Lockheed Martin beats Q1 estimates, reaffirms guidance

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Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) stock is up 1.5% after the company posted better-than-expected Q1 results.

LMT delivered a profit per share of $6.61 on revenue of $15.1 billion, topping the analyst consensus for $6.07 per share on sales of $15.05B. The beat was driven by a 16% surge in year-over-year (YoY) sales in the Space business.

LMT also reaffirmed its 2023 guidance. It continues to see FY EPS between $26.60 and $26.90 on revenue of $65B-$66B.

“We remain on track to achieve our full year 2023 financial guidance and continue our robust approach to returning capital to shareholders, with $500 million in share repurchases and $784 million in dividends distributed in the first quarter,” the company said in a press release.

Vital Knowledge analysts commented:

“The Q1 results are decent, but the unchanged guidance puts this report in aggregate in the ‘inline/boring’ bucket.”