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Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since April 27, 2023.

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Northrop Grumman Corp., common-size consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018
Product 78.17 78.97 77.80 77.03 77.77 78.81 78.50 78.60 76.68 75.30 73.40 72.96 71.65 71.63 70.76 69.54 69.95 70.82 69.44 67.28 63.68
Service 21.83 21.03 22.20 22.97 22.23 21.19 21.50 21.40 23.32 24.70 26.60 27.04 28.35 28.37 29.24 30.46 30.05 29.18 30.56 32.72 36.32
Sales 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Product -61.57 -64.90 -62.30 -60.00 -61.16 -65.37 -61.38 -61.41 -62.14 -60.07 -58.86 -57.71 -57.45 -54.12 -56.37 -55.12 -55.16 -56.22 -52.36 -51.95 -48.54
Service -17.08 -16.92 -17.43 -17.74 -17.55 -16.68 -16.44 -16.26 -18.86 -19.47 -20.89 -21.74 -22.58 -21.73 -23.26 -24.42 -24.13 -23.10 -23.04 -26.20 -28.31
Cost of sales -78.66% -81.82% -79.73% -77.74% -78.71% -82.05% -77.82% -77.67% -81.00% -79.53% -79.74% -79.45% -80.02% -75.85% -79.62% -79.54% -79.29% -79.32% -75.40% -78.14% -76.85%
Gross profit 21.34% 18.18% 20.27% 22.26% 21.29% 17.95% 22.18% 22.33% 19.00% 20.47% 20.26% 20.55% 19.98% 24.15% 20.38% 20.46% 20.71% 20.68% 24.60% 21.86% 23.15%
General and administrative expenses -11.16 -9.15 -10.86 -11.42 -11.09 -9.36 -10.22 -10.92 -9.81 -9.19 -9.41 -9.37 -9.14 -11.12 -9.16 -9.27 -9.28 -9.12 -10.11 -10.38 -10.56
Gain on sale of business 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 21.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating income 10.18% 9.03% 9.41% 10.84% 10.20% 8.59% 11.96% 11.41% 30.82% 11.28% 10.84% 11.19% 10.84% 13.03% 11.22% 11.19% 11.43% 11.56% 14.50% 11.48% 12.59%
Interest expense -1.39 -1.20 -1.36 -1.49 -1.51 -1.54 -1.51 -1.49 -1.69 -1.57 -1.70 -1.73 -1.45 -1.49 -1.45 -1.62 -1.69 -1.74 -1.65 -2.02 -2.12
Non-operating FAS pension benefit 1.42 3.75 4.19 4.28 4.27 4.26 4.21 4.01 4.01 2.85 3.32 3.41 3.50 2.29 2.36 2.37 2.44 3.27 3.34 3.62 3.77
Mark-to-market pension and OPB benefit (expense) 0.00 12.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 27.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 -10.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 -20.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 -8.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other, net 0.52 0.58 -0.09 -0.57 0.05 0.15 -0.03 0.30 -0.20 0.55 0.37 0.68 -0.67 0.29 0.32 0.22 0.44 -0.12 0.68 0.63 0.59
Other income (expense) 0.55% 15.41% 2.74% 2.23% 2.81% 30.13% 2.66% 2.82% 2.12% -8.29% 2.00% 2.35% 1.38% -19.55% 1.23% 0.97% 1.20% -6.62% 2.37% 2.23% 2.24%
Earnings before income taxes 10.73% 24.44% 12.15% 13.07% 13.00% 38.72% 14.62% 14.23% 32.94% 2.99% 12.85% 13.54% 12.22% -6.52% 12.45% 12.16% 12.63% 4.94% 16.87% 13.71% 14.83%
Federal and foreign income tax expense -1.68 -3.71 -1.95 -2.32 -2.15 -7.35 -2.43 -2.90 -8.97 0.24 -1.99 -2.23 -2.15 1.83 -1.44 -1.97 -2.09 -0.58 -1.48 -2.63 -2.36
Net earnings 9.05% 20.73% 10.20% 10.75% 10.86% 31.37% 12.19% 11.33% 23.97% 3.23% 10.86% 11.31% 10.07% -4.69% 11.01% 10.18% 10.54% 4.36% 15.39% 11.08% 12.47%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 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: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).

The financial performance exhibits a structural shift in revenue composition and notable volatility in net earnings driven by non-operating items. While core operating margins demonstrate relative stability, the bottom line is significantly influenced by periodic pension adjustments and one-time gains.

Revenue Stream Transformation
A consistent trend is observed in the transition from service-oriented to product-oriented revenue. Product sales increased from 63.68% in March 2018 to 78.17% by March 2023. Conversely, service sales decreased from 36.32% to 21.83% during the same period, indicating a strategic pivot toward product delivery.
Gross Margin and Cost Analysis
The cost of sales remains high, generally oscillating between 75% and 82% of total sales. This results in gross profit margins that typically fluctuate between 18% and 24%, with no sustained long-term upward or downward trajectory, suggesting a stable but rigid cost structure relative to revenue.
Operating Efficiency
Operating income generally persists within a range of 9% to 14% of sales. A significant outlier is noted in March 2021, where operating income spiked to 30.82% of sales. This increase is attributed to a one-time gain on the sale of a business, which contributed 21.62% to the total sales for that quarter.
Non-Operating Impacts and Net Profitability
Net earnings show substantial volatility compared to operating income. This is primarily due to mark-to-market pension and other post-retirement benefit adjustments. These adjustments caused extreme swings in profitability, such as the net loss of 4.69% in December 2019 and the peak net earnings of 31.37% in December 2021. Interest expenses as a percentage of sales have shown a gradual decline, moving from 2.12% in March 2018 to 1.39% by March 2023.

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