General Dynamics Corp.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Aerospace & Defense
  • ISIN: US3695501086
USD
345.78
-10.51 (-2.95%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is General Dynamics Corp. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 15.35%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 11.77
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 3.66% of over the last 5 years
4
Positive results in Jun 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 5,026 MM
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 4.23
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 0.57% (YoY)
5
With ROCE of 16.27%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 4.43 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 28.65%, its profits have risen by 17.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.7
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Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 28.65% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 14.11%
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How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to General Dynamics Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Aerospace & Defense should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Aerospace & Defense)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is General Dynamics Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
General Dynamics Corp.
29.25%
0.74
21.40%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.70
20.15%
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stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.74%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.19%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
11.77
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.78
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.39
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.47
Tax Ratio
16.66%
Dividend Payout Ratio
38.83%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
89.03%
ROCE (avg)
15.35%
ROE (avg)
18.06%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
39
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
6.44
EV to EBIT
31.93
EV to EBITDA
27.24
EV to Capital Employed
5.41
EV to Sales
3.25
PEG Ratio
2.94
Dividend Yield
0.98%
ROCE (Latest)
16.95%
ROE (Latest)
16.43%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

13What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 5,120 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 4.77

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 2,704.76

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 4,853 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 29.1 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 4.77 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 14,379 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 1,704 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 1,399 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 4.17

-1What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 5.06% (YoY

Here's what is working for General Dynamics Corp.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 2,704.76
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 4.77 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 5,120 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 14,379 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 1,704 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 1,399 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 4.17
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 4,853 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 29.1 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.77 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Depreciation
Highest at USD 252 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for General Dynamics Corp.

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 5.06% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales