NYSE$HII

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Huntington Ingalls reported a decrease in revenue and earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2024, driven by lower volume and performance in key segments.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) reported Q4 2024 revenues of $3.0 billion, a decrease compared to $3.2 billion in Q4 2023. Diluted earnings per share was $3.15, down from $6.90 in the prior year. The decrease was driven by lower volume at all segments compared to the prior year.

  • Revenues were $3.0 billion in the fourth quarter.
  • Diluted earnings per share was $3.15 in the fourth quarter.
  • Backlog of $48.7 billion at year-end.
  • Mission Technologies secured awards with total contract value of over $12 billion in 2024.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3B

Previous: $3.18B-5.4%
EPS (adj)

$3.15

Previous: $6.90-54.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$114M

Previous: -$128M+10.9%
Free Cash Flow

$277M

No prior period
Net Income

$123M

Previous: $274M-55.1%
Operating Income

$110M

Previous: $312M-64.7%
Gross Profit

$321M

Previous: $491M-34.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Huntington Ingalls · Revenue · Quarterly

$3B

Q4 2024-5.4%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Huntington Ingalls · $2.85B total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Newport News Shipbuilding
    $1.45B+0.6%
  • Ingalls Shipbuilding
    $711M+14.1%
  • Mission Technologies
    $685M+15.1%

Forward guidance

HII’s Financial Outlook includes: Mid to long term HII revenue growth of 4%+, FY25 free cash flow between $300 and $500 million.

Tailwinds

  • Mid to long term HII revenue growth of 4%+
  • Mid to long term shipbuilding revenue growth of approximately 4%
  • Mid to long term Mission Technologies revenue growth of approximately 5%
  • FY25 shipbuilding revenue between $8.9 and $9.1 billion; expect shipbuilding operating margin between 5.5% and 6.5%
  • FY25 Mission Technologies revenue between $2.9 to $3.1 billion, Mission Technologies segment operating margin between 4.0% and 4.5%; and Mission Technologies EBITDA margin between 8.0% and 8.5%

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 Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

-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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