Northrop Grumman (NOC) Reports Q1: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings

Security and aerospace company Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) will be reporting results tomorrow before the bell. Here’s what investors should know.

Northrop Grumman missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 2.7% last quarter, reporting revenues of $10.69 billion, flat year on year. It was a slower quarter for the company, with a miss of analysts’ organic revenue estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Northrop Grumman’s revenue to decline 2% year on year to $9.93 billion, a reversal from the 8.9% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $6.26 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Northrop Grumman has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.

Looking at Northrop Grumman’s peers in the aerospace and defense segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Byrna delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 57.3%, meeting analysts’ expectations, and AAR reported revenues up 19.5%, falling short of estimates by 2.8%. Byrna traded up 8.2% following the results while AAR was down 16.3%.

Read our full analysis of Byrna’s results here and AAR’s results here.

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