Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) – Investing to increase capacity

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) (Q1FY23)

Introduction

Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. The company’s Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and sustains aircraft systems in the United States and internationally. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR systems and vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems; and strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air dominance aircraft, and airborne battle management and command and control systems.

It’s Defense Systems segment designs, develops, and produces weapons and mission systems. It offers products and services, such as integrated battle management systems, weapons systems and aircraft, and mission systems. This segment also provides command and control and weapons systems, including munitions and missiles; precision strike weapons; propulsion, such as air-breathing and hypersonic systems; gun systems and precision munitions; life cycle service and support for software, weapons systems, and aircraft; and logistics support, sustainment, operation, and modernization for air, sea, and ground systems.

The company’s Mission Systems segment offers cyber, command, control, communications and computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; advanced communications and network systems; cyber solutions; intelligence processing systems; navigation; and maritime power, propulsion, and payload launch systems. This segment also provides airborne multifunction sensors; maritime/land systems and sensors; navigation, targeting, and survivability solutions; and networked information solutions.

It’s Space Systems segment offers satellites and payloads; ground systems; missile defense systems and interceptors; launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; and strategic missiles.

Highlights

NOC’s investments significantly increased its capacity to produce solid rocket motors, supporting its expectation for continued demand for this capability as well as increased capacity for GEM 63 boosters. This also supports the growing launch needs of its civil and commercial customers.

Stock performance

Over the past 3 years, Northrop Grumman Corporation generated returns of 44% where the stock price surged from $315.56 in Jun 22, 2020 to $454.34 in Jun 20, 2023. The stock had a 200-Day Moving Average of $481.41 and a 50-Day Moving Average of $452.64.

In the past 1 year, Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered returns of -3% where the stock price decreased from $466.82 in Jun 27, 2022, to $454.34 in Jun 20, 2023. The stock had a 52 week high of $556.27 and a 52 week low of $429.10.

Over the past 3 months, Northrop Grumman Corporation generated returns of 2% where the stock price increased from $443.6 in Mar 22, 2023 to $454.34 in Jun 20, 2023.

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Highlights

Valuation

– Enterprise Value
– CrispIdea Forecast
– CrispIdea Segment Forecast
– Economic Value Added Analysis
– Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
– P/E Analysis
– Peer Valuation
– CrispIdea Forecast Relative to Consensus
– Consensus History and Surprise
– Consensus Momentum

Actual & Historical Performance

– Income Statement
– Balance Sheet
– Cash Flow
– 10 Year Historical Performance
– Ratio Analysis
– Du Pont Analysis
– ROIC & ROCE Analysis
– Segment Performance
– Key Metrics
– M&A Deals

Peer Performance

– Summary
– Profitability
– Growth
– Price Performance

Ownership

Stock Price Performance

Crispidea Coverage

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