Raytheon just agreed last week to pay a mind-boggling $950 million in criminal and civil charges to the U.S. government for a cluster of offenses ranging from inflated prices for missiles, to bribes for sales to Qatar. Yet despite the incredible scale of the fines and overcharges, Raytheon is making so much money from its current massive sales for Ukraine that it can probably take more money from the taxpayer with one hand even as it pays relatively less to the taxpayer with the other – and feel no pain.
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The robust commercial and defense spending trends have already contributed to RTX's double beat FQ3'24 earnings performance and raised FY2024 guidance. The growing backlog also offers an extremely promising insight into its long-term top/ bottom-line recognition and highly sticky consumer base. Despite the recent rally, we believe that RTX remains compelling at FWD PEG ratio of 2.11x compared to its historical trends and the aerospace and defense peers.
Shares of Lockheed Martin NYSE: LMT and RTX NYSE: RTX are up by 40% and 80% since early 2024 and can continue to set new highs this year and next. Their businesses are thriving because of increased global demand, and they sustain growth, robust cash flow, and ample capital returns, which are primary drivers of share price action.
RTX Corporation's Q3 earnings showed strong sales and EPS growth, with a 6% sales increase and 16% EPS growth, driven by share repurchases and margin expansion. Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon segments performed well, with Pratt & Whitney seeing 14% sales growth and Raytheon achieving a 16% profit increase despite a 1% sales decline. RTX's guidance indicates higher sales and EPS but unchanged free cash flow, with risks from lower Boeing 737 MAX production already factored in.
RTX Corporation remains a high-conviction investment due to its strong market position, massive backlog, and strategic investments in defense and commercial sectors. The company reported 8% organic sales growth, a $221 billion backlog, and significant new orders, supporting future growth and elevated shareholder returns. RTX's diversified business model and global defense spending tailwinds provide a strong runway for continued growth, despite near-term uncertainties like GTF engine inspections.
RTX Corp (NYSE:RTX, ETR:5UR) reported impressive financial results for the third quarter, with both sales and profit exceeding expectations. The aerospace and defense company, parent of engine maker Pratt & Whitney, posted sales of $20.1 billion, ahead of estimates of $19.1 billion.
RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 22, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Christopher Calio - President & CEO Neil Mitchill - CFO Nathan Ware – VP, IR Conference Call Participants Robert Stallard - Vertical Research Myles Walton - Wolfe Research Jason Gursky - Citi Sheila Kahyaoglu - Jefferies Peter Arment - Baird Ronald Epstein - Bank of America Gautam Khanna - TD Cowen Seth Seifman - JPMorgan Noah Poponak - Goldman Sachs David Strauss - Barclays Douglas Harned - Bernstein Gavin Parsons - UBS Scott Deuschle - Deutsche Bank Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the RTX Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Latif, and I will be your operator for today.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for RTX (RTX) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
RTX's third-quarter sales total $20.09 billion, which surpasses the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.9%. The top line also surges a solid 49.2% year over year.
RTX (RTX) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.45 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.33 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.25 per share a year ago.
RTX on Tuesday raised its 2024 adjusted profit and sales forecasts for the second time, citing strong demand for aircraft repairs and defense systems.