Name: Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) | Income Statement (Quarterly)
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Income Statement
Quarterly Data

The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.

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Northrop Grumman Corp., 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	7,271)	7,923)	6,979)	6,779)	6,841)	6,808)	6,845)	7,193)	7,022)	7,690)	6,667)	6,482)	6,176)	6,247)	5,997)	5,880)	5,728)	5,776)	5,614)	4,790)	4,289)
Service	2,030)	2,110)	1,992)	2,022)	1,956)	1,831)	1,875)	1,958)	2,135)	2,522)	2,416)	2,402)	2,444)	2,474)	2,478)	2,576)	2,461)	2,380)	2,471)	2,329)	2,446)
Sales	9,301)	10,033)	8,971)	8,801)	8,797)	8,639)	8,720)	9,151)	9,157)	10,212)	9,083)	8,884)	8,620)	8,721)	8,475)	8,456)	8,189)	8,156)	8,085)	7,119)	6,735)
Product	(5,727)	(6,511)	(5,589)	(5,281)	(5,380)	(5,647)	(5,352)	(5,620)	(5,690)	(6,134)	(5,346)	(5,127)	(4,952)	(4,720)	(4,777)	(4,661)	(4,517)	(4,585)	(4,233)	(3,698)	(3,269)
Service	(1,589)	(1,698)	(1,564)	(1,561)	(1,544)	(1,441)	(1,434)	(1,488)	(1,727)	(1,988)	(1,897)	(1,931)	(1,946)	(1,895)	(1,971)	(2,065)	(1,976)	(1,884)	(1,863)	(1,865)	(1,907)
Cost of sales	(7,316)	(8,209)	(7,153)	(6,842)	(6,924)	(7,088)	(6,786)	(7,108)	(7,417)	(8,122)	(7,243)	(7,058)	(6,898)	(6,615)	(6,748)	(6,726)	(6,493)	(6,469)	(6,096)	(5,563)	(5,176)
Gross profit	1,985)	1,824)	1,818)	1,959)	1,873)	1,551)	1,934)	2,043)	1,740)	2,090)	1,840)	1,826)	1,722)	2,106)	1,727)	1,730)	1,696)	1,687)	1,989)	1,556)	1,559)
General and administrative expenses	(1,038)	(918)	(974)	(1,005)	(976)	(809)	(891)	(999)	(898)	(938)	(855)	(832)	(788)	(970)	(776)	(784)	(760)	(744)	(817)	(739)	(711)
Gain on sale of business	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	1,980)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Operating income	947)	906)	844)	954)	897)	742)	1,043)	1,044)	2,822)	1,152)	985)	994)	934)	1,136)	951)	946)	936)	943)	1,172)	817)	848)
Interest expense	(129)	(120)	(122)	(131)	(133)	(133)	(132)	(136)	(155)	(160)	(154)	(154)	(125)	(130)	(123)	(137)	(138)	(142)	(133)	(144)	(143)
Non-operating FAS pension benefit	132)	376)	376)	377)	376)	368)	367)	367)	367)	291)	302)	303)	302)	200)	200)	200)	200)	267)	270)	258)	254)
Mark-to-market pension and OPB benefit (expense)	—)	1,232)	—)	—)	—)	2,355)	—)	—)	—)	(1,034)	—)	—)	—)	(1,800)	—)	—)	—)	(655)	—)	—)	—)
Other, net	48)	58)	(8)	(50)	4)	13)	(3)	27)	(18)	56)	34)	60)	(58)	25)	27)	19)	36)	(10)	55)	45)	40)
Other income (expense)	51)	1,546)	246)	196)	247)	2,603)	232)	258)	194)	(847)	182)	209)	119)	(1,705)	104)	82)	98)	(540)	192)	159)	151)
Earnings before income taxes	998)	2,452)	1,090)	1,150)	1,144)	3,345)	1,275)	1,302)	3,016)	305)	1,167)	1,203)	1,053)	(569)	1,055)	1,028)	1,034)	403)	1,364)	976)	999)
Federal and foreign income tax expense	(156)	(372)	(175)	(204)	(189)	(635)	(212)	(265)	(821)	25)	(181)	(198)	(185)	160)	(122)	(167)	(171)	(47)	(120)	(187)	(159)
Net earnings	842)	2,080)	915)	946)	955)	2,710)	1,063)	1,037)	2,195)	330)	986)	1,005)	868)	(409)	933)	861)	863)	356)	1,244)	789)	840)

Revenue exhibits a long-term upward trajectory, increasing from 6,735 million USD in the first quarter of 2018 to 9,301 million USD by the first quarter of 2023. This growth is primarily driven by the product segment, which grew from 4,289 million USD to 7,271 million USD over the same period. Conversely, service revenue experienced a gradual decline, falling from 2,446 million USD in March 2018 to 2,030 million USD in March 2023, indicating a strategic shift in the revenue mix toward product-based sales.

Gross Profitability and Cost Management: Gross profit remained relatively stable with moderate fluctuations, generally ranging between 1,500 million USD and 2,100 million USD. While sales increased, the cost of sales rose proportionally, maintaining a consistent gross margin. General and administrative expenses showed a steady increase over the analyzed period, rising from 711 million USD in March 2018 to 1,038 million USD in March 2023, reflecting increased overhead costs associated with scaling operations.
Operating Income and Non-Recurring Events: Core operating income typically fluctuated between 800 million USD and 1,200 million USD. A significant outlier occurred in the first quarter of 2021, where operating income surged to 2,822 million USD. This spike is attributed to a one-time gain on the sale of a business totaling 1,980 million USD. Excluding this exceptional item, operating performance remained consistent across the five-year period.
Non-Operating Impacts and Net Earnings Volatility: Net earnings demonstrate extreme volatility due to non-operating items, specifically mark-to-market pension and Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPB) adjustments. Large negative adjustments were recorded in December 2018 (-655 million USD), December 2019 (-1,800 million USD), and December 2020 (-1,034 million USD), leading to quarterly net losses or significantly reduced earnings. These were offset by substantial positive adjustments in December 2021 (2,355 million USD) and December 2022 (1,232 million USD), which created artificial peaks in net income that do not align with operational trends.
Taxation and Bottom-Line Performance: Federal and foreign income tax expenses fluctuated in correlation with earnings before taxes. During quarters with significant pension-related losses, tax benefits were often realized, whereas quarters with high non-operating gains resulted in higher tax expenses. Despite the operational growth in sales and gross profit, the net earnings figure remained highly sensitive to actuarial pension adjustments rather than core business performance.

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Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC)

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