Northrop Grumman Corporation
 

 
 
UNITED STATES
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
July 24, 2007
Northrop Grumman Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  1-16411
(Commission
File Number)
  95-4840775
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1840 Century Park East, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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(310) 553-6262
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On July 24, 2007, Northrop Grumman Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, under the heading “Northrop Grumman Second Quarter 2007 Net Income Increases 7 Percent.” The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c)    Exhibits
       
    Furnished
        
  Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release dated July 24, 2007


 

Signature(s)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  Northrop Grumman Corporation
                (Registrant)
 
 
July 24, 2007  By:   /s/ Stephen D. Yslas    
            (Date)   (Signature)      
    Stephen D. Yslas      
    Corporate Vice President, Secretary,
and Deputy General Counsel 
 
 


 

Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit No.    
Exhibit 99.1
  Furnished — Press Release dated July 24, 2007

Exhibit 99.1
 

(NORTHROP GRUMMAN NEWS RELEASE LOGO)
    Contact:   Dan McClain (Media)
(310) 201-3335
         
        Gaston Kent (Investors)
(310) 201-3423
Northrop Grumman Second Quarter 2007 Net Income Increases 7 Percent
  Diluted Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations Increase to $1.31
 
  Operating Margin Increases 9 Percent to $744 Million or 9.4 Percent of Sales
 
  Sales Increase 4 Percent to $7.9 Billion
 
  Cash from Operations Increases to $741 Million from $638 Million
 
  Total Backlog of $60.4 Billion
 
  2007 Guidance Updated
     LOS ANGELES — July 24, 2007 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported that second quarter 2007 income from continuing operations rose 4 percent to $460 million, or $1.31 per diluted share, from $442 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2006. Sales for the 2007 second quarter increased 4 percent to $7.9 billion from $7.6 billion in the 2006 second quarter. Cash provided by operations for the 2007 second quarter increased to $741 million from $638 million in the prior year period.
Operating Highlights
                                                 
    Second Quarter   Six Months
($ millions except per share data)   2007     2006     Change   2007     2006     Change
Sales
    7,929       7,601       4 %     15,273       14,694       4 %
Operating margin
    744       682       9 %     1,425       1,286       11 %
as a % of sales
    9.4 %     9.0 %   40 bps     9.3 %     8.8 %   50 bps
Income from continuing operations
    460       442       4 %     847       804       5 %
Diluted EPS from continuing operations
    1.31       1.26       4 %     2.41       2.29       5 %
Net income
    460       430       7 %     847       787       8 %
Diluted EPS
    1.31       1.23       7 %     2.41       2.24       8 %
Cash from operations
    741       638       16 %     1,141       523       118 %
     “Sales growth, higher segment operating margin, and lower corporate expenses drove this quarter’s earnings increase. Information & Services led the sales growth with a 15 percent increase, and all four of our businesses contributed to higher segment
 
 
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Northrop Grumman Second Quarter 2007 Net Income Increases 7 Percent   2
     
operating margin. Cash from operations also improved substantially,” said Ronald D. Sugar, Northrop Grumman chairman and chief executive officer.
     “Year-to-date we are on track to generate higher sales, improved margin, and higher earnings. And based on year-to-date results, we expect both cash from operations and free cash flow to be in the upper end of our 2007 guidance range,” Sugar concluded.
     Operating margin for the 2007 second quarter increased 9 percent to $744 million from $682 million for the 2006 second quarter. As a percent of sales, operating margin increased 40 basis points to 9.4 percent from 9 percent in the prior year period. The increase includes higher segment operating margin, lower net pension expense and higher unallocated & other expenses. Second quarter 2007 segment operating margin increased 5 percent, and as a percent of sales, was comparable to the prior year period at 9.8 percent. Second quarter 2007 net pension expense declined $40 million. Unallocated & other expenses increased to $63 million and include lower post retirement benefit expenses, which were more than offset by a $50 million increase in provisions for various legal and investigative matters. Unusual items, summarized below, had a net negative effect of $4 million to segment operating margin (approximately 5 basis points to segment operating margin rate) and a negative net effect of $54 million to operating margin (approximately 70 basis points to operating margin rate). In the 2006 second quarter unusual items had a $51 million net negative impact to segment operating margin (approximately 70 basis points to segment operating margin rate).
Unusual Items included in Q2 2007 Operating Margin ($ millions)
               
Aerospace
  Prior years overhead cost settlement     27  
 
           
Electronics
  F-16 Block 60 contract earnings adjustment     (27 )
 
  Facility shutdown and closure costs     (11 )
 
         
 
        (38 )
 
           
Ships
  Insurance recovery for lost profits     62  
 
  LHD 8 contract earnings adjustment     (55 )
 
         
 
        7  
 
           
 
Net effect to segment operating margin1
    (4 )
 
 
           
Unallocated
  Legal and investigative provisions     (50 )
 
Net effect to operating margin
    (54 )
 
 
1    Segment operating margin is a non-GAAP measure used as an internal measure of financial performance for the four businesses.
     Federal and foreign income taxes for the 2007 second quarter increased to $192 million from $147 million in the second quarter of 2006. The effective tax rate applied to income from continuing operations for the 2007 second quarter was 29.4 percent compared with 25 percent in the 2006 second quarter. In the 2007 second quarter the company reached a favorable settlement with the Internal Revenue Service regarding a portion of its audit for the years 2001 through 2003. As a result, the company recognized tax benefits totaling $16 million. In the second quarter of 2006 the company recognized
 
 
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Northrop Grumman Second Quarter 2007 Net Income Increases 7 Percent   3
     
tax benefits totaling $48 million due to reversal of previously established expense provisions for audits of the B-2 program in years 1997 through 2000.
     Net income for the 2007 second quarter increased 7 percent to $460 million, or $1.31 per diluted share, from $430 million, or $1.23 per diluted share, for the same period of 2006. Earnings per share are based on weighted average diluted shares outstanding of 355.3 million for the second quarter of 2007 and 350.1 million for the second quarter of 2006. For both the second quarter and six months periods in 2007, weighted average shares outstanding include the dilutive impact of 6.4 million shares of the company’s Series B mandatorily redeemable preferred stock.
     Funded contract acquisitions for the 2007 second quarter totaled $6.6 billion compared with $8.1 billion for the same period of 2006. Funded contract acquisitions for the 2006 second quarter included a $2.3 billion contract for the LPD program in the Ships business. Total backlog, which includes funded backlog and firm orders for which funding is not currently contractually obligated by the customer, was $60.4 billion at June 30, 2007.
Cash Flow Highlights
                                                 
    Second Quarter   Six Months
($ millions)   2007   2006   Change   2007   2006   Change
Cash from operations
    741       638       103       1,141       523       618  
Less:
                                               
Capital expenditures
    140       151       11       298       324       26  
Outsourcing contract & related software costs
    50               (50 )     80               (80 )
 
   
Free cash flow1
    551       487       64       763       199       564  
 
1    Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure defined as cash from operations less capital expenditures and outsourcing contract & related software costs. Management uses free cash flow as an internal measure of financial performance.
     Cash provided by operations in the 2007 second quarter totaled $741 million compared with $638 million in the prior year period. The year-over-year improvement is primarily driven by higher net income and also includes less cash expended for discontinued operations, partially offset by an increase in cash income taxes paid. Second quarter 2007 capital spending totaled $140 million and included $31 million for Hurricane Katrina, compared with capital spending of $151 million in the second quarter of 2006, which included $42 million for Hurricane Katrina. Second quarter 2007 free cash flow increased to $551 million from $487 million. Year-to-date free cash flow increased to $763 million from $199 million reflecting improved cash from operations and reductions in cash used in discontinued operations.
 
 
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Cash Measurements, Debt and Capital Deployment
                 
($ millions)   6/30/2007   12/31/2006
Cash & cash equivalents
    521       1,015  
Total debt
    4,048       4,162  
Net debt1
    3,527       3,147  
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
    350       350  
Net debt to total capital ratio2
    17 %     15 %
 
1    Total debt less cash and cash equivalents
 
2    Net debt divided by the sum of shareholders’ equity and total debt.
     Cash and cash equivalents totaled $521 million at June 30, 2007 compared with $1 billion at Dec. 31, 2006, and total debt declined to $4 billion at June 30, 2007 from $4.2 billion at Dec. 31, 2006. Changes in cash and cash equivalents and total debt reflect the following cash deployment and financing actions during 2007:
  $584 million acquisition of Essex Corporation in January 2007
 
  $592 million accelerated share repurchase completed in June 2007
 
  $298 million capital expenditures and $80 million for outsourcing contract and related software costs
 
  $254 million dividends paid
 
  $196 million proceeds from exercises of stock options and issuance of common stock
2007 Guidance Updated
             
($ billions except per share amounts)   Prior   Current
 
Sales
  31 – 32   ~31.5   ± 250 Million
 
Segment OM %1
  Low 9%   Mid 9%    
 
OM %
  Low 9%   Low 9%    
 
Diluted EPS from continuing operations
  4.80 – 5.05   4.90 – 5.05    
 
Cash from operations
  2.5 – 2.8   Upper end of Range
 
Free cash flow2
  1.6 – 2.0   Upper end of Range
 
1    Segment operating margin is a non-GAAP measure used as an internal measure of financial performance for the four businesses.
 
2    Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure defined as cash from operations less capital expenditures and outsourcing contract & related software costs. Management uses free cash flow as an internal measure of financial performance.
 
 
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Business Results
CONSOLIDATED SALES & SEGMENT OPERATING MARGIN1
                                                 
($ millions except per share data)   Second Quarter   Six Months
    2007   2006   Change   2007   2006   Change
Sales
                                               
Information & Services
    3,236       2,814       15 %     6,156       5,466       13 %
Aerospace
    1,994       2,121       (6 %)     4,029       4,270       (6 %)
Electronics
    1,723       1,610       7 %     3,314       3,114       6 %
Ships
    1,359       1,437       (5 %)     2,515       2,570       (2 %)
Intersegment eliminations
    (383 )     (381 )     (1 %)     (741 )     (726 )     (2 %)
 
       
Sales
    7,929       7,601       4 %     15,273       14,694       4 %
 
                                               
Segment Operating Margin1
                                               
Information & Services
    282       266       6 %     515       495       4 %
Aerospace
    218       201       8 %     437       407       7 %
Electronics
    173       172       1 %     354       348       2 %
Ships
    134       129       4 %     213       197       8 %
Intersegment eliminations
    (28 )     (26 )     (8 %)     (57 )     (52 )     (10 %)
 
       
Segment Operating Margin1
    779       742       5 %     1,462       1,395       5 %
as a % of sales
    9.8 %     9.8 %             9.6 %     9.5 %   10 bps
 
                                               
Reconciliation to Operating Margin:
                                               
Unallocated & other expenses
    (63 )     (48 )     (31 %)     (98 )     (87 )     (13 %)
Net pension adjustment2
    28       (12 )     333 %     61       (22 )     377 %
 
       
Operating Margin
    744       682       9 %     1,425       1,286       11 %
as a % of sales
    9.4 %     9.0 %   40 bps     9.3 %     8.8 %   50 bps
 
1   Segment operating margin is a non-GAAP measure used as an internal measure of financial performance for the four businesses.
 
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.
     As previously announced, beginning in the 2007 first quarter, Radio Systems is reported as part of Mission Systems. Schedule 5 provides previously reported quarterly financial results and realigned results reflecting the transfer of Radio Systems.
Information & Services
                                                   
    Second Quarter ($ Millions)
    2007   2006
            Operating     %               Operating     %  
    Sales   Margin   of Sales   Sales   Margin   of Sales
Mission Systems
  $ 1,542     $ 160       10.4 %        $ 1,407     $ 144       10.2 %
Information Technology
    1,143       90       7.9 %     976       84       8.6 %
Technical Services
    551       32       5.8 %     431       38       8.8 %
 
       
 
  $ 3,236     $ 282       8.7 %        $ 2,814     $ 266       9.5 %
 
       
 
 
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     Information & Services second quarter 2007 sales increased 15 percent from the prior year period due to double-digit revenue increases for Information Technology and Technical Services. Operating margin for Information & Services rose 6 percent in the 2007 second quarter. As a percent of sales, operating margin declined to 8.7 percent from 9.5 percent in the prior year period. The increase in operating margin is due to higher volume, and the decline in operating margin rate reflects a higher percentage of lower margin state and local business for Information Technology and the impact of the lower margin Nevada Test Site program in Technical Services.
     Mission Systems sales increased nearly 10 percent due to the acquisition of Essex Corporation, higher volume for the Kinetic Energy Interceptor program, and higher volume for several command, control & communications programs. Operating margin rose 11 percent, and as a percent of sales, increased to 10.4 percent from 10.2 percent in the prior year period. The increases in operating margin and rate are due to higher volume, including the Essex acquisition, and improved program performance.
     Information Technology sales rose 17 percent due to newly commenced state and local programs, including Virginia IT and San Diego County outsourcing and New York City Wireless programs, as well as higher volume for Intelligence programs. Operating margin rose 7 percent. As a percent of sales, operating margin declined to 7.9 percent from 8.6 percent in the prior year period. The increase in operating margin and the lower rate reflect the impact of newly commenced state and local programs.
     Technical Services sales rose 28 percent due to the Nevada Test Site program. Operating margin decreased 16 percent from the prior year period, and as a percent of sales, declined to 5.8 percent from 8.8 percent in the prior year period. The comparison to prior year’s results reflect favorable performance adjustments on several programs in the 2006 second quarter as well as the impact of the lower margin Nevada Test Site program.
Aerospace
                                                   
    Second Quarter ($ Millions)
    2007   2006
            Operating     %               Operating     %  
    Sales   Margin   of Sales     Sales   Margin   of Sales
Integrated Systems
  $ 1,225     $ 149       12.2 %     $ 1,383     $ 141       10.2 %
Space Technology
    769       69       9.0 %       738       60       8.1 %
 
       
 
  $ 1,994     $ 218       10.9 %     $ 2,121     $ 201       9.5 %
 
       
     Aerospace second quarter 2007 sales declined 6 percent from the prior year period due to lower volume in Integrated Systems, partially offset by higher sales in Space Technology. Aerospace second quarter 2007 operating margin increased 8 percent from the prior year period, and as a percent of sales, increased to 10.9 percent from 9.5 percent in the prior year period.
 
 
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     Integrated Systems sales declined 11 percent primarily due to lower volume for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, F-35 and EA-18G programs, as these programs transition from development to production, as well as lower volume for the J-UCAS program as it nears completion, and significant customer-directed scope reductions associated with the E-10A platform and related MP-RTIP efforts. Integrated Systems operating margin rose 6 percent, and as a percent of sales, increased to 12.2 percent from 10.2 percent in the prior year period. The operating margin increase includes a $27 million adjustment related to the settlement of prior years overhead costs, which more than offset the impact of lower sales volume.
     Space Technology sales increased 4 percent, primarily due to higher volume for restricted, James Webb Space Telescope, and Space Radar programs. Increases in these programs were partially offset by lower volume in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency and NPOESS programs. Space Technology operating margin increased 15 percent, and as a percent of sales increased to 9 percent from 8.1 percent, reflecting higher sales volume and improved program performance.
Electronics
                                                   
    Second Quarter ($ Millions)
    2007   2006
            Operating     % of               Operating     % of  
    Sales   Margin   Sales     Sales   Margin   Sales
 
  $ 1,723     $ 173       10.0 %     $ 1,610     $ 172       10.7 %
 
       
     Electronics second quarter 2007 sales increased 7 percent from the prior year period principally due to higher sales for Army programs and a restricted program. These sales increases were partially offset by declining volume on fixed price development programs.
     Electronics second quarter 2007 operating margin was comparable to the prior year period, and as a percent of sales, declined to 10 percent from 10.7 percent. Operating margin for the 2007 second quarter includes pre-tax facility shutdown and closure costs of $11 million and a $27 million negative pre-tax contract earnings adjustment for the F-16 Block 60 fixed price development program, which more than offset the impact of higher sales volume. Second quarter 2006 operating margin included pre-tax negative contract earnings adjustments of $28 million for the ASPIS II program and $23 million for the MESA radar program.
 
 
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Ships
                                                   
    Second Quarter ($ Millions)
    2007   2006
            Operating     % of               Operating     % of  
    Sales   Margin   Sales     Sales   Margin   Sales
 
  $ 1,359     $ 134       9.9 %     $ 1,437     $ 129       9.0 %
 
       
     Ships second quarter 2007 sales declined 5 percent from the prior year period due to lower volume in the DDG 51 and LHD programs (due to a now-concluded labor strike at the company’s Pascagoula, Miss. shipyard), lower volume for aircraft carrier and submarine programs, and lower volume for the DDG 1000 program as it transitions from development to detail design and production.
     Ships second quarter 2007 operating margin increased 4 percent from the prior year period, and as a percent of sales, increased to 9.9 percent from 9 percent in the prior year period. Second quarter 2007 operating margin includes a $62 million pre-tax insurance recovery for losses under its contracts (“lost profits”) related to the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the company’s Gulf Coast shipyards and improved performance for the company’s LHA 6 program. These positive impacts to operating margin and rate were partially offset by a negative $55 million pre-tax contract adjustment on the LHD 8 program due to schedule extension and subsystems cost growth. Second quarter operating margin was also impacted by lower volume on the strike-impacted programs. The second quarter of 2006 included Virginia-class Block II material incentives and favorable performance adjustments.
Second Quarter Highlights
  The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a $2.4 billion fixed-price incentive contract for the detail design and construction of the amphibious assault ship LHA 6.
 
  The U.S. Navy awarded the company a $191 million contract modification for procurement of long-lead time material and production readiness for activities leading to the construction of Ships’ first Zumwalt-class destroyer, DDG 1000.
 
  Northrop Grumman began work on a 62-month, $171 million system development and demonstration contract for the first increment of a new extremely high frequency satellite communications system for the U.S. Air Force’s B-2 stealth bomber.
 
  Northrop Grumman announced a U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command contract potentially valued at $100 million to provide Anti-Terrorism Force Protection systems and capabilities to Navy installations around the world.
 
  Northrop Grumman was selected to outfit U.S. Marine Corp CH-53E helicopters with the company’s Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) systems. The $19.7 million inaugural contract with the U.S. Marine Corps represents the first application
 
 
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    of Northrop Grumman’s DIRCM suite for protection of the Marines’ CH-53E helicopter.
 
  The U.S. Army awarded Northrop Grumman one of 16 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contracts for the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 2 Services (ITES-2S) program. ITES-2S is a nine-year, $20 billion, ID/IQ program that will provide the Army with a full range of information technology services and solutions to support enterprise infrastructure goals worldwide, including command, control, communications, computers, and information management.
 
  Northrop Grumman will serve as a subcontractor to AT&T Government Solutions on the Networx Universal contract. AT&T was one of three companies selected by the General Services Administration for the Networx Universal indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, which has a potential value of $20 billion, collectively, over the next ten years.
 
  Northrop Grumman’s first KC-30 Tanker began final assembly, reflecting the industrial team’s commitment to the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 replacement program.
 
  The Navy christened the fourth submarine of the Virginia-class, North Carolina (SSN 777).
 
  The Navy christened Northrop Grumman’s Aegis guided missile destroyer, Truxtun (DDG 103).
 
  The Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) program team fired a powerful Stage 1 rocket motor, marking the third consecutive successful ground-fire test leading up to the program’s first booster flight in 2008. Northrop Grumman is the KEI prime contractor.
 
  The first Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, being built for the U.S. Navy by prime contractor Northrop Grumman, made its first public appearance at rollout ceremonies. Subsequent to the end of the second quarter, the company received a $408 million contract for three production E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes for the U.S. Navy.
 
  Northrop Grumman delivered the center/aft fuselage section for the first production-configured development model of the EA-18G Growler, the U.S. Navy’s next-generation electronic attack aircraft.
 
  Northrop Grumman achieved a key milestone with the delivery of the 100th active electronically scanned array production radar for the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptor.
About Northrop Grumman
     Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $30 billion global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.
 
 
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     Northrop Grumman will webcast its earnings conference call at 12 p.m. EDT on July 24, 2007. A live audio broadcast of the conference call along with a supplemental presentation will be available on the investor relations page of the company’s Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com.
Note: Certain statements and assumptions in this release contain or are based on “forward-looking” information that Northrop Grumman Corporation (the “Company”) believes to be within the definition in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and uncertainties, and include, among others, statements in the future tense, and all statements accompanied by terms such as “project,” “expect,” “estimate,” “assume,” “believe,” “plan,” “guidance” or variations thereof. This information reflects the Company’s best estimates when made, but the Company expressly disclaims any duty to update this information if new data become available or estimates change after the date of this release.
Such “forward-looking” information includes, among other things, financial guidance regarding sales, segment operating margin, pension expense, employer contributions under pension plans and medical and life benefits plans, cash flow, and earnings per share, and is subject to numerous assumptions and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company’s control. These include the Company’s assumptions with respect to future revenues; expected program performance and cash flows; returns on pension plan assets and variability of pension actuarial and related assumptions; the outcome of litigation, appeals and investigations; hurricane-related insurance recoveries; environmental remediation; acquisitions and divestitures of businesses; successful reduction of debt; performance issues with key suppliers and subcontractors; product performance and the successful execution of internal plans; successful negotiation of contracts with labor unions; effective tax rates and timing and amounts of tax payments; the results of any audit or appeal process with the Internal Revenue Service; and anticipated costs of capital investments, among other things.
The Company’s operations are subject to various additional risks and uncertainties resulting from its position as a supplier, either directly or as subcontractor or team member, to the U.S. government and its agencies as well as to foreign governments and agencies; actual outcomes are dependent upon various factors, including, without limitation, the Company’s successful performance of internal plans; government customers’ budgetary constraints; customer changes in short-range and long-range plans; domestic and international competition in both the defense and commercial areas; product performance; continued development and acceptance of new products and, in connection with any fixed-price development programs, controlling cost growth in meeting production specifications and delivery rates; performance issues with key suppliers and subcontractors; government import and export policies; acquisition or termination of government contracts; the outcome of political and legal processes and of the assertion or prosecution of potential substantial claims by or on behalf of a U.S. government customer; natural disasters, amounts and timing of recoveries under insurance contracts, availability of materials and supplies, continuation of the supply chain, contractual performance relief and the application of cost sharing terms, allowability and allocability of costs under U.S. Government contracts, impacts of timing of cash receipts and the availability of other mitigating elements; terrorist acts; legal, financial, and governmental risks related to international transactions and global needs for military aircraft, military and civilian electronic systems and support, information technology, naval vessels, space systems, technical services and related technologies, as well as other economic, political and technological risks and uncertainties and other risk factors set out in the Company’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, Company reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067
www.northropgrumman.com

 


 

SCHEDULE 1
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)
                                 
    Three months ended   Six months ended
    June 30   June 30
$ in millions, except per share   2007   2006   2007   2006
 
Sales and Service Revenues
                               
Product sales
  $ 4,638     $ 4,772     $ 8,778     $ 9,169  
Service revenues
    3,291       2,829       6,495       5,525  
 
Total sales and service revenues
    7,929       7,601       15,273       14,694  
 
Cost of Sales and Service Revenues
                               
Cost of product sales
    3,696       3,691       6,934       7,137  
Cost of service revenues
    2,665       2,464       5,375       4,830  
General and administrative expenses
    824       764       1,539       1,441  
 
Operating margin
    744       682       1,425       1,286  
Other Income (Expense)
                               
Interest income
    6       3       13       16  
Interest expense
    (83 )     (87 )     (172 )     (177 )
Other, net
    (15 )     (9 )     (24 )     (10 )
 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    652       589       1,242       1,115  
Federal and foreign income taxes
    192       147       395       311  
 
Income from continuing operations
    460       442       847       804  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
            (12 )             (17 )
 
Net income
  $ 460     $ 430     $ 847     $ 787  
 
 
                               
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 1.34     $ 1.28     $ 2.46     $ 2.33  
Discontinued operations
            (.03 )             (.05 )
 
Basic earnings per share
  $ 1.34     $ 1.25     $ 2.46     $ 2.28  
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, in millions
    343.3       344.0       344.3       345.6  
 
 
                               
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 1.31     $ 1.26     $ 2.41     $ 2.29  
Discontinued operations
            (.03 )             (.05 )
 
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 1.31     $ 1.23     $ 2.41     $ 2.24  
 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding, in millions
    355.3       350.1       356.8       351.8  
 

 


 

SCHEDULE 2
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(unaudited)
                 
    June 30,   December 31,
$ in millions   2007   2006
 
Assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 521     $ 1,015  
Accounts receivable, net of progress payments of $36,978 in 2007 and $34,085 in 2006
    3,685       3,566  
Inventoried costs, net of progress payments of $1,353 in 2007 and $1,226 in 2006
    1,157       1,178  
Deferred income taxes
    654       706  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    244       254  
 
Total current assets
    6,261       6,719  
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,230 in 2007 and $3,015 in 2006
    4,539       4,531  
Goodwill
    17,639       17,219  
Other purchased intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $1,621 in 2007 and $1,555 in 2006
    1,139       1,139  
Pension and postretirement benefits asset
    1,298       1,349  
Other assets
    1,152       1,052  
 
Total assets
  $ 32,028     $ 32,009  
 
 
               
Liabilities:
               
Notes payable to banks
  $ 32     $ 95  
Current portion of long-term debt
    141       75  
Trade accounts payable
    1,506       1,686  
Accrued employees’ compensation
    1,160       1,177  
Advance payments and billings in excess of costs incurred
    1,583       1,571  
Income taxes payable
    45       535  
Other current liabilities
    1,655       1,614  
 
Total current liabilities
    6,122       6,753  
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    3,875       3,992  
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
    350       350  
Pension and postretirement benefits liability
    3,336       3,302  
Other long-term liabilities
    1,565       997  
 
Total liabilities
    15,248       15,394  
 
Shareholders’ Equity:
               
Common stock, $1 par value; 800,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding: 2007 — 343,683,664; 2006 — 345,921,809
    344       346  
Paid-in capital
    11,020       11,346  
Retained earnings
    6,703       6,183  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (1,287 )     (1,260 )
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    16,780       16,615  
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 32,028     $ 32,009  
 

 


 

SCHEDULE 3
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
    Six months ended  
    June 30  
$ in millions   2007   2006  
 
Operating Activities
               
Sources of Cash – Continuing Operations
Cash received from customers Progress payments
  $ 3,342     $ 3,451  
Collections on billings
    12,089       10,961  
Proceeds from insurance carriers related to operations
    125       35  
Other cash receipts
    32       52  
   
Total sources of cash-continuing operations
    15,588       14,499  
   
Uses of Cash – Continuing Operations
Cash paid to suppliers and employees
    (13,718 )     (13,223 )
Interest paid
    (190 )     (192 )
Income taxes paid
    (466 )     (397 )
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
    (61 )     (47 )
Other cash payments
    (12 )     (16 )
   
Total uses of cash-continuing operations
    (14,447 )     (13,875 )
   
Cash provided by continuing operations
    1,141       624  
Cash used in discontinued operations
            (101 )
   
Net cash provided by operating activities
    1,141       523  
   
 
 
Investing Activities
 
Proceeds from sale of businesses, net of cash divested
            43  
Payment for businesses purchased, net of cash acquired
    (584 )        
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment
    10       10  
Additions to property, plant, and equipment
    (298 )     (324 )
Payments for outsourcing contract and related software costs
    (80 )        
Proceeds from insurance carriers related to capital expenditures
    3       71  
Payment for purchase of investment
            (35 )
Decrease in restricted cash
    34          
Other investing activities, net
    (2 )     (16 )
   
Net cash used in investing activities
    (917 )     (251 )
   
 
 
Financing Activities
               
Net (payments) borrowings under lines of credit
    (63 )     29  
Principal payments of long-term debt
    (66 )     (521 )
Proceeds from exercises of stock options and issuance of common stock
    196       338  
Dividends paid
    (254 )     (194 )
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
    61       47  
Common stock repurchases
    (592 )     (825 )
   
Net cash used in financing activities
    (718 )     (1,126 )
   
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (494 )     (854 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    1,015       1,605  
   
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 521     $ 751  
   

 


 

SCHEDULE 4
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
    Six months ended
    June 30
$ in millions   2007   2006
 
Reconciliation of Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
               
Net Income
  $ 847     $ 787  
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities
               
Depreciation
    276       278  
Amortization of assets
    69       73  
Stock-based compensation
    78       107  
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
    (61 )     (47 )
Loss on disposals of property, plant, and equipment
    12       5  
Amortization of long-term debt premium
    (6 )     (8 )
Loss on investments
            13  
Decrease (increase) in
               
Accounts receivable
    (2,949 )     (2,711 )
Inventoried costs
    (106 )     (124 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    10       (32 )
Increase (decrease) in
               
Progress payments
    3,020       2,354  
Accounts payable and accruals
    (161 )     (147 )
Deferred income taxes
    10       31  
Income taxes payable
    (20 )     (96 )
Retiree benefits
    98       114  
Other non-cash transactions, net
    24       27  
 
Cash provided by continuing operations
    1,141       624  
Cash used in discontinued operations
            (101 )
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 1,141     $ 523  
 
 
               
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
               
Sale of businesses
               
Liabilities assumed by purchaser
          $ 18  
 
Purchase of business
               
Fair value of assets acquired, including goodwill
  $ 688          
Consideration given for businesses purchased
    (584 )        
 
Liabilities assumed
  $ 104          
 

 


 

SCHEDULE 5
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
FUNDED CONTRACT ACQUISITIONS AND TOTAL BACKLOG
($ in millions)
(unaudited)
                                   
    FUNDED CONTRACT ACQUISITIONS(1)
    SECOND QUARTER   SIX MONTHS
    2007   2006 (4)   2007   2006 (4)
     
Information & Services
                               
Mission Systems
  $ 1,205     $ 1,217     $ 2,901     $ 3,042  
Information Technology
    979       924       1,959       2,132  
Technical Services
    575       631       1,037       1,176  
         
Total Information & Services
    2,759       2,772       5,897       6,350  
 
Aerospace
                               
Integrated Systems
    702       848       2,447       3,555  
Space Technology
    396       617       1,190       2,126  
         
Total Aerospace
    1,098       1,465       3,637       5,681  
 
Electronics
    1,857       1,520       4,578       3,299  
Ships
    1,290       2,741       2,266       5,795  
Intersegment Eliminations
    (383 )     (382 )     (741 )     (734 )
         
Total
  $ 6,621     $ 8,116     $ 15,637     $ 20,391  
         
                                                 
    TOTAL BACKLOG
    JUNE 30, 2007   December 31, 2006
                    TOTAL                   TOTAL
    FUNDED(2)   UNFUNDED(3)   BACKLOG   FUNDED(2)   UNFUNDED(3)   BACKLOG
         
Information & Services
                                               
Mission Systems
  $ 3,116     $ 8,379     $ 11,495     $ 3,119     $ 8,488     $ 11,607  
Information Technology
    2,445       1,733       4,178       2,667       1,840       4,507  
Technical Services
    1,341       3,390       4,731       1,375       3,973       5,348  
         
Total Information & Services
    6,902       13,502       20,404       7,161       14,301       21,462  
 
Aerospace
                                               
Integrated Systems
    4,226       4,243       8,469       4,285       4,934       9,219  
Space Technology
    1,290       6,605       7,895       1,623       7,138       8,761  
         
Total Aerospace
    5,516       10,848       16,364       5,908       12,072       17,980  
 
Electronics
    7,849       1,655       9,504       6,585       1,583       8,168  
Ships
    10,605       3,473       14,078       10,854       2,566       13,420  
         
Total
  $ 30,872     $ 29,478     $ 60,350     $ 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.


 

SCHEDULE 6
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
REALIGNED SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS
($ in millions)
(unaudited)
                                                                                                                 
    AS REPORTED   REALIGNED
                    2006                   2006
    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
                                                                                                               
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
                                                                                                               
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
                                                                                                               
 
Information & Services
                                                                                                               
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
                                                                                                               
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.