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研究快訊:諾斯羅普格魯曼公司第一季業績超預期,B-21專案復甦提振業績

-- 獨立研究機構CFRA向提供了以下研究報告。 CFRA分析師總結如下:諾斯羅普·格魯曼公司(NOC)公佈了強勁的第一季業績,銷售額同比增長4.4%至99億美元(超出市場預期1.25億美元),每股收益同比增長85%至6.14美元(超出市場預期0.14美元),主要得益於去年同比增長85%至6.14美元(超出市場預期0.14美元),主要得益於去年4.77億美元的航空系統業務由1.83億美元的營運虧損轉為3.05億美元的獲利,反映了營運的復甦和B-21生產協議的達成。本季業績進一步印證了我們先前的觀點,即在去年提列B-21損失準備金後,NOC的業績正在趨於穩定,戰略威懾和彈藥項目的逐步推進支撐了其潛在的成長。管理層強調了B-21產能擴張,並重申了2026年自由現金流預期為31億至35億美元,但同時暫停了股票回購,以資助內生性投資。我們認為,956億美元的積壓訂單能夠確保未來多年的收入可見性,但複雜研發項目的執行風險仍然存在。我們認為,公司未來的成長軌跡很大程度上取決於B-21產能的加速提升以及未來12至18個月內「哨兵」飛彈基線的穩定性。

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