Yahoo Finance Huntington Ingalls (HII) Q4 Earnings Miss, Revenues Rise Y/Y
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.’s HII fourth-quarter 2022 earnings of $3.07 per share increased 2.7% from the $2.99 reported in the prior-year quarter. However, the bottom line missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.14 by 2.2%.
For the full-year 2022, HII reported earnings of $14.44 per share, which marginally missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $14.69.
Total Revenues
Total revenues came in at $2,812 million, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,691.6 million by 4.5%. The top line also improved 5% from $2,677 million in the year-ago quarter.
For the full-year 2022, total revenues came in at $10.68 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.56 billion by 1.1%. Total revenues also increased 12.1% year over year.
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Operational Performance
Huntington Ingalls reported an operating income of $145 million compared with $160 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The company’s operating margin contracted 80 basis points from the prior-year quarter’s figure to 5.2%.
Huntington Ingalls received orders worth $3.2 billion in the fourth quarter. As a result, the company’s total backlog reached $47.1 billion as of Dec 31, 2022.
Segmental Performance
Newport News Shipbuilding: Revenues totaled $1,584 million in this segment, up 2.9% year over year due to higher revenues from aircraft carriers and submarines.
The segment reported operating earnings of $80 million in the quarter, which declined 15.8% year over year. The decrease was primarily due to lower-risk retirement on the VCS program and the construction of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) compared to the prior-year period.
Ingalls Shipbuilding: Revenues in this segment totaled $658 million, up 13.3% year over year, primarily driven by higher revenues from surface combatants and amphibious assault ships. The segment’s operating income of $50 million improved 4.2% year over year.
Mission Technologies: Revenues in this segment totaled $602 million, up 2.7% year over year. The upside was primarily driven by growth in mission-based solutions.
The operating income declined 11.8% year over year to $15 million. The decrease in the segment operating income was primarily driven by a non-cash valuation adjustment of approximately $10 million.
Financial Update
The company’s cash and cash equivalents as of Dec 31, 2022 were $467 million, down from $627 million as of Dec 31, 2021.
The long-term debt as of Dec 31, 2022 was $2,506 million compared with the 2021-end level of $3,298 million. Cash outflow from operating activities in 2022 was $766 million compared to cash flow of $760 million during the end of 2021.
Guidance
Huntington Ingalls initiated its 2023 guidance. The company expects 2023 shipbuilding revenues in the range of $8.4-$8.6 billion.
For Mission Technologies, HII now expects revenues of approximately $2.5 billion. The company expects free cash flow in the band of $400-$450 million in 2023.
Zacks Rank
Huntington Ingalls currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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