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Exelis reports first-quarter 2014 financial results

Exelis (NYSE: XLS) reported financial results for the first quarter of 2014. First-quarter revenue was $1 billion, a 12 percent decrease from the first quarter of 2013. First-quarter earnings were $52 million, or $0.27 per share, a 17 percent increase from the first quarter of 2013. Adjusted earnings, which exclude costs related to the pending spin-off of the current Exelis Mission Systems business into an independent company that will be known as Vectrus, were $0.29 per share, a 26 percent increase from the same period in 2013. Free cash flow for the quarter was negative $160 million, which includes $44 million in cash returned to shareholders via dividends and share buybacks. The company reaffirms its full-year free cash flow expectations of approximately $250 million.

The company secured $1 billion in orders during the first quarter of 2014, including significant new business in three of its four Strategic Growth Platforms, along with orders from a variety of international customers. Key contracts and agreements in the quarter included:

  • Nearly $200 million in awards for airborne electronic warfare equipment from the U.S. Navy, Turkey, Pakistan and other international customers.
  • A multimillion-dollar order from a Japanese customer for the primary climate monitoring payload on the Greenhouse Gas Observing Satellite-2 (GOSAT)
  • A $34 million order from Sikorsky for composite assemblies for the Marine Corps CH-53K next-generation heavy lift helicopter
  • $135 million in orders for night vision and communications equipment from a variety of customers, including international orders for $50 million in i-Aware TMNVG night vision goggles

„We continued to earn new business from domestic and international customers in the first quarter of 2014 and profitability improved significantly in our C4ISR segment,” said Exelis CEO and President David F. Melcher. „We are also reaffirming our 2014 guidance and are looking forward to the successful spin-off of Vectrus this summer.”

Source / Author: Exelis


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