3,030) 4,428 (72) 272 29 (290) (47) (852) (2,470) 1,349 261 866 (312) (166) 31 404 (8) (878) (587) (660) (380) 24

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).


The cash flow profile is characterized by significant volatility in operating activities and a major strategic investment event in 2018. While net earnings exhibit a general upward trajectory, the conversion of these earnings into operating cash flow is subject to substantial quarterly swings, reflecting the project-based nature of the business and associated working capital requirements.

Operating Cash Flow and Earnings Dynamics
Net earnings remained relatively stable between 2015 and 2018, before showing a growth trend that peaked in late 2019 at 1,020 million US dollars. However, net cash provided by operating activities demonstrates extreme variance. Year-end quarters consistently show peaks, such as 2,394 million US dollars in December 2019, while first-quarter periods often experience significant outflows, including a deficit of 795 million US dollars in March 2019. This pattern suggests a high dependency on the timing of milestone payments and year-end settlements.
Investment Trends and Capital Allocation
Capital expenditures have trended upward over the analyzed period, increasing from approximately 90 million to 216 million US dollars per quarter. A defining event occurred in July 2018, where net cash used in investing activities spiked to 10,139 million US dollars, driven almost entirely by business acquisitions. Outside of this outlier, investing activities are primarily dominated by consistent capital spending to maintain and expand operational capacity.
Financing and Capital Structure
Financing activities were heavily utilized to fund the 2018 acquisition. Significant inflows were observed through the issuance of fixed-rate notes, notably 6,461 million US dollars in July 2018. Shareholder returns have been a consistent priority; dividends paid increased steadily from 206 million US dollars per quarter in early 2015 to 315 million US dollars by late 2020. Share repurchases were aggressive between 2015 and 2018, with several quarters exceeding 1,000 million US dollars, though this activity diminished significantly after 2019.
Working Capital Volatility
The volatility in operating cash flow is largely attributed to swings in unbilled receivables and customer advances. Unbilled receivables show erratic movements, with large negative adjustments often coinciding with the quarterly cash flow troughs. Similarly, customer advances and deposits fluctuate significantly, indicating a cyclical pattern of cash inflows from clients that offsets or exacerbates the timing of revenue recognition.

Overall, the financial data reveals a company that generates strong core earnings and maintains a disciplined dividend growth policy, while utilizing the debt markets to facilitate large-scale strategic acquisitions. The substantial variance in quarterly cash positions is managed through active financing and is typical of large-scale industrial and defense contracting operations.

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