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Profile - General Dynamics (NYSE:GD)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 13Price hit new 52-week high ($85.48)
Upcoming Events
Nov  9Dividend payment of $0.28
Location
3190 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
Phone: (703) 876-3000
Fax: (703) 876-3125
Email: rlewis@generaldynamics.com
Employees (last reported count): 43,300
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 ·Sector: Capital Goods
 ·Industry: Aerospace & Defense
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Index Membership
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 36%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 0  shares
 · 3 insider sells; 28.0K shares
·Institutional: 70% (110% of float)
(1,104 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 3.34M shares (+2.30%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
General Dynamics Corp. is engaged in the businesses of shipbuilding and marine systems, business aviation, information systems, and land and amphibious combat systems. Each of these businesses involves design, manufacturing and program management expertise, advanced technology, and integration of complex systems. The primary customers for the Company's businesses are the United States military, the armed forces of allied nations, other government organizations and a diverse base of corporate and industrial buyers.
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Financial Summary
GD supplies sophisticated defense systems to the U.S. and its allies. GD operates in the Combat Systems, Marine Systems, Inform Sys. and Tech., and Aerospace Segments. For the six months ended 7/1/01, revenues rose 9% to $5.64 billion. Net income rose 20% to $467 million. Revenues reflect additional sales due to the acquisition of Ordance and Tactical Systems and higher marine systems segment sales. Earnings also benefitted from improved efficiencies.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Nicholas Chabraja, 58
Chairman, CEO
$5.1M$5.4M
W. Boisture, Jr., 56
Exec. VP and Group Exec.
859K15.8M
Kenneth Dahlberg, 56
Exec. VP and Group Exec.
--  --  
Michael Mancuso, 58
Sr. VP, CFO
1.3M1.3M
David Savner, 57
Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
1.2M--  
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:GDAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 9-Oct-2000
$58.75 
Recent Price$78.96 
52-Week High
on 13-Aug-2001
$85.48 
Beta0.62 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)830.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)766.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+25.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+68.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$15.9B
Shares Outstanding201.4M
Float128.9M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$1.12 
Dividend Yield1.42%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 3-Apr-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$20.93 
Earnings (ttm)$4.86 
Earnings (mrq)$1.12 
Sales (ttm)$53.73 
Cash (mrq*)$0.81 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)3.77 
Price/Earnings (ttm)16.23 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.47 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$10.8B
EBITDA (ttm*)$1.64B
Income available to common (ttm)$980.0M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)9.1%
Operating Margin (ttm)12.9%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
1-July-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)11.47%
Return on Equity (ttm)25.88%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.11 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.28 
Total Cash (mrq)$163.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3.04M
Percent of Float2.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
2.10M
Short Ratio3.21 
Daily Volume948.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 1-July-2001)

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