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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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)
October 21, 2009
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
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1840 Century Park East, Los Angeles, CA 90067
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(310) 553-6262
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On October 21, 2009, Northrop Grumman Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, under the heading “Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results”. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d)    Exhibits
       
    Furnished
        
  Exhibit 99 — Press Release dated October 21, 2009


 

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)
 
 
October 21, 2009  By:   /s/ Joseph F. Coyne, Jr.    
            (Date)   (Signature)      
    Joseph F. Coyne, Jr.      
    Corporate Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary  
 


 

Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit No.    
Exhibit 99
  Furnished — Press Release dated October 21, 2009

exv99
Exhibit 99
(NORTHROP GRUMMAN LOGO)
         
 
      News Release
 
       
 
  Contact:   Dan McClain (Media)
 
      (310) 201-3335
 
       
 
      Paul Gregory (Investors)
 
      (310) 201-1634
Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
  Sales Increase 4 Percent to $8.73 Billion
 
  GAAP EPS from Continuing Operations Increase to $1.52
 
  Pension-adjusted EPS Increase 22 Percent to $1.67
 
  2009E GAAP EPS Guidance Raised to $5.00 to $5.15 from $4.65 to $4.90
 
  Cash from Operations of $544 Million and Free Cash Flow of $384 Million Including $586 Million of Discretionary Pension Plan Contributions
 
  4.7 Million Shares Repurchased
     LOS ANGELES — Oct. 21, 2009 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported that third quarter 2009 earnings from continuing operations totaled $487 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, compared with $509 million, or $1.50 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2008. Third quarter 2009 net pension adjustment (FAS/CAS) reduced earnings from continuing operations by $47 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, compared with an increase to earnings from continuing operations of $42 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2008.
     Third quarter 2009 earnings included a net tax benefit of $75 million, or $0.23 per share, primarily for final settlement of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) examination of the company’s 2001, 2002 and 2003 tax returns. In the third quarter of 2008 the company recognized net tax benefits totaling $21 million, or $0.06 per share.
     Sales for the 2009 third quarter increased 4 percent to $8.73 billion from $8.38 billion in the 2008 third quarter. In the 2009 third quarter, $544 million of cash was provided by operations, compared with $1.37 billion in the prior year period. The reduction is primarily driven by discretionary pension plan contributions totaling $586 million that the company made in the 2009 third quarter. The company did not make discretionary pension plan contributions in the 2008 third quarter.
     “This was another solid quarter for Northrop Grumman, continuing our focus on managing risk, improving performance and driving growth. Based on this quarter’s results we are raising our guidance for 2009 earnings per share to $5.00 to $5.15 per share,” said Ronald D. Sugar, chairman and chief executive officer.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067
www.northropgrumman.com

 


 

Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results   2
Financial Highlights
                                 
    Third Quarter   Nine Months
($ in millions except per share amounts)   2009   2008   2009   2008
         
 
Sales
  $ 8,726     $ 8,381     $ 26,003     $ 24,733  
 
                               
Segment operating income1
  $ 786     $ 768     $ 2,296     $ 2,010  
as a % of sales
    9.0 %     9.2 %     8.8 %     8.1 %
 
                               
Operating income
  $ 655     $ 771     $ 1,963     $ 2,041  
as a % of sales
    7.5 %     9.2 %     7.5 %     8.3 %
 
                               
Diluted EPS from continuing operations
  $ 1.52     $ 1.50     $ 3.89     $ 3.65  
 
                               
Average diluted shares outstanding, in millions
    320.6       340.1       326.1       344.5  
 
                               
Cash provided by operations
  $ 544     $ 1,373     $ 1,202     $ 2,174  
 
                               
Free cash flow2
  $ 384     $ 1,183     $ 708     $ 1,630  
 
1   Segment operating income is a non-GAAP measure used as an internal measure of financial performance for the five sectors and is reconciled to operating income in the “Business Results” table presented later in this press release.
 
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. Free cash flow is reconciled to cash from operations in the “Cash Flow Highlights” table presented later in this press release.
     Operating income for the 2009 third quarter totaled $655 million compared with $771 million in the prior year period. As a percent of sales, operating income declined to 7.5 percent from 9.2 percent in the prior year period. The change includes a $136 million increase in net pension expense, which was partially offset by an $18 million improvement in segment operating income. As a percent of sales, segment operating income was 9 percent compared with 9.2 percent in the prior year period.
     As reconciled in the Pension-adjusted Results table later in this press release, pension-adjusted operating income totaled 8.3 percent of sales for the third quarter of 2009 compared with 8.4 percent of sales for the third quarter of 2008. Third quarter 2009 pension-adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations increased 22 percent to $1.67 from $1.37 for the prior year period.
     Federal and foreign income taxes for the 2009 third quarter declined to $133 million from $233 million in the third quarter of 2008. During the quarter the company recognized a net tax benefit of $75 million primarily for the final settlement of the IRS examination of the company’s tax returns for years 2001, 2002 and 2003. In the third quarter of 2008 the company recognized net tax benefits totaling $21 million. The effective tax rate applied to earnings from continuing operations for the 2009 third quarter was 21.5 percent compared with 31.4 percent in the 2008 third quarter.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067
www.northropgrumman.com

 


 

Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results   3
     Earnings per share are based on weighted average diluted shares outstanding of 320.6 million for the third quarter of 2009 and 340.1 million for the third quarter of 2008. During the third quarter of 2009 the company repurchased approximately 4.7 million shares of its common stock, and year-to-date the company has repurchased 14.7 million shares of common stock.
     New business awards totaled $10 billion in the 2009 third quarter. Total backlog, which includes funded backlog and firm orders for which funding is not currently contractually obligated by the customer, was $71.5 billion as of Sept. 30, 2009, compared with $70.4 billion at June 30, 2009.
Pension-adjusted Results
                                 
    Third Quarter   Nine Months
($ in millions except per share amounts)   2009   2008   2009   2008
         
 
Sales
  $ 8,726     $ 8,381     $ 26,003     $ 24,733  
 
                               
Operating income
  $ 655     $ 771     $ 1,963     $ 2,041  
as a % of sales
    7.5 %     9.2 %     7.5 %     8.3 %
Net pension adjustment1
    72       (64 )     224       (192 )
         
Pension-adjusted operating income2
  $ 727     $ 707     $ 2,187     $ 1,849  
Pension-adjusted operating margin %2
    8.3 %     8.4 %     8.4 %     7.5 %
 
                               
Earnings from continuing operations
  $ 487     $ 509     $ 1,270     $ 1,255  
Net pension adjustment, after-tax
    47       (42 )     146       (125 )
         
Pension-adjusted earnings from continuing operations3
  $ 534     $ 467     $ 1,416     $ 1,130  
 
                               
Diluted EPS from continuing operations
  $ 1.52     $ 1.50     $ 3.89     $ 3.65  
Net pension adjustment
    0.15       (0.13 )     0.45       (0.37 )
         
Pension-adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations4
  $ 1.67     $ 1.37     $ 4.34     $ 3.28  
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding, in millions
    320.6       340.1       326.1       344.5  
 
1   Net pension adjustment is a non-GAAP measure defined as pension expense determined in accordance with GAAP less pension expense allocated to the business segments under U.S. Government Cost Accounting Standards.
 
2   Pension-adjusted operating income and margin % are non-GAAP measures defined as operating income before net pension adjustment and as a % of sales. Both are reconciled above. Management uses pension-adjusted operating income and margin % as internal measures of the financial performance of the company.
 
3   Pension-adjusted earnings from continuing operations is a non-GAAP measure defined as earnings from continuing operations excluding net pension adjustment, after-tax at the statutory rate of 35%. Management uses pension-adjusted earnings from continuing operations as a performance metric for operating results.
 
4   Pension-adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations is a non-GAAP measure defined as diluted EPS from continuing operations available to common shareholders excluding net pension adjustment, after-tax at the statutory rate of 35%. Management uses pension-adjusted diluted EPS as a performance metric for operating results.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067
www.northropgrumman.com

 


 

Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results   4
Cash Flow Highlights
                                                 
    Third Quarter   Nine Months
($ millions)   2009   2008   Change   2009   2008   Change
         
 
Before discretionary pension pre-funding
  $ 1,021     $ 1,373     $ (352 )   $ 1,805     $ 2,174     $ (369 )
 
                                               
Discretionary pension pre-funding impact1
    (477 )             (477 )     (603 )             (603 )
         
Cash provided by operations
    544       1,373       (829 )     1,202       2,174       (972 )
 
                                               
Less:
                                               
 
                                               
Capital expenditures
    139       167       28       436       444       8  
Outsourcing contract & related software costs
    21       23       2       58       100       42  
     
 
                                               
Free cash flow
  $ 384     $ 1,183     $ (799 )   $ 708     $ 1,630     $ (922 )
 
1   Discretionary pension pre-funding impact is the impact to cash provided by operations resulting from the company’s discretionary pension contributions. The company made discretionary pension contributions totaling $586 million in the third quarter of 2009 and cash income taxes were reduced by $109 million, resulting in a net impact to cash provided by operations of $477 million in the quarter. For nine months, the company made discretionary pension plan contributions totaling $800 million, and cash income taxes were reduced by $197 million, resulting in a net impact of $603 million to cash provided by operations.
Cash provided by operations in the 2009 third quarter totaled $544 million compared with $1.37 billion in the prior year period, and free cash flow totaled $384 million in the 2009 third quarter compared with $1.18 billion in the prior year period. The change in cash provided by operations and free cash flow reflects $586 million of discretionary contributions to the company’s pension plan assets and higher working capital than in the prior year period. For the first nine months of 2009, the company has made discretionary contributions of $800 million to its pension plans.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067
www.northropgrumman.com

 


 

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Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
Cash Measurements, Debt and Capital Deployment
                 
($ millions)   9/30/2009   12/31/2008
 
Cash & cash equivalents
  $ 1,924     $ 1,504  
Total debt
    4,713       3,944  
Net debt1
    2,789       2,440  
Net debt to total capital ratio2
    16 %     15 %
 
1   Total debt less cash and cash equivalents.
 
2   Net debt divided by the sum of shareholders’ equity and total debt.
      Changes in cash and cash equivalents include the following cash deployment and financing actions during the quarter:
  $586 million discretionary pension plan contributions
 
  $227 million for share repurchases
 
  $139 million for capital expenditures and $21 million for outsourcing contract and related software costs
 
  $136 million for dividends
 
  $850 million proceeds from issuance of long term debt, a portion of which was used to retire $400 million of 8 percent senior notes that matured on Oct. 15, 2009
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067
www.northropgrumman.com


 

6

Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
Business Results
Consolidated Sales & Segment Operating Income
($ millions)
                                                 
    Third Quarter   Nine Months
  2009   2008   Change   2009   2008   Change
Sales
                                               
Aerospace Systems
  $ 2,527     $ 2,417       5 %   $ 7,656     $ 7,250       6 %
Electronic Systems
    1,839       1,808       2 %     5,594       5,018       11 %
Information Systems
    2,513       2,410       4 %     7,589       7,220       5 %
Shipbuilding
    1,650       1,451       14 %     4,549       4,403       3 %
Technical Services
    692       665       4 %     2,026       1,857       9 %
Intersegment eliminations
    (495 )     (370 )             (1,411 )     (1,015 )        
             
 
  $ 8,726     $ 8,381       4 %   $ 26,003     $ 24,733       5 %
 
                                               
Segment operating income
                                               
Aerospace Systems
  $ 265     $ 233       14 %   $ 780     $ 721       8 %
Electronic Systems
    215       261       (18 %)     695       671       4 %
Information Systems
    206       156       32 %     633       575       10 %
Shipbuilding
    113       118       (4 %)     211       26       712 %
Technical Services
    41       39       5 %     121       110       10 %
Intersegment eliminations
    (54 )     (39 )             (144 )     (93 )        
             
Segment operating income
  $ 786     $ 768       2 %   $ 2,296     $ 2,010       14 %
as a % of sales
    9.0 %     9.2 %   (20 bps )     8.8 %     8.1 %   70 bps
 
                                               
Reconciliation to operating income:
                                               
Unallocated expenses
  $ (55 )   $ (20 )           $ (87 )   $ (95 )        
Net pension adjustment
    (72 )     64               (224 )     192          
Reversal of royalty income included above
    (4 )     (41 )             (22 )     (66 )        
             
Operating income
  $ 655     $ 771       (15 %)   $ 1,963     $ 2,041       (4 %)
as a % of sales
    7.5 %     9.2 %   (170 bps )     7.5 %     8.3 %   (80 bps)
     Beginning in the first quarter of 2009, operating results for all periods presented reflect the realignment of the former Mission Systems and Information Technology sectors into Information Systems and the realignment of the former Integrated Systems and Space Technology sectors into Aerospace Systems. In addition, the presentation reflects the transfer of certain businesses from Information Systems and Electronic Systems to Technical Services. Schedule 6 provides previously reported quarterly financial results revised to reflect the current reporting structure.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067
www.northropgrumman.com


 

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Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
Aerospace Systems
                                                     
Third Quarter ($ millions)
            2009                       2008    
            Operating                       Operating    
    Sales   Income   % of Sales       Sales   Income   % of Sales
     
 
  $2,527     $265       10.5%           $2,417       $233       9.6%  
     
     Aerospace Systems third quarter 2009 sales increased 5 percent, principally due to higher volume for unmanned aircraft programs such as Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aerial System (BAMS UAS), Global Hawk, and Navy Unmanned Combat Air Systems (N-UCAS); restricted programs, and manned aircraft programs such as E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the B-2 and the EA-18G. Higher volume for these programs was partially offset by lower volume for the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) and Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) programs.
     Aerospace Systems operating income rose 14 percent, and as a percent of sales increased to 10.5 percent from 9.6 percent in the prior year period. The increase in operating income is due to higher volume and improved program performance.
Electronic Systems
                                                     
Third Quarter ($ millions)
            2009                       2008    
            Operating                       Operating    
    Sales     Income   % of Sales       Sales   Income   % of Sales
     
 
  $1,839       $215       11.7%           $1,808       $261       14.4%  
     
     Electronic Systems third quarter 2009 sales increased 2 percent. The increase reflects higher volume for the F-35 program, higher deliveries of Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) systems, higher volume for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) follow-on program, and higher intercompany sales for aerospace programs.
     Electronic Systems third quarter 2009 operating income declined 18 percent, and as a percent of sales was 11.7 percent compared with 14.4 percent in the prior year period. The difference in operating income and rate is due to a $40 million patent infringement settlement in the third quarter of 2008 and lower performance for government systems programs in the third quarter of 2009.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067
www.northropgrumman.com


 

Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results    8
Information Systems
                     
Third Quarter ($ millions)
    2009           2008    
    Operating           Operating    
Sales   Income   % of Sales   Sales   Income   % of Sales
     
$2,513   $206   8.2%   $2,410   $156   6.5%
 
     Information Systems third quarter 2009 sales increased 4 percent due to higher sales for intelligence and defense programs.
     Information Systems operating income increased 32 percent in the 2009 third quarter, and as a percent of sales increased to 8.2 percent from 6.5 percent in the prior year period, which included a $57 million negative performance adjustment for a state and local program.
Shipbuilding
                     
Third Quarter ($ millions)
    2009           2008    
    Operating           Operating    
Sales   Income   % of Sales   Sales   Income   % of Sales
     
$1,650   $113   6.8%   $1,451   $118   8.1%
 
     Shipbuilding third quarter 2009 sales increased 14 percent primarily due to higher volume for the LPD, Virginia-class submarines, and DDG programs.
     Shipbuilding operating income for the 2009 third quarter declined 4 percent and as a percent of sales declined to 6.8 percent from 8.1 percent in the prior year period. The declines in operating income and rate primarily reflect previously announced adjustments to program margin rates to reflect higher production costs on expeditionary warfare and surface combatant programs.
Technical Services
                     
Third Quarter ($ millions)
    2009           2008    
    Operating           Operating    
Sales   Income   % of Sales   Sales   Income   % of Sales
     
$692   $41   5.9%   $665   $39   5.9%
 
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067
www.northropgrumman.com

 


 

     
Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results    9
     Technical Services sales increased 4 percent due to higher volume for life cycle optimization & engineering, and training & simulation programs. Operating income increased 5 percent due to higher volume, and as a percent of sales, was comparable to the prior year period.
Third Quarter Highlights
  In October, the U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a nine-year contract to provide Contractor Logistics Support for its fleet of KC-10 Extender refueling tanker aircraft, further demonstrating the company’s important role as a premier provider of air mobility solutions. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract has a total ceiling value of $3.8 billion.
  The U.S. Air Force raised the cost ceiling on Northrop Grumman’s current ID/IQ contract for B-2 bomber modernization and sustainment activities from $6.1 billion to $9.54 billion.
  The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a contract valued at up to $2.4 billion for the refueling and complex overhaul of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
  The U.S. Army selected Northrop Grumman to provide Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinders under a five-year ID/IQ contract with an estimated value of up to $599 million.
  The U.S. Army awarded Northrop Grumman an ID/IQ contract to continue providing full-spectrum information operations and computer networks operations to the 1st Information Operations Command (Land), Fort Belvoir, Va., and its regional computer emergency response teams. The single award is valued at $430 million over five years if all options are exercised.
  Northrop Grumman was one of two awardees selected by the U.S. Army to provide Laser Target Locator Modules under a five-year ID/IQ contract, with an initial award valued at approximately $22 million. The total potential contract value to Northrop Grumman is an estimated $393 million over the life of the contract.
  Northrop Grumman was selected by the U.S. Army to finalize development of its Distributed Common Ground System-Army Mobile Basic system, specifically for the Army’s emerging Brigade Combat Teams. Valued at $296 million, this continuation development contract covers a total performance period of 30 months.
  The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $153 million contract to provide LITENING G4 targeting and sensor systems and related equipment to the active U.S. Air Force as well as kits for the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard to enable the upgrade of existing LITENING AT pods to the G4 configuration.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067
www.northropgrumman.com

 


 

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  Northrop Grumman was one of five companies selected by the U.S. Army for a contract to provide automatic identification technology (AIT) hardware, software and engineering services for increased functionality, visibility and control across the U.S. Department of Defense and federal agency logistics systems. The AIT IV program is an ID/IQ contract with a maximum ceiling value of $418.5 million available for task order awards.
  Two U.S. Missile Defense Agency Space Tracking and Surveillance System demonstrator satellites built by Northrop Grumman were launched aboard a Delta II rocket on Sept. 25, adding a critical space-based capability to America’s ballistic missile defenses.
  Northrop Grumman redelivered the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), to the U.S. Navy. The redelivery from the company’s Newport News shipyard follows the completion of a successful three-and-a-half-year refueling and complex overhaul.
  Northrop Grumman delivered to the U.S. Navy the Aegis guided missile destroyer Dewey (DDG 105) and the amphibious transport dock ship New York (LPD 21).
  The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) completed a successful acceptance trial in October, marking the final test of Waesche before her delivery in early November.
  Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system reached a major milestone — 25,000 combat hours — in July. This significant program achievement accounts for more than 76 percent of the aircraft’s 32,500 cumulative flight hours for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. First flown in 1998, Global Hawk has logged 1,229 missions so far in support of overseas contingency operations and disaster relief efforts.
  Northrop Grumman’s newest active electronically scanned array (AESA) fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR), has been successfully installed on a U.S. Air Force F-16 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Late last year, SABR began a series of flight demonstrations aboard the company’s test aircraft, successfully detecting and displaying multiple aerial targets and generating high resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) ground maps. Although designed specifically for the F-16, SABR is scalable and adaptable to other platforms and missions.
  Northrop Grumman’s automated Biohazard Detection System (BDS), in use nationwide with the U.S. Postal Service, recently performed its eight millionth test without a false positive test result. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor and systems integrator of the BDS, which has screened tens of billions of pieces of mail for anthrax over the past five years. It is the only network of autonomous bio-detectors deployed nationwide.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067
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  Northrop Grumman opened a new, state-of-the-art Cyber Security Operations Center, a comprehensive cyber threat detection and response center that focuses on protecting Northrop Grumman and its customers’ networks and data worldwide. Located in suburban Maryland, the center is staffed around-the-clock, providing security monitoring for more than 105,000 clients and 10,000 servers.
  Ronald D. Sugar, chairman and chief executive officer since 2003, announced his plan to retire from the company in June 2010. The Board of Directors elected Wesley G. Bush to the position of chief executive officer and president, effective January 1, 2010. Bush was also elected to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. The Board of Directors also elected Lewis W. Coleman, currently lead independent director, to the role of non-executive chairman, effective January 1, 2010. Sugar will assume the title of chairman emeritus effective January 1, 2010.
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About Northrop Grumman
     Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide.
     Northrop Grumman will webcast its earnings conference call at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Oct. 21, 2009. 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.
Statements in this release and the attachments, other than statements of historical fact, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “believe,” “estimate,” “outlook,” “guidance,” “target,” “trends,” and similar expressions generally identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this release and the attachments include, among other things, financial guidance regarding future sales, segment operating income, pension expense, employer contributions under pension plans and medical and life benefits plans, cash flow and earnings. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially due to factors such as: the effect of economic conditions in the United States and globally; access to capital; future sales and cash flows; timing of cash receipts; effective tax rates and timing and amounts of tax payments; returns on pension plan assets, interest and discount rates and other changes that may impact pension plan assumptions; the outcome of litigation, claims, audits, appeals, bid protests and investigations; hurricane-related insurance recoveries; costs of environmental remediation; our relationships with labor unions; availability and retention of qualified personnel; costs of capital investments; changes in organizational structure and reporting segments; risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and other business arrangements; possible impairments of goodwill or other intangible assets; effects of legislation, rulemaking, and changes in accounting, tax or defense procurement; changes in government and customer priorities and requirements (including, government budgetary constraints, shifts in defense spending, changes in import and export policies, changes in customer short-range and long-range plans); acquisition or termination of contracts; technical, operation or quality setbacks in contract performance; issues with, and financial viability of, key suppliers and subcontractors;
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availability of materials and supplies; controlling costs of fixed-price development programs; contractual performance relief and the application of cost sharing terms; allowability and allocability of costs under U.S. Government contracts; progress and acceptance of new products and technology; domestic and international competition; legal, financial and governmental risks related to international transactions; potential security threats, natural disasters and other disruptions not under our control; and other risk factors disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SCHEDULE 1
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30     September 30  
$ in millions, except per share amounts   2009     2008     2009     2008  
 
Sales and Service Revenues
                               
Product sales
  $ 4,982     $ 4,808     $ 14,972     $ 14,051  
Service revenues
    3,744       3,573       11,031       10,682  
 
Total sales and service revenues
    8,726       8,381       26,003       24,733  
 
Cost of Sales and Service Revenues
                               
Cost of product sales
    4,027       3,682       12,007       11,204  
Cost of service revenues
    3,276       3,143       9,742       9,168  
General and administrative expenses
    768       785       2,291       2,320  
 
Operating income
    655       771       1,963       2,041  
Other (expense) income
                               
Interest expense
    (76 )     (74 )     (219 )     (223 )
Other, net
    41       45       62       72  
 
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
    620       742       1,806       1,890  
Federal and foreign income taxes
    133       233       536       635  
 
Earnings from continuing operations
    487       509       1,270       1,255  
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
    3       3       3       16  
 
Net earnings
  $ 490     $ 512     $ 1,273     $ 1,271  
 
Basic Earnings Per Share
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 1.54     $ 1.52     $ 3.94     $ 3.72  
Discontinued operations
    .01       .01       .01       .05  
 
Basic earnings per share
  $ 1.55     $ 1.53     $ 3.95     $ 3.77  
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, in millions
    317.1       334.2       322.0       337.1  
 
Diluted Earnings Per Share
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 1.52     $ 1.50     $ 3.89     $ 3.65  
Discontinued operations
    .01       .01       .01       .04  
 
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 1.53     $ 1.51     $ 3.90     $ 3.69  
 
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding, in millions
    320.6       340.1       326.1       344.5  
 

 


 

SCHEDULE 2
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(unaudited)
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
$ in millions   2009     2008  
 
Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,924     $ 1,504  
Accounts receivable, net of progress payments
    3,951       3,904  
Inventoried costs, net of progress payments
    1,243       1,003  
Deferred tax assets
    513       549  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    453       229  
 
Total current assets
    8,084       7,189  
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,171 in 2009 and $3,803 in 2008
    4,775       4,810  
Goodwill
    14,526       14,518  
Other purchased intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $1,873 in 2009 and $1,795 in 2008
    899       947  
Pension and post-retirement plan assets
    292       290  
Long-term deferred tax assets
    1,281       1,510  
Miscellaneous other assets
    988       933  
 
Total assets
  $ 30,845     $ 30,197  
 
Liabilities
               
Notes payable to banks
  $ 28     $ 24  
Current portion of long-term debt
    491       477  
Trade accounts payable
    1,793       1,943  
Accrued employees’ compensation
    1,419       1,284  
Advance payments and billings in excess of costs incurred
    1,977       2,036  
Other current liabilities
    1,562       1,660  
 
Total current liabilities
    7,270       7,424  
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    4,194       3,443  
Pension and post-retirement plan liabilities
    5,349       5,823  
Other long-term liabilities
    1,603       1,587  
 
Total liabilities
    18,416       18,277  
 
Shareholders’ Equity
               
Common stock, $1 par value; 800,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding: 2009 — 314,716,763; 2008 — 327,012,663
    315       327  
Paid-in capital
    9,061       9,645  
Retained earnings
    6,457       5,590  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (3,404 )     (3,642 )
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    12,429       11,920  
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 30,845     $ 30,197  
 

 


 

SCHEDULE 3
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
    Nine Months Ended  
    September 30  
$ in millions   2009     2008  
 
Operating Activities
               
Sources of Cash — Continuing Operations
               
Cash received from customers
               
Progress payments
  $ 5,472     $ 5,465  
Collections on billings
    20,193       19,828  
Other cash receipts
    32       87  
 
Total sources of cash — continuing operations
    25,697       25,380  
 
Uses of Cash — Continuing Operations
               
Cash paid to suppliers and employees
    (22,717 )     (22,248 )
Pension contributions
    (832 )     (86 )
Interest paid, net of interest received
    (240 )     (251 )
Income taxes paid, net of refunds received
    (675 )     (569 )
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
    (2 )     (47 )
Other cash payments
    (29 )     (8 )
 
Total uses of cash — continuing operations
    (24,495 )     (23,209 )
 
Cash provided by continuing operations
    1,202       2,171  
Cash provided by discontinued operations
            3  
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    1,202       2,174  
 
Investing Activities
               
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash divested
            175  
Payments for businesses purchased
    (33 )        
Additions to property, plant, and equipment
    (436 )     (444 )
Payments for outsourcing contract costs and related software costs
    (58 )     (100 )
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash
    (28 )     59  
Other investing activities, net
    16       11  
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (539 )     (299 )
 
Financing Activities
               
Net borrowings under lines of credit
    4       3  
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
    850          
Principal payments of long-term debt
    (73 )     (110 )
Proceeds from exercises of stock options and issuances of common stock
    29       95  
Dividends paid
    (405 )     (395 )
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
    2       47  
Common stock repurchases
    (650 )     (1,462 )
 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (243 )     (1,822 )
 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    420       53  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    1,504       963  
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 1,924     $ 1,016  
 

 


 

SCHEDULE 4
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
    Nine Months Ended  
    September 30  
$ in millions   2009     2008  
 
Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
               
Net earnings
  $ 1,273     $ 1,271  
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities
               
Depreciation
    428       416  
Amortization of assets
    113       148  
Stock-based compensation
    83       126  
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
    (2 )     (47 )
Pre-tax gain on sale of business
            (58 )
Increase in
               
Accounts receivable
    (4,741 )     (4,845 )
Inventoried costs
    (443 )     (531 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (39 )     (43 )
Increase (decrease) in
               
Progress payments
    4,888       5,062  
Accounts payable and accruals
    (120 )     313  
Deferred income taxes
    133       122  
Income taxes payable
    (158 )     130  
Retiree benefits
    (208 )     35  
Other non-cash transactions, net
    (5 )     72  
 
Cash provided by continuing operations
    1,202       2,171  
Cash provided by discontinued operations
            3  
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 1,202     $ 2,174  
 
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
               
Sale of business
               
Liabilities assumed by purchaser
          $ (18 )
 
Mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock converted into common stock
          $ 350  
 

 


 

SCHEDULE 5
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
TOTAL BACKLOG AND CONTRACT AWARDS
(unaudited)
                                                 
$ in millions   September 30, 2009   December 31, 2008 (3)
    FUNDED (1)   UNFUNDED (2)   TOTAL BACKLOG FUNDED (1)   UNFUNDED (2)   TOTAL BACKLOG
         
Aerospace Systems
  $ 8,213     $ 16,678     $ 24,891     $ 7,648     $ 22,883     $ 30,531  
Electronic Systems
    7,968       2,809       10,777       8,391       2,124       10,515  
Information Systems
    4,911       5,219       10,130       5,310       4,672       9,982  
Shipbuilding
    12,323       9,078       21,401       14,205       8,148       22,353  
Technical Services
    1,812       2,452       4,264       1,840       2,831       4,671  
         
Total
  $ 35,227     $ 36,236     $ 71,463     $ 37,394     $ 40,658     $ 78,052  
         
 
(1)   Funded backlog represents firm orders for which funding is contractually obligated by the customer.
 
(2)   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 (IDIQ) orders.
 
(3)   Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2009 presentation.
New Awards — The estimated value of contract awards included in backlog during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, was $24.5 billion.
Backlog Adjustment — In the second quarter of 2009, the company was notified that the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) program was terminated for convenience by the Missile Defense Agency. The KEI termination was recorded as a reduction to total backlog of $5.1 billion at Aerospace Systems.

 


 

     
SCHEDULE 6
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
REALIGNED SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS
($ in millions)
(unaudited)
                                                                                                                 
    NET SALES   SEGMENT OPERATING INCOME (3)
    2006   2007   2008   2006   2007   2008
    Total   Total   Three Months Ended   Total   Total   Total   Three Months Ended   Total
    Year   Year   Mar 31   Jun 30   Sep 30   Dec 31   Year   Year   Year     Mar 31       Jun 30       Sep 30     Dec 31   Year
         
AS REPORTED (1)
                                                                                                               
Information & Services
                                                                                                               
Mission Systems
  4,704     5,077     1,298     1,388     1,417     1,537     5,640     451     508     128     133     128     119     508  
Information Technology
    3,962       4,486       1,085       1,215       1,085       1,133       4,518       342       329       89       82       37       97       305  
Technical Services
    1,858       2,177       505       572       607       612       2,296       120       120       26       36       31       28       121  
         
 
    10,524       11,740       2,888       3,175       3,109       3,282       12,454       913       957       243       251       196       244       934  
Aerospace
                                                                                                               
Integrated Systems
    5,500       5,067       1,340       1,358       1,345       1,461       5,504       551       591       170       143       144       156       613  
Space Technology
    3,869       4,176       1,022       1,118       1,079       1,117       4,336       311       329       82       93       90       (461 )     (196 )
         
 
    9,369       9,243       2,362       2,476       2,424       2,578       9,840       862       920       252       236       234       (305 )     417  
 
                                                                                                               
Electronics
    6,267       6,528       1,555       1,675       1,814       2,046       7,090       786       813       209       202       264       277       952  
 
                                                                                                               
Shipbuilding
    5,321       5,788       1,264       1,688       1,451       1,742       6,145       393       538       (218 )     126       118       (2,333 )     (2,307 )
 
                                                                                                               
Intersegment Eliminations
    (1,490 )     (1,471 )     (345 )     (386 )     (417 )     (494 )     (1,642 )     (117 )     (113 )     (28 )     (31 )     (44 )     (38 )     (141 )
         
 
                                                                                                               
Total
  $  29,991     $  31,828     $  7,724     $  8,628     $  8,381     $  9,154     $  33,887     $  2,837     $  3,115     $  458     $  784     $  768     $  (2,155 )   $  (145 )
         
 
                                                                                                               
REALIGNED (2)
                                                                                                               
 
                                                                                                               
Aerospace Systems
  9,358     9,234     2,361     2,472     2,417     2,575     9,825     861     919     252     236     233     (305 )   416  
 
                                                                                                               
Electronic Systems
    6,201       6,466       1,545       1,665       1,808       2,030       7,048       783       809       209       201       261       276       947  
 
                                                                                                               
Information Systems
    8,383       9,245       2,298       2,512       2,410       2,557       9,777       771       815       212       207       156       208       783  
 
                                                                                                               
Shipbuilding
    5,321       5,788       1,264       1,688       1,451       1,742       6,145       393       538       (218 )     126       118       (2,333 )     (2,307 )
 
                                                                                                               
Technical Services
    2,090       2,422       558       634       665       678       2,535       139       139       29       42       39       34       144  
 
                                                                                                               
Intersegment Eliminations
    (1,362 )     (1,327 )     (302 )     (343 )     (370 )     (428 )     (1,443 )     (110 )     (105 )     (26 )     (28 )     (39 )     (35 )     (128 )
         
 
                                                                                                               
Total
  $  29,991     $  31,828     $  7,724     $  8,628     $  8,381     $  9,154     $  33,887     $  2,837     $  3,115     $  458     $  784     $  768     $  (2,155 )   $  (145 )
         
 
 
NOTE: There have been no changes to the realigned segment operating results since this schedule was first made available with the First Quarter 2009 earnings release filed on April 22, 2009.
 
(1)   “As reported” amounts are as of December 31, 2008, which reflects the Park Air / Remotec realignment, Missile Systems realignment, and the presentation of Electro-Optical Systems as a discontinued operation and are reported in the 2008 Form 10-K. 2008 quarterly results for the three months ended Mar. 31, Jun. 30, and Sep. 30 were previously reported in Schedule 6 of the Third Quarter 2008 earnings release.
 
(2)   Reported amounts adjusted to reflect the realignment of certain logistics, services, and technical support programs and assets from the Information Systems and Electronic Systems segments to the Technical Services segment and the streamlining of the company’s organizational structure by reducing the number of operating segments from seven to five.
 
(3)   Non-GAAP measure. Management uses segment operating income as an internal measure of financial performance for the individual business segments.