NYSE$HII

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Huntington Ingalls reported increased revenues and earnings per share in Q3 2020.

Huntington Ingalls Industries reported a 4.3% increase in revenues to $2.3 billion and diluted earnings per share of $5.45, compared to $3.74 in the same period of 2019. The increase in revenue was driven by growth at both HII's Newport News and Ingalls Shipbuilding divisions. New contract awards in the quarter were approximately $1.6 billion, bringing total backlog to approximately $45.3 billion as of Sept. 30, 2020.

  • Revenues were $2.3 billion in the quarter, up 4.3% from Q3 2019.
  • Operating margin was 9.6%.
  • Diluted earnings per share was $5.45, compared to $3.74 in the same period of 2019.
  • Backlog of $45.3 billion as of Sept. 30, 2020.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.31B

Previous: $2.22B+4.3%
EPS (adj)

$5.45

Previous: $3.74+45.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$220M

Previous: -$349M+37.0%
Free Cash Flow

$2M

Previous: -$195M+101.0%
Net Income

$222M

Previous: $154M+44.2%
Operating Income

$222M

Previous: $214M+3.7%
Gross Profit

$2.31B

Previous: $2.22B+4.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$744M

Previous: $32M+2225.0%
Total Assets

$8.45B

Previous: $7.18B+17.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$3M

Previous: $7M-57.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Huntington Ingalls · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.31B

Q3 2020+4.3%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Huntington Ingalls · $2.35B total across 3 segments · Q3 2020

  • Newport News Shipbuilding
    $1.36B+6.6%
  • Ingalls Shipbuilding
    $675M+4.3%
  • Mission Technologies
    $320M-1.8%

Forward guidance

Huntington Ingalls Industries provided the following financial outlook for 2020:

Tailwinds

  • Expect FY20 shipbuilding revenue of approximately $7.9 billion
  • Expect FY20 shipbuilding operating margin between 5.5% and 6.5%
  • Expect FY20 Technical Solutions revenue of approximately $1.25 billion and segment operating margin of approximately 2.6%
  • Expect FY20 free cash flow of >$500 million
  • Expect cumulative FY20 and FY21 free cash flow of approximately $900 million

Headwinds

  • The COVID-19 global pandemic has had wide ranging effects on the global health environment and disrupted the global and U.S. economies and financial markets.
  • The pandemic is also impacting our operations, and the full impacts of COVID-19 on our fiscal year 2020 financial results and beyond are uncertain.
  • Continued lower staffing levels and lower employee productivity could impact our ability to achieve anticipated milestones and further affect our 2020 financial results and beyond.
  • Our employees, suppliers, customers, and communities are facing significant challenges, and we cannot predict how the COVID-19 environment will evolve or the impact it will have.
  • For further information on the potential impact of COVID-19 to the company, see “Risk Factors” in our third quarter Form 10-Q.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

-0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

-2.3%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.1%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

33 / 64 earnings

Positive

+10.1%

Q4 2017

Best reaction

-24.5%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.6%-13.0%-19.4%
Q4 2025-10.6%-3.3%+3.9%
Q3 2025+7.0%+5.9%+5.1%
Q1 2025-1.2%+1.1%-3.2%
Q4 2024-18.3%-14.2%+0.2%
Q3 2024-24.5%-22.9%-21.0%
Q2 2024-5.9%-8.4%+1.0%
Q1 2024-11.1%-10.3%-8.6%
Q4 2023+3.7%+2.8%+13.0%
Q3 2023+5.9%+5.1%+8.0%
Q2 2023-0.4%-0.8%-3.1%
Q1 2023+0.3%-1.2%+5.4%
Q4 2022-1.9%-4.2%-7.9%
Q3 2022-3.9%-3.6%-5.2%
Q2 2022+4.1%+3.1%+3.7%
Q1 2022-2.7%-5.6%-4.2%
Q4 2021-1.8%-3.8%+10.1%
Q3 2021-3.0%-2.6%-9.4%
Q2 2021+2.6%+3.3%+1.4%
Q1 2021+1.9%+0.9%+4.4%
Q4 2020+5.0%+4.4%+16.3%
Q3 2020+1.3%+7.2%+11.3%
Q2 2020-6.0%-5.7%-17.4%
Q1 2020+1.1%-2.9%+13.4%
Q4 2019-8.8%-12.1%-33.9%
Q3 2019+7.4%+8.5%+8.3%
Q2 2019-9.7%-9.7%-8.5%
Q1 2019-5.0%-6.5%-8.1%
Q4 2018+1.7%+0.9%-5.4%
Q3 2018-4.5%-8.9%-15.2%
Q2 2018+2.8%+1.8%+6.5%
Q1 2018-9.1%-4.3%-3.7%
Q4 2017+10.1%+10.2%+5.3%
Q3 2017+3.9%+2.5%+1.6%
Q2 2017+2.8%+2.8%+3.3%
Q1 2017-2.8%-2.5%-3.6%
Q4 2016+3.0%+3.4%+3.9%
Q3 2016-8.3%-6.0%+13.1%
Q2 2016-2.4%-2.8%-4.2%
Q1 2016+6.9%
Q4 2015-1.4%
Q3 2015+7.2%
Q2 2015-1.1%
Q1 2015-11.2%
Q4 2014+7.2%
Q3 2014+1.8%
Q2 2014+6.1%
Q1 2014-3.4%
Q4 2013+4.6%
Q3 2013+4.7%
Q2 2013+0.5%
Q1 2013-0.6%
Q4 2012+5.7%
Q3 2012-0.0%
Q2 2012+6.6%
Q1 2011-6.8%
Q1 2012-1.5%
Q4 2009-0.5%
Q4 2011-0.5%
Q3 2010+4.7%
Q3 2011+4.7%
Q2 2011+0.0%
Q4 2010+0.0%
Q2 2010+0.0%
Q1 2010

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