
Driven by strong results at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division and steady performance at Newport News Shipbuilding, Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Thursday posted higher sales and earnings in its fourth quarter. Net income jumped 82 percent to $91 million, $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) from $50 million (98 cents EPS) a year ago, buoyed by a favorable revised estimate for insurance recoveries, deferred state taxes, a pension adjustment and improved operating results. Excluding the insurance recoveries and pension adjustment, adjusted…