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GD Posts Strong Third Quarter On Broad Strength

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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

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By Calvin Biesecker Bolstered by higher profits and margins at each of its business groups, General Dynamics [GD] reported strong third quarter financial results and upped its earnings guidance for the year. Net income increased 16 percent to $634 million, $1.59 earnings per share, from $546 million ($1.34 EPS), topping Wall Street's expectations by eight cents. Operating margins were up 1.4 percent to 13.1 percent, a near record, Nicholas Chabraja, GD's chairman and CEO, said on yesterday's earnings call. Free…

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