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GD’s Net Income Tumbles On Charge Related To Planned Sale Of Axle Business

GD’s Net Income Tumbles On Charge Related To Planned Sale Of Axle Business
GD Chairman and CEO Phebe Novakovic. Photo: GD

General Dynamics [GD] on Wednesday posted lower net income in the second quarter due to a charge related to the planned sale of an axle business it acquired in 2009. Excluding the charge related to AxleTech, GD’s earnings from continuing operations were up nearly a percent to $646 million, $1.88 earnings per share (EPS), beating analysts’ expectations by 11 cents EPS. The results were driven by lower taxes while per share earnings benefited from a lower stock count due to…

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