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Exhibit 99 Press Release dated April 24, 2007 |
Northrop Grumman Corporation (Registrant) |
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April 24, 2007 | By: | /s/ Stephen D. Yslas | ||
(Date) | (Signature) | |||
Stephen D. Yslas | ||||
Corporate Vice President, Secretary, and Deputy General Counsel |
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Contact: | Dan McClain (Media) (310) 201-3335 |
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Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2007 Results | 2 | |
Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2007 Results | 3 | |
First Quarter ($ Millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating | % | Operating | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales | Margin | of Sales | Sales | Margin | of Sales | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mission Systems |
$ | 1,362 | $ | 119 | 8.7 | % | $ | 1,340 | $ | 125 | 9.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Information
Technology |
1,038 | 86 | 8.3 | % | 929 | 80 | 8.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Technical Services |
520 | 28 | 5.4 | % | 383 | 24 | 6.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,920 | $ | 233 | 8.0 | % | $ | 2,652 | $ | 229 | 8.6 | % | ||||||||||||||
Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2007 Results | 4 | |
First Quarter ($ Millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating | % | Operating | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales | Margin | of Sales | Sales | Margin | of Sales | ||||||||||||||||||||
Integrated Systems |
$ | 1,281 | $ | 160 | 12.5 | % | $ | 1,416 | $ | 148 | 10.5 | % | |||||||||||||
Space Technology |
754 | 59 | 7.8 | % | 733 | 58 | 7.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,035 | $ | 219 | 10.8 | % | $ | 2,149 | $ | 206 | 9.6 | % | ||||||||||||||
Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2007 Results | 5 | |
First Quarter ($ Millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating | % | Operating | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales | Margin | of Sales | Sales | Margin | of Sales | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,591 | $ | 181 | 11.4 | % | $ | 1,504 | $ | 176 | 11.7 | % | ||||||||||||||
First Quarter ($ Millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating | % | Operating | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales | Margin | of Sales | Sales | Margin | of Sales | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,156 | $ | 79 | 6.8 | % | $ | 1,133 | $ | 68 | 6.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
| The United States Postal Service awarded Northrop Grumman an $874.6 million fixed-price contract to provide 100 Flats Sequencing Systems designed to further automate the flats mail stream, which includes large envelopes, catalogs and magazines. |
Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2007 Results | 6 | |
| The company announced a $287 million contract award from U.S. Air Force for the next production lot of RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial systems. | |
| The German Ministry of Defence awarded a $559 million (Euro 430 million) contract to EuroHawk GmbH, a 50-50 joint-venture company formed by Northrop Grumman Corporation and EADS for the development, test and support of the Euro Hawk® unmanned signals intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance system. | |
| The U.S. Navy awarded the company a $268 million contract for continuation of detail design efforts on the Zumwalt-class destroyer, DDG 1000. The contract runs through 2013. | |
| The U.S. Army awarded Northrop Grumman a task order with a $267 million ceiling to develop Defense Knowledge Online, the largest portal task order ever awarded in the federal government. | |
| The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract valued at $256.6 million to develop its new Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), which consolidates the missions of five Marine Corps radars into a single multi-role radar system. | |
| The U.S. Air Forces Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center awarded Northrop Grumman a one-year contract totaling more than $200 million to provide Performance-Based Logistics maintenance and sustainment support for the nations fleet of B-2 stealth bombers. | |
| The General Services Administration awarded the company a $92 million, 48-month contract to provide information technology services to support a single, secure communications network for the Los Angeles Air Force Base. | |
| The company was awarded a contract by the General Services Administration, Federal Systems Integration and Management Center, for the U.S. Army PEO-EIS, to provide an integrated Department of Defense biometrics system-of-systems enterprise solution that will integrate its worldwide biometrics efforts. The contract is valued at approximately $75 million. | |
| The U.S. Army awarded Northrop Grumman a contract valued at up to $71 million to continue their support in system engineering, integration, and installation for the Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM) program. C-RAM is helping protect U.S. and coalition troops against mortar and rocket attacks. | |
| The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a follow-on contract valued at $67.7 million to provide systems engineering and integration support to AHLTA, the nations largest electronic health record system. | |
| Northrop Grumman completed the acquisition of Essex Corporation. |
Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2007 Results | 7 | |
| On April 10th, Northrop Grumman submitted a bid for the U.S. Air Forces KC-135 Tanker Replacement Program, KC-X. Partner companies on Northrop Grummans KC-30 Tanker program include EADS, GE Aviation, Sargent Fletcher, Honeywell, Smiths Aerospace, Parker Aerospace, AAR Cargo Systems, and Telephonics Corporation. | |
| The payload module for the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite was delivered ahead of schedule to the Sunnyvale, Calif., facilities of Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for the Advanced EHF program. | |
| An aircraft in commercial revenue service, equipped with Northrop Grummans Guardian system, departed Los Angeles International Airport, marking the beginning of the operational test and evaluation portion of the U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys Counter-Man Portable Air Defense Systems program. | |
| The amphibious transport dock ship New Orleans (LPD 18), one of the most technologically advanced sailor-friendly ships ever built, was commissioned into the U.S. Navys Pacific Fleet. | |
| Northrop Grumman achieved its 37th Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI ®) Level 5 rating, the highest possible rating for benchmarking commercial and defense industry best practices for management and engineering. The company has earned more CMMI ® Level 5 ratings than any other defense or commercial company to date. | |
| The board of directors approved a 23 percent increase of the common stock quarterly dividend to $0.37 per share from $0.30 per share. | |
| The company entered into a $600 million accelerated share repurchase agreement with Credit Suisse, New York Branch. | |
| The board of directors elected Wesley G. Bush, 45, chief operating officer in addition to his title of president, and James F. Palmer, 57, corporate vice president and chief financial officer. | |
| Donald E. Felsinger, chairman and chief executive officer of the board of directors of Sempra Energy was elected to the board of directors. Northrop Grummans board now totals 12 members, 11 of whom are non-employee directors. |
Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2007 Results | 8 | |
Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2007 Results | 9 | |
FIRST QUARTER | ||||||||
2007 | 2006 (5) | |||||||
OPERATING RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS |
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Total funded contract acquisitions (1) |
$ | 9,016 | $ | 12,275 | ||||
Total sales |
7,344 | 7,093 | ||||||
Total operating margin |
681 | 604 | ||||||
Income from continuing operations |
387 | 362 | ||||||
Net income |
387 | 358 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations |
1.10 | 1.03 | ||||||
FIRST QUARTER | ||||||||
2007 | 2006 (5) | |||||||
CASH FLOW HIGHLIGHTS |
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Net income |
$ | 387 | $ | 358 | ||||
Depreciation & amortization |
169 | 177 | ||||||
Non-cash pension/OPEB |
47 | 119 | ||||||
Change in working capital |
(384 | ) | (774 | ) | ||||
Deferred & payable income taxes |
173 | 101 | ||||||
All other |
8 | (14 | ) | |||||
Cash used in discontinued operations |
(82 | ) | ||||||
Cash provided by (used in) operations |
400 | (115 | ) | |||||
less: Capital expenditures |
(158 | ) | (173 | ) | ||||
Outsourcing contract and related software costs |
(30 | ) | ||||||
Free cash flow (deficit)(4) |
$ | 212 | $ | (288 | ) | |||
MAR 31, | DEC 31, | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 362 | $ | 1,015 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net |
3,749 | 3,566 | ||||||
Inventoried costs, net |
1,195 | 1,178 | ||||||
Property, plant, and equipment, net |
4,544 | 4,531 | ||||||
Total debt |
4,392 | 4,162 | ||||||
Net debt (2) |
4,030 | 3,147 | ||||||
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock |
350 | 350 | ||||||
Shareholders equity |
16,344 | 16,615 | ||||||
Total assets |
32,045 | 32,009 | ||||||
Net debt to capitalization ratio (3) |
19 | % | 15 | % | ||||
(1) | Funded contract acquisitions represent amounts funded during the period on customer contractually obligated orders. | ||
(2) | Total debt less cash and cash equivalents. | ||
(3) | Net debt divided by the sum of shareholders equity and total debt. | ||
(4) | The company defines free cash flow as cash from operations less capital expenditures and outsourcing contract and related software costs. Management uses free cash flow as an internal measure of financial performance. Free cash flow is not a recognized term under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. | ||
(5) | Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2007 presentation. |
FIRST QUARTER | ||||||||
2007 | 2006 (3) | |||||||
Sales and Service Revenues |
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Information & Services |
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Mission Systems |
$ | 1,362 | $ | 1,340 | ||||
Information Technology |
1,038 | 929 | ||||||
Technical Services |
520 | 383 | ||||||
Total Information & Services |
2,920 | 2,652 | ||||||
Aerospace |
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Integrated Systems |
1,281 | 1,416 | ||||||
Space Technology |
754 | 733 | ||||||
Total Aerospace |
2,035 | 2,149 | ||||||
Electronics |
1,591 | 1,504 | ||||||
Ships |
1,156 | 1,133 | ||||||
Intersegment Eliminations |
(358 | ) | (345 | ) | ||||
$ | 7,344 | $ | 7,093 | |||||
Operating Margin and Net Income |
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Information & Services |
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Mission Systems |
$ | 119 | $ | 125 | ||||
Information Technology |
86 | 80 | ||||||
Technical Services |
28 | 24 | ||||||
Total Information & Services |
233 | 229 | ||||||
Aerospace |
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Integrated Systems |
160 | 148 | ||||||
Space Technology |
59 | 58 | ||||||
Total Aerospace |
219 | 206 | ||||||
Electronics |
181 | 176 | ||||||
Ships |
79 | 68 | ||||||
Intersegment Eliminations |
(29 | ) | (26 | ) | ||||
Total segment operating margin (1) |
683 | 653 | ||||||
Reconciliation to operating margin |
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Unallocated expenses |
(32 | ) | (35 | ) | ||||
Net pension adjustment(2) |
33 | (10 | ) | |||||
Reversal of royalty income included above |
(3 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||
Operating margin |
681 | 604 | ||||||
Interest income |
7 | 13 | ||||||
Interest expense |
(89 | ) | (90 | ) | ||||
Other, net |
(9 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
590 | 526 | ||||||
Federal and foreign income taxes |
203 | 164 | ||||||
Income from continuing operations |
387 | 362 | ||||||
Discontinued operations, net of tax |
(4 | ) | ||||||
Net income |
$ | 387 | $ | 358 | ||||
Income from continuing operations |
$ | 387 | $ | 362 | ||||
Preferred dividends |
6 | |||||||
Income available to common shareholders from
continuing operations |
$ | 393 | $ | 362 | ||||
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding before
Series B preferred dilution |
351.9 | 350.8 | ||||||
Series B preferred dilution |
6.4 | |||||||
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding |
358.3 | 350.8 | ||||||
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Continuing operations |
$ | 1.10 | $ | 1.03 | ||||
Discontinued operations |
(.01 | ) | ||||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share |
$ | 1.10 | $ | 1.02 | ||||
(1) | Management uses segment operating margin as an internal measure of financial performance for the individual business segments. Segment operating margin is not a recognized term under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). | ||
(2) | Net pension adjustment includes pension expense determined in accordance with GAAP less pension expense allocated to the business segments under U.S. Government Cost Accounting Standards. | ||
(3) | Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2007 presentation. |
FUNDED | |||||||||
CONTRACT ACQUISITIONS(1) | |||||||||
FIRST QUARTER | |||||||||
2007 | 2006(4) | ||||||||
Information & Services |
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Mission Systems |
$ | 1,696 | $ | 1,825 | |||||
Information Technology |
980 | 1,208 | |||||||
Technical Services |
462 | 545 | |||||||
Total Information & Services |
3,138 | 3,578 | |||||||
Aerospace |
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Integrated Systems |
1,745 | 2,707 | |||||||
Space Technology |
794 | 1,509 | |||||||
Total Aerospace |
2,539 | 4,216 | |||||||
Electronics |
2,721 | 1,779 | |||||||
Ships |
976 | 3,054 | |||||||
Intersegment Eliminations |
(358 | ) | (352 | ) | |||||
Total |
$ | 9,016 | $ | 12,275 | |||||
TOTAL BACKLOG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL | TOTAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FUNDED(2) | UNFUNDED(3) | BACKLOG | FUNDED(2) | UNFUNDED(3) | BACKLOG | |||||||||||||||||||
Information & Services |
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Mission Systems |
$ | 3,453 | $ | 8,402 | $ | 11,855 | $ | 3,119 | $ | 8,488 | $ | 11,607 | ||||||||||||
Information Technology |
2,609 | 1,673 | 4,282 | 2,667 | 1,840 | 4,507 | ||||||||||||||||||
Technical Services |
1,317 | 3,667 | 4,984 | 1,375 | 3,973 | 5,348 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Information & Services |
7,379 | 13,742 | 21,121 | 7,161 | 14,301 | 21,462 | ||||||||||||||||||
Aerospace |
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Integrated Systems |
4,749 | 4,100 | 8,849 | 4,285 | 4,934 | 9,219 | ||||||||||||||||||
Space Technology |
1,663 | 6,689 | 8,352 | 1,623 | 7,138 | 8,761 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Aerospace |
6,412 | 10,789 | 17,201 | 5,908 | 12,072 | 17,980 | ||||||||||||||||||
Electronics |
7,715 | 1,463 | 9,178 | 6,585 | 1,583 | 8,168 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ships |
10,674 | 2,122 | 12,796 | 10,854 | 2,566 | 13,420 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 32,180 | $ | 28,116 | $ | 60,296 | $ | 30,508 | $ | 30,522 | $ | 61,030 | ||||||||||||
(1) | Funded contract acquisitions represent amounts funded during the period on customer contractually obligated orders. | ||
(2) | Funded backlog represents unfilled orders for which funding has been contractually obligated by the customer. | ||
(3) | Unfunded backlog represents firm orders for which funding is not currently contractually obligated by the customer. Unfunded backlog excludes unexercised contract options and unfunded Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract awards. | ||
(4) | Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2007 presentation. |
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Year Ended | Three Months Ended | Total | Year Ended | Three Months Ended | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NET SALES | 2004 | 2005 | Mar 31 | Jun 30 | Sep 30 | Dec 31 | Year | 2004 | 2005 | Mar 31 | Jun 30 | Sep 30 | Dec 31 | Year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Information & Services |
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Mission Systems |
$ | 4,586 | $ | 5,017 | $ | 1,232 | $ | 1,295 | $ | 1,234 | $ | 1,313 | $ | 5,074 | $ | 5,087 | $ | 5,494 | $ | 1,340 | $ | 1,407 | $ | 1,340 | $ | 1,407 | $ | 5,494 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Information Technology |
3,462 | 3,771 | 948 | 993 | 1,039 | 1,051 | 4,031 | 3,462 | 3,736 | 929 | 976 | 1,023 | 1,034 | 3,962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technical Services |
1,492 | 1,533 | 351 | 402 | 535 | 501 | 1,789 | 1,534 | 1,617 | 383 | 431 | 526 | 518 | 1,858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Information & Services |
9,540 | 10,321 | 2,531 | 2,690 | 2,808 | 2,865 | 10,894 | 10,083 | 10,847 | 2,652 | 2,814 | 2,889 | 2,959 | 11,314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aerospace |
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Integrated Systems |
4,610 | 5,489 | 1,416 | 1,383 | 1,317 | 1,384 | 5,500 | 4,610 | 5,489 | 1,416 | 1,383 | 1,317 | 1,384 | 5,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Space Technology |
3,269 | 3,395 | 855 | 865 | 782 | 849 | 3,351 | 2,723 | 2,866 | 733 | 738 | 699 | 753 | 2,923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Aerospace |
7,879 | 8,884 | 2,271 | 2,248 | 2,099 | 2,233 | 8,851 | 7,333 | 8,355 | 2,149 | 2,121 | 2,016 | 2,137 | 8,423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electronics |
6,390 | 6,602 | 1,504 | 1,610 | 1,669 | 1,795 | 6,578 | 6,390 | 6,602 | 1,504 | 1,610 | 1,669 | 1,795 | 6,578 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ships |
6,252 | 5,786 | 1,133 | 1,437 | 1,238 | 1,513 | 5,321 | 6,252 | 5,786 | 1,133 | 1,437 | 1,238 | 1,513 | 5,321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other |
230 | 42 | 230 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intersegment Eliminations |
(1,291 | ) | (1,568 | ) | (346 | ) | (384 | ) | (381 | ) | (385 | ) | (1,496 | ) | (1,288 | ) | (1,565 | ) | (345 | ) | (381 | ) | (379 | ) | (383 | ) | (1,488 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Sales and Service Revenue |
$ | 29,000 | $ | 30,067 | $ | 7,093 | $ | 7,601 | $ | 7,433 | $ | 8,021 | $ | 30,148 | $ | 29,000 | $ | 30,067 | $ | 7,093 | $ | 7,601 | $ | 7,433 | $ | 8,021 | $ | 30,148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SEGMENT OPERATING MARGIN |
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Information & Services |
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Mission Systems |
$ | 314 | $ | 374 | $ | 113 | $ | 125 | $ | 119 | $ | 113 | $ | 471 | $ | 364 | $ | 424 | $ | 125 | $ | 144 | $ | 131 | $ | 119 | $ | 519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Information Technology |
246 | 328 | 84 | 86 | 95 | 87 | 352 | 246 | 322 | 80 | 84 | 92 | 86 | 342 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technical Services |
71 | 89 | 19 | 33 | 35 | 22 | 110 | 75 | 100 | 24 | 38 | 34 | 24 | 120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Information & Services |
631 | 791 | 216 | 244 | 249 | 222 | 933 | 685 | 846 | 229 | 266 | 257 | 229 | 981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aerospace |
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Integrated Systems |
431 | 499 | 148 | 141 | 137 | 125 | 551 | 431 | 499 | 148 | 141 | 137 | 125 | 551 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Space Technology |
236 | 274 | 71 | 81 | 73 | 68 | 293 | 182 | 219 | 58 | 60 | 66 | 61 | 245 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Aerospace |
667 | 773 | 219 | 222 | 210 | 193 | 844 | 613 | 718 | 206 | 201 | 203 | 186 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electronics |
661 | 702 | 176 | 172 | 195 | 201 | 744 | 661 | 702 | 176 | 172 | 195 | 201 | 744 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ships |
395 | 249 | 68 | 129 | 76 | 120 | 393 | 395 | 249 | 68 | 129 | 76 | 120 | 393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other |
(3 | ) | (17 | ) | (3 | ) | (17 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intersegment Eliminations |
(59 | ) | (84 | ) | (26 | ) | (25 | ) | (34 | ) | (30 | ) | (117 | ) | (59 | ) | (84 | ) | (26 | ) | (26 | ) | (35 | ) | (30 | ) | (117 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Segment Operating Margin (1) |
$ | 2,292 | $ | 2,414 | $ | 653 | $ | 742 | $ | 696 | $ | 706 | $ | 2,797 | $ | 2,292 | $ | 2,414 | $ | 653 | $ | 742 | $ | 696 | $ | 706 | $ | 2,797 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Non-GAAP measure. Management uses segment operating margin as an internal measure of financial performance for the individual business segments. |