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| So I fully expect incremental improvement in shipbuilding margins as we move forward |
| We also delivered strong free cash flow |
| Our focus on the fundamentals of the business is evidenced through our strong 5.3% year-to-date revenue growth or outstanding 2.4 book-to-bill in the quarter at Mission Technologies and continued shipbuilding milestone achievements |
| Mission Technologies had an impressive third quarter backlog book-to-bill of 2.4, and year-to-date has the potential total contract value awards of over $5 billion, in addition to a robust opportunity pipeline of $70 billion |
| So, feel good with, where we are there |
| To summarize, we delivered strong revenue growth in the third quarter and finished slightly ahead of our margin expectations for the quarter |
| Topline growth increased 7.2% from the third quarter of 2022, resulting in a record third quarter revenue of $2.8 billion |
| We've seen some fantastic growth going on the topline |
| Also I would like to highlight that our pension funded status remains strong and has improved year-to-date |
| The increase in operating income was driven primarily by the higher volumes I just mentioned, as well as improved performance in unmanned systems |
| So I see, good healthiness even with the NSC program sun setting for Ingalls, to hit the 3% guided that we've had through 2023 and going forward |
| Looking to the end of the year, we are pleased to raise 2023 revenue and free cash flow guidance and reaffirm margin guidance as we continue to execute the milestones and commitments that we've laid out |
| But we feel pretty positive about growth going forward |
| They're converting their re-competes, they're converting new business, all end markets that we think are very strong |
| Beginning with our consolidated results on slide six of the presentation, our third quarter revenues of $2.8 billion increased approximately 7.2% compared to the same period last year, and represents a record third quarter result for HII |
| At Mission Technologies, we saw the third straight quarter of record revenue with sales of $685 million, 15% over the third quarter of 2022 |
| So specifically here on 2023, what we've seen is some good performance on Mission Technologies, both topline and the cash collections |
| In addition to strong sales growth, Mission Technologies also won several majors strategic competitions in the quarter, and now has posted over $5 billion in potential total contract value bookings year-to-date |
| I'll start and then Tom can complete, if we need to here, but they were the DDG 51 really solidifies Ingalls based for the next few years and creates a very stable business down at Ingalls |
| Today, we released quarterly results that demonstrate continued topline growth across all three of our divisions, steady operational performance and strong free cash flow generation |
| In summary, this was a very strong quarter, demonstrating continued focus and progress on our strategy of executing against our backlog and driving growth in Mission Technologies |
| Although we saw them up at a lower level, that incremental margin improvement story exists especially at Newport News |
| Ingalls operating income of $73 million and operating margin of 10.3% in the quarter increased from last year, primarily due to higher volumes I mentioned earlier, and favorable changes in contract estimates compared to the prior year |
| Shipbuilding operating margin in the third quarter was 7.5%, slightly ahead of the outlook we had provided for the quarter |
| But, well, I think we're in a pretty good place |
| Our talented workforce remains focused on executing our strategy, supporting our customer's top national defense priorities by delivering quality platforms, technologies, and solutions, and in parallel, winning new business leading to growth opportunities |
| This increase is primarily driven by the conclusion of the negotiations regarding the payment of COVID advances as well as positive cash flow contributions for Mission Technologies |
| As we transition out of the Block IV boats and get into Block V, we should have some upside |
| Given the strong third quarter revenues across all three divisions, we are increasing the midpoint of shipbuilding revenue guidance by revising a range from $8.4 billion to $8.6 billion to a range of $8.5 billion to $8.6 billion, and increasing our Mission Technologies revenue guidance from approximately $2.5 billion to approximately $2.55 billion |
| Moving on to slide seven, Ingalls revenues of $711 million in the quarter increased to $88 million or about 14% from the same period last year, driven primarily by higher volumes on amphibious assault ships and surface combatants |
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| Newport News operating income for Q3 was $90 million, a decrease of $12 million compared to the third quarter of last year |
| Another shipbuilding margin question |
| Operating income was lower due to contract incentives earned in the Columbia-class program in the third quarter of 2022, partially offset by improved performance on the Virginia-class submarine program |
| However, due to major component delays from the supply chain driven primarily from COVID, and the labor and supply chain effects subsequent to COVID delivery of CVN 80 is forecasted to be approximately 12 months late |
| Can you just maybe, like, level set us on how we should interpret that? And I realize your booking rates are probably lower in there |
| I just think it's a bit premature |
| But, this isn't a surprise for us that Q4 was going to be a big quarter for us |
| And then I think one thing that's been maybe a bit confusing to investors is trying to understand the impacts to Huntington or the read through when your partner books negative EACs on Block V Virginia-class boats due to supplier costs |
| So I think it's just a little premature |
| And we've been holding that risk for a while on our financials |
| But what we're seeing is a bit of an inflection point from a topline standpoint, both in shipbuilding and Mission Technologies, I don't want to get in front of it, we'll wait till the end of the year before we can communicate that |
| Please see our SEC filings for important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected results |
| The good news on that is we do have some EPA protection, which mitigates it a bit |
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