Solid Quarter for Raytheon – Analyst Blog
Zacks Market Commentaries (October 22nd, 2009) Writes:
Raytheon Company (RTN) has posted strong third quarter earnings of $499 million or $1.25 per diluted share -- better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.16 per share. Last year, the company had reported a net income of $437 million or $1.01 per share.
Operating income in the reported quarter grew by double digits (11%) to $765 million over the year-ago period. The boost came mainly from higher operating income in Technical Services (33%), Network Centric Systems (13%), Space and Airborne Systems (10%) and Integrated Defence Systems (5%). However, Intelligence & Information Systems and Missile Systems registered no growth.
On the revenue front, Raytheon grew 6% during the quarter to $6.2 billion over the year-ago period. Top-line growth was fueled by all but the Intelligence & Information Systems segment, owing to lower volumes in the e-Borders program.
Raytheon reported total bookings of $5.1 billion for ...


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