Lockheed Martin Lifts Full-Year Guidance
April 26 2016 - 9:30AM
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Lockheed Martin lifted its earnings forecast for the year as the
company, continuing to reshape its business, benefited from sales
of its F-35 fighter jet and its recently acquired Sikorsky
helicopter unit.
The Maryland company, the world's largest military contractor by
revenue, earlier this year announced plans to carve out its big
government information-technology unit, a move to focus on more
profitable work building military jets, helicopters and
missiles.
Last month, Lockheed launched a voluntary layoff program in its
aeronautics business, aiming to cut about 1,000 U.S. jobs, or about
0.8% of its total workforce.
Meanwhile, Lockheed has been working to fix glitches in its F-35
program, which is due to enter service with the U.S. Air Force by
year-end. The company reported a 21% increase in aeronautics sales,
to $3.80 billion, an increase it attributed to sales associated
with the F-35 program in addition to increased deliveries of C-130
cargo planes. At the same time, revenue in its mission systems
segment surged 52% thanks to helicopter maker Sikorsky Corp., a
business Lockheed bought last year for $9 billion.
The jumps in aeronautics and mission-systems sales helped offset
sales declines in the company's information-systems and
space-systems segments.
Overall, the company reported a profit of $794 million, or $2.58
a share, down from $878 million, or $2.74 a share, a year earlier.
The company said charges stemming from job cuts reduced earnings by
21 cents a share.
Revenue climbed 16% to $11.70 billion. Analysts had projected
$2.59 in adjusted earnings per share on $11.34 billion in revenue,
according to Thomson Reuters.
For the full year, Lockheed expects to report $11.50 to $11.80 a
share, up from earlier guidance of $11.45 to $11.75 a share. The
company sees sales of $49.6 billion to $51.1 billion, slightly
higher than its earlier prediction of $49.5 billion to $51
billion.
Write to Lisa Beilfuss at lisa.beilfuss@wsj.com
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April 26, 2016 09:15 ET (13:15 GMT)
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