Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:00am EDT
 
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- Sales Increase 4 Percent to $8.73 Billion

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation
(NYSE: NOC) reported that third quarter 2009 earnings from continuing
operations totaled $487 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, compared with
$509 million, or $1.50 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2008.  Third
quarter 2009 net pension adjustment (FAS/CAS) reduced earnings from continuing
operations by $47 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, compared with an
increase to earnings from continuing operations of $42 million, or $0.13 per
diluted share, in the third quarter of 2008.


Third quarter 2009 earnings included a net tax benefit of $75 million, or
$0.23 per share, primarily for final settlement of the Internal Revenue
Service's (IRS) examination of the company's 2001, 2002 and 2003 tax returns.
In the third quarter of 2008 the company recognized net tax benefits totaling
$21 million, or $0.06 per share.


Sales for the 2009 third quarter increased 4 percent to $8.73 billion from
$8.38 billion in the 2008 third quarter.  In the 2009 third quarter, $544
million of cash was provided by operations, compared with $1.37 billion in the
prior year period.  The reduction is primarily driven by discretionary pension
plan contributions totaling $586 million that the company made in the 2009
third quarter.  The company did not make discretionary pension plan
contributions in the 2008 third quarter.


"This was another solid quarter for Northrop Grumman, continuing our focus on
managing risk, improving performance and driving growth.  Based on this
quarter's results we are raising our guidance for 2009 earnings per share to
$5.00 to $5.15 per share," said Ronald D. Sugar, chairman and chief executive
officer.






Financial Highlights 

                                              Third Quarter      Nine Months
                                              -------------      -----------
    ($ in millions except per share amounts)  2009     2008      2009   2008
                                              ----     ----      ----   ----

    Sales                                   $8,726   $8,381   $26,003 $24,733

    Segment operating income(1)               $786     $768    $2,296  $2,010
      as a % of sales                          9.0%     9.2%      8.8%    8.1%

    Operating income                          $655     $771    $1,963  $2,041
      as a % of sales                          7.5%     9.2%      7.5%    8.3%

    Diluted EPS from continuing operations   $1.52    $1.50     $3.89   $3.65

    Average diluted shares outstanding,
     in millions                             320.6    340.1     326.1   344.5

    Cash provided by operations               $544   $1,373    $1,202  $2,174

    Free cash flow(2)                         $384   $1,183      $708  $1,630

(1) Segment operating income is a non-GAAP measure used as an internal measure
of financial performance for the five sectors and is reconciled to operating
income in the "Business Results" table presented later in this press release.


(2)Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure defined as cash from operations less
capital expenditures and outsourcing contract & related software costs. 
Management uses free cash flow as an internal measure of financial
performance. Free cash flow is reconciled to cash from operations in the "Cash
Flow Highlights" table presented later in this press release. 






Operating income for the 2009 third quarter totaled $655 million compared with
$771 million in the prior year period.  As a percent of sales, operating
income declined to 7.5 percent from 9.2 percent in the prior year period.  The
change includes a $136 million increase in net pension expense, which was
partially offset by an $18 million improvement in segment operating income. 
As a percent of sales, segment operating income was 9 percent compared with
9.2 percent in the prior year period.


As reconciled in the Pension-adjusted Results table later in this press
release, pension-adjusted operating income totaled 8.3 percent of sales for
the third quarter of 2009 compared with 8.4 percent of sales for the third
quarter of 2008.  Third quarter 2009 pension-adjusted earnings per share from
continuing operations increased 22 percent to $1.67 from $1.37 for the prior
year period.


Federal and foreign income taxes for the 2009 third quarter declined to $133
million from $233 million in the third quarter of 2008. During the quarter the
company recognized a net tax benefit of $75 million primarily for the final
settlement of the IRS examination of the company's tax returns for years 2001,
2002 and 2003.  In the third quarter of 2008 the company recognized net tax
benefits totaling $21 million.  The effective tax rate applied to earnings
from continuing operations for the 2009 third quarter was 21.5 percent
compared with 31.4 percent in the 2008 third quarter.


Earnings per share are based on weighted average diluted shares outstanding of
320.6 million for the third quarter of 2009 and 340.1 million for the third
quarter of 2008.  During the third quarter of 2009 the company repurchased
approximately 4.7 million shares of its common stock, and year-to-date the
company has repurchased 14.7 million shares of common stock.


New business awards totaled $10 billion in the 2009 third quarter. Total
backlog, which includes funded backlog and firm orders for which funding is
not currently contractually obligated by the customer, was $71.5 billion as of
Sept. 30, 2009, compared with $70.4 billion at June 30, 2009.






Pension-adjusted Results 

                                             Third Quarter      Nine Months
                                             -------------     --------------
    ($ in millions except per share amounts) 2009     2008     2009      2008
                                             ----     ----     ----      ----

    Sales                                  $8,726   $8,381  $26,003   $24,733

    Operating income                         $655     $771   $1,963    $2,041
      as a % of sales                         7.5%     9.2%     7.5%      8.3%
      Net pension adjustment(1)                72      (64)     224      (192)
                                               --      ----     ---      -----
    Pension-adjusted operating income(2)     $727     $707   $2,187    $1,849
    Pension-adjusted operating margin %(2)    8.3%     8.4%     8.4%      7.5%

    Earnings from continuing operations      $487     $509   $1,270    $1,255
    Net pension adjustment, after-tax          47      (42)     146      (125)
                                               --      ----     ---      -----
    Pension-adjusted earnings from
     continuing operations(3)                $534     $467   $1,416    $1,130

    Diluted EPS from continuing operations  $1.52    $1.50    $3.89     $3.65
    Net pension adjustment                   0.15    (0.13)    0.45     (0.37)
                                             ----    ------    ----     ------
    Pension-adjusted diluted EPS from
     continuing operations(4)               $1.67    $1.37    $4.34     $3.28
    Weighted average diluted shares
     outstanding, in millions               320.6    340.1    326.1     344.5



(1) Net pension adjustment is a non-GAAP measure defined as pension expense
determined in accordance with GAAP less pension expense allocated to the
business segments under U.S. Government Cost Accounting Standards.


(2)( )Pension-adjusted operating income and margin % are non-GAAP measures
defined as operating income before net pension adjustment and as a % of sales.
 Both are reconciled above.  Management uses pension-adjusted operating income
and margin % as internal measures of the financial performance of the company.


(3) Pension-adjusted earnings from continuing operations is a non-GAAP measure
defined as earnings from continuing operations excluding net pension
adjustment, after-tax at the statutory rate of 35%.  Management uses
pension-adjusted earnings from continuing operations as a performance metric
for operating results.  


(4) Pension-adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations is a non-GAAP
measure defined as diluted EPS from continuing operations available to common
shareholders excluding net pension adjustment, after-tax at the statutory rate
of 35%.  Management uses pension-adjusted diluted EPS as a performance metric
for operating results.






Cash Flow Highlights  

                                    Third Quarter             Nine Months
                                 --------------------     --------------------
    ($ millions)                 2009    2008  Change     2009    2008  Change
                                 ----    ----  ------     ----    ----  ------
    Before discretionary
     pension pre-funding       $1,021  $1,373  $(352)   $1,805  $2,174  $(369)
    Discretionary pension
     pre-funding impact(1)       (477)          (477)     (603)          (603)
                                 -----  -----   -----     -----  -----   -----
    Cash provided by
     operations                   544   1,373   (829)    1,202   2,174   (972)
    Less:
    Capital expenditures          139     167     28       436     444      8
    Outsourcing contract &
     related software costs        21      23      2        58     100     42
                                  ---     ---    ---       ---     ---    ---
    Free cash flow               $384  $1,183  $(799)     $708  $1,630  $(922)



(1) Discretionary pension pre-funding impact is the impact to cash provided by
operations resulting from the company's discretionary pension contributions. 
The company made discretionary pension contributions totaling $586 million in
the third quarter of 2009 and cash income taxes were reduced by $109 million,
resulting in a net impact to cash provided by operations of $477 million in
the quarter.  For nine months, the company made discretionary pension plan
contributions totaling $800 million, and cash income taxes were reduced by
$197 million, resulting in a net impact of $603 million to cash provided by
operations.   






Cash provided by operations in the 2009 third quarter totaled $544 million
compared with $1.37 billion in the prior year period, and free cash flow
totaled $384 million in the 2009 third quarter compared with $1.18 billion in
the prior year period.  The change in cash provided by operations and free
cash flow reflects $586 million of discretionary contributions to the
company's pension plan assets and higher working capital than in the prior
year period.  For the first nine months of 2009, the company has made
discretionary contributions of $800 million to its pension plans.






Cash Measurements, Debt and Capital Deployment 

    ($ millions)                                      9/30/2009   12/31/2008
    ------------                                      ---------   ----------
    Cash & cash equivalents                            $1,924      $1,504
    Total debt                                          4,713       3,944
    Net debt(1)                                         2,789       2,440
    Net debt to total capital ratio(2)                     16%         15%

(1) Total debt less cash and cash equivalents.
(2) Net debt divided by the sum of shareholders' equity and total debt. 






Changes in cash and cash equivalents include the following cash deployment and
financing actions during the quarter:
    --  $586 million discretionary pension plan contributions
    --  $227 million for share repurchases
    --  $139 million for capital expenditures and $21 million for outsourcing
        contract and related software costs
    --  $136 million for dividends

    --  $850 million proceeds from issuance of long term debt, a portion of
        which was used to retire $400 million of 8 percent senior notes that
        matured on Oct. 15, 2009







Business Results 

    Consolidated Sales & Segment Operating Income
    ($ millions)                 Third Quarter                 Nine Months
                             -----------------------    ----------------------
                             2009    2008     Change    2009    2008    Change
                             ----    ----     ------    ----    ----    ------
    Sales
    Aerospace Systems      $2,527  $2,417        5%   $7,656  $7,250       6%
    Electronic Systems      1,839   1,808        2%    5,594   5,018      11%
    Information Systems     2,513   2,410        4%    7,589   7,220       5%
    Shipbuilding            1,650   1,451       14%    4,549   4,403       3%
    Technical Services        692     665        4%    2,026   1,857       9%
    Intersegment
     eliminations            (495)   (370)            (1,411) (1,015)
                             -----   -----     ---    ------- -------    ---
                           $8,726  $8,381        4%  $26,003 $24,733       5%

    Segment operating income
    Aerospace Systems        $265    $233       14%     $780    $721       8%
    Electronic Systems        215     261      (18%)     695     671       4%
    Information Systems       206     156       32%      633     575      10%
    Shipbuilding              113     118       (4%)     211      26     712%
    Technical Services         41      39        5%      121     110      10%
    Intersegment eliminations (54)    (39)              (144)    (93)
                              ----    ----     ---      -----    ----    ---
    Segment operating income $786    $768        2%   $2,296  $2,010      14%
      as a % of sales         9.0%    9.2% (20 bps)      8.8%    8.1%  70 bps

    Reconciliation to operating income:
      Unallocated expenses   $(55)   $(20)              $(87)   $(95)
      Net pension adjustment  (72)     64               (224)    192
      Reversal of royalty
       income included above   (4)    (41)               (22)    (66)
                              ---     ---      ---       ---     ---     ---
    Operating income         $655    $771      (15%)  $1,963  $2,041      (4%)
     as a % of sales          7.5%    9.2% (170 bps)     7.5%    8.3% (80 bps)





Beginning in the first quarter of 2009, operating results for all periods
presented reflect the realignment of the former Mission Systems and
Information Technology sectors into Information Systems and the realignment of
the former Integrated Systems and Space Technology sectors into Aerospace
Systems.  In addition, the presentation reflects the transfer of certain
businesses from Information Systems and Electronic Systems to Technical
Services.  Schedule 6 provides previously reported quarterly financial results
revised to reflect the current reporting structure.






Aerospace Systems

                         Third Quarter ($ millions)
                         --------------------------
               2009                                 2008
            Operating     % of                    Operating    % of
    Sales     Income      Sales          Sales      Income     Sales
    ------   ---------    -----          ------    ---------  ------
    $2,527     $265       10.5%          $2,417      $233       9.6%
    -------    ----       -----          ------      ----       ----

Aerospace Systems third quarter 2009 sales increased 5 percent, principally
due to higher volume for unmanned aircraft programs such as Broad Area
Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aerial System (BAMS UAS), Global Hawk, and Navy
Unmanned Combat Air System (N-UCAS); restricted programs, and manned aircraft
programs such as E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the B-2 and the EA-18G.  Higher volume
for these programs was partially offset by lower volume for the Kinetic Energy
Interceptor (KEI), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), National
Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) and
Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) programs.


Aerospace Systems operating income rose 14 percent, and as a percent of sales
increased to 10.5 percent from 9.6 percent in the prior year period.  The
increase in operating income is due to higher volume and improved program
performance.






Electronic Systems 

                         Third Quarter ($ millions)
                         --------------------------
               2009                                 2008
            Operating     % of                    Operating    % of
    Sales     Income      Sales          Sales      Income      Sales
    ------   ---------    -----          ------    ---------    -----
    $1,839     $215       11.7%          $1,808      $261       14.4%
    -------    ----       -----          ------      ----       -----



Electronic Systems third quarter 2009 sales increased 2 percent.  The increase
reflects higher volume for the F-35 program, higher deliveries of Large
Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) systems, higher volume for the
Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) follow-on program, and higher intercompany
sales for aerospace programs.


Electronic Systems third quarter 2009 operating income declined 18 percent,
and as a percent of sales was 11.7 percent compared with 14.4 percent in the
prior year period.  The difference in operating income and rate is due to a
$40 million patent infringement settlement in the third quarter of 2008 and
lower performance for government systems programs in the third quarter of
2009.






Information Systems

                         Third Quarter ($ millions)

               2009                                 2008
            Operating     % of                    Operating    % of
    Sales     Income      Sales          Sales      Income     Sales
    ------   ---------    -----          ------    ---------   -----
    $2,513      $206       8.2%          $2,410      $156      6.5%
    ------      ----       ---           ------      ----      -----

Information Systems third quarter 2009 sales increased 4 percent due to higher
sales for intelligence and defense programs.


Information Systems operating income increased 32 percent in the 2009 third
quarter, and as a percent of sales increased to 8.2 percent from 6.5 percent
in the prior year period, which included a $57 million negative performance
adjustment for a state and local program.






Shipbuilding 

                         Third Quarter ($ millions)
                         -------------------------
               2009                                 2008
            Operating     % of                    Operating    % of
    Sales     Income      Sales          Sales      Income     Sales
    ------   ---------    -----          ------    ---------   -----
    $1,650     $113        6.8%          $1,451      $118       8.1%
    -------    ----        ---           ------      ----       ----

Shipbuilding third quarter 2009 sales increased 14 percent primarily due to
higher volume for the LPD, Virginia-class submarines, and DDG programs.


Shipbuilding operating income for the 2009 third quarter declined 4 percent
and as a percent of sales declined to 6.8 percent from 8.1 percent in the
prior year period.  The declines in operating income and rate primarily
reflect previously announced adjustments to program margin rates to reflect
higher production costs on expeditionary warfare and surface combatant
programs.






Technical Services

                         Third Quarter ($ millions)
                         -------------------------
               2009                                 2008
            Operating     % of                    Operating    % of
    Sales     Income      Sales           Sales     Income    Sales
    ------   ---------    -----           -----    ---------   -----
     $692       $41        5.9%           $665       $39        5.9%
    ------      ---        ---             ----      ---        ----

Technical Services sales increased 4 percent due to higher volume for life
cycle optimization & engineering, and training & simulation programs. 
Operating income increased 5 percent due to higher volume, and as a percent of
sales, was comparable to the prior year period.


Third Quarter Highlights


    --  In October, the U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a nine-year
        contract to provide Contractor Logistics Support for its fleet of
KC-10
        Extender refueling tanker aircraft, further demonstrating the
company's
        important role as a premier provider of air mobility solutions. The
        indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract has a total
        ceiling value of $3.8 billion.
    --  The U.S. Air Force raised the cost ceiling on Northrop Grumman's
current
        ID/IQ contract for B-2 bomber modernization and sustainment activities
        from $6.1 billion to $9.54 billion.
    --  The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a contract valued at up to $2.4
        billion for the refueling and complex overhaul of the nuclear-powered
        aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
    --  The U.S. Army selected Northrop Grumman to provide Lightweight Laser
        Designator Rangefinders under a five-year ID/IQ contract with an
        estimated value of up to $599 million.
    --  The U.S. Army awarded Northrop Grumman an ID/IQ contract to continue
        providing full-spectrum information operations and computer networks
        operations to the 1st Information Operations Command (Land), Fort
        Belvoir, Va., and its regional computer emergency response teams.  The
        single award is valued at $430 million over five years if all options
        are exercised.
    --  Northrop Grumman was one of two awardees selected by the U.S. Army to
        provide Laser Target Locator Modules under a five-year ID/IQ contract,
        with an initial award valued at approximately $22 million. The total
        potential contract value to Northrop Grumman is an estimated $393
        million over the life of the contract.
    --  Northrop Grumman was selected by the U.S. Army to finalize development
        of its Distributed Common Ground System-Army Mobile Basic system,
        specifically for the Army's emerging Brigade Combat Teams. Valued at
        $296 million, this continuation development contract covers a total
        performance period of 30 months.
    --  The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $153 million
        contract to provide LITENING G4 targeting and sensor systems and
related
        equipment to the active U.S. Air Force as well as kits for the Air
Force
        Reserve Command and Air National Guard to enable the upgrade of
existing
        LITENING AT pods to the G4 configuration.
    --  Northrop Grumman was one of five companies selected by the U.S. Army
for
        a contract to provide automatic identification technology (AIT)
        hardware, software and engineering services for increased
functionality,
        visibility and control across the U.S. Department of Defense and
federal
        agency logistics systems.  The AIT IV program is an ID/IQ contract
with
        a maximum ceiling value of $418.5 million available for task order
        awards.
    --  Two U.S. Missile Defense Agency Space Tracking and Surveillance System
        demonstrator satellites built by Northrop Grumman were launched aboard
a
        Delta II rocket on Sept. 25, adding a critical space-based capability
to
        America's ballistic missile defenses.
    --  Northrop Grumman redelivered the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS
        Carl Vinson (CVN 70), to the U.S. Navy. The redelivery from the
        company's Newport News shipyard follows the completion of a successful
        three-and-a-half-year refueling and complex overhaul.
    --  Northrop Grumman delivered to the U.S. Navy the Aegis guided missile
        destroyer Dewey (DDG 105) and the amphibious transport dock ship New
        York (LPD 21).
    --  The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built U.S. Coast Guard National
        Security Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) completed a successful acceptance
        trial in October, marking the final test of Waesche before her
delivery
        in early November.
    --  Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system reached a
        major milestone - 25,000 combat hours - in July.  This significant
        program achievement accounts for more than 76 percent of the
aircraft's
        32,500 cumulative flight hours for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. 
        First flown in 1998, Global Hawk has logged 1,229 missions so far in
        support of overseas contingency operations and disaster relief
efforts.
    --  Northrop Grumman's newest active electronically scanned array (AESA)
        fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR), has been
        successfully installed on a U.S. Air Force F-16 at Edwards Air Force
        Base, Calif.  Late last year, SABR began a series of flight
        demonstrations aboard the company's test aircraft, successfully
        detecting and displaying multiple aerial targets and generating high
        resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) ground maps. Although
designed
        specifically for the F-16, SABR is scalable and adaptable to other
        platforms and missions.
    --  Northrop Grumman's automated Biohazard Detection System (BDS), in use
        nationwide with the U.S. Postal Service, recently performed its eight
        millionth test without a false positive test result. Northrop Grumman
is
        the prime contractor and systems integrator of the BDS, which has
        screened tens of billions of pieces of mail for anthrax over the past
        five years. It is the only network of autonomous bio-detectors
deployed
        nationwide.
    --  Northrop Grumman opened a new, state-of-the-art Cyber Security
        Operations Center, a comprehensive cyber threat detection and response
        center that focuses on protecting Northrop Grumman and its customers'
        networks and data worldwide.  Located in suburban Maryland, the center
        is staffed around-the-clock, providing security monitoring for more
than
        105,000 clients and 10,000 servers.

    --  Ronald D. Sugar, chairman and chief executive officer since 2003,
        announced his plan to retire from the company in June 2010. The Board
of
        Directors elected Wesley G. Bush to the position of chief executive
        officer and president, effective January 1, 2010.  Bush was also
elected
        to the Board of Directors, effective immediately.   The Board of
        Directors also elected Lewis W. Coleman, currently lead independent
        director, to the role of non-executive chairman, effective January 1,
        2010.  Sugar will assume the title of chairman emeritus effective
        January 1, 2010.





About Northrop Grumman


Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose
120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in
aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical
services to government and commercial customers worldwide.


Northrop Grumman will webcast its earnings conference call at 11:30 a.m. EDT
on Oct. 21, 2009.  A live audio broadcast of the conference call along with a
supplemental presentation will be available on the investor relations page of
the company's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com.


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future sales, segment operating income, pension expense, employer
contributions under pension plans and medical and life benefits plans, cash
flow and earnings. These statements are not guarantees of future performance
and involve certain risks and uncertainties.  Actual results could differ
materially due to factors such as: the effect of economic conditions in the
United States and globally; access to capital; future sales and cash flows;
timing of cash receipts; effective tax rates and timing and amounts of tax
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hurricane-related insurance recoveries; costs of environmental remediation;
our relationships with labor unions; availability and retention of qualified
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and reporting segments; risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions,
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changes in accounting, tax or defense procurement; changes in government and
customer priorities and requirements (including, government budgetary
constraints, shifts in defense spending, changes in import and export
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or termination of contracts; technical, operation or quality setbacks in
contract performance; issues with, and financial viability of, key suppliers
and subcontractors; availability of materials and supplies; controlling costs
of fixed-price development programs; contractual performance relief and the
application of cost sharing terms; allowability and allocability of costs
under U.S. Government contracts; progress and acceptance of new products and
technology; domestic and international competition; legal, financial and
governmental risks related to international transactions; potential security
threats, natural disasters and other disruptions not under our control; and
other risk factors disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


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statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as required by applicable law.


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                                                                    Schedule 1
                                                                    ----------
                        NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (unaudited)

                                          Three months      Nine months
                                             ended            ended
                                          September 30      September 30
                                          ------------      ------------
    $ in millions, except
     per share amounts                     2009    2008     2009     2008
      -------------------------            ----    ----     ----     ----
      Sales and Service Revenues
          Product sales                  $4,982  $4,808  $14,972  $14,051
          Service revenues                3,744   3,573   11,031   10,682
          ----------------                -----   -----   ------   ------
      Total sales and service
       revenues                           8,726   8,381   26,003   24,733
      -----------------------             -----   -----   ------   ------
      Cost of Sales and Service
       Revenues
          Cost of product sales           4,027   3,682   12,007   11,204
          Cost of service revenues        3,276   3,143    9,742    9,168
      General and administrative
       expenses                             768     785    2,291    2,320
      --------------------------            ---     ---    -----    -----
      Operating income                      655     771    1,963    2,041
      Other (expense) income
          Interest expense                  (76)    (74)    (219)    (223)
          Other, net                         41      45       62       72
          ----------                         --      --       --       --
      Earnings from continuing
       operations before
       income taxes                         620     742    1,806    1,890
      Federal and foreign income
       taxes                                133     233      536      635
      --------------------------            ---     ---      ---      ---
      Earnings from continuing
       operations                           487     509    1,270    1,255
      Earnings from discontinued
       operations, net of tax                 3       3        3       16
      --------------------------             --      --       --       --
      Net earnings                         $490    $512   $1,273   $1,271
      ------------                         ----    ----   ------   ------

      Basic Earnings Per Share
          Continuing operations           $1.54   $1.52    $3.94    $3.72
          Discontinued operations           .01     .01      .01      .05
          -----------------------           ---     ---      ---      ---
      Basic earnings per share            $1.55   $1.53    $3.95    $3.77
      ------------------------            -----   -----    -----    -----
      Weighted-average common
       shares outstanding, in
       millions                           317.1   334.2    322.0    337.1
      -----------------------             -----   -----    -----    -----
      Diluted Earnings Per Share
          Continuing operations           $1.52   $1.50    $3.89    $3.65
          Discontinued operations           .01     .01      .01      .04
          -----------------------           ---     ---      ---      ---
      Diluted earnings per share          $1.53   $1.51    $3.90    $3.69
      --------------------------          -----   -----    -----    -----
      Weighted-average diluted
       shares outstanding, in
       millions                           320.6   340.1    326.1    344.5
      ------------------------            -----   -----    -----    -----



                                                                    Schedule 2
                                                                    ----------
                        NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
                                 (unaudited)

                                               September 30,    December 31,
    $ in millions                                  2009             2008
    -------------                                  ----             ----
    Assets
    Cash and cash equivalents                   $1,924            $1,504
    Accounts receivable, net of progress
     payments                                    3,951             3,904
    Inventoried costs, net of progress
     payments                                    1,243             1,003
    Deferred tax assets                            513               549
    Prepaid expenses and other
     current assets                                453               229
    --------------------------                     ---               ---
    Total current assets                         8,084             7,189
    Property, plant, and equipment, net of
     accumulated depreciation of $4,171 in
     2009 and $3,803 in 2008                     4,775             4,810
    Goodwill                                    14,526            14,518
    Other purchased intangibles, net of
     accumulated amortization of $1,873 in
     2009 and $1,795 in 2008                       899               947
    Pension and post-retirement plan assets        292               290
    Long-term deferred tax assets                1,281             1,510
    Miscellaneous other assets                     988               933
    --------------------------                     ---               ---
    Total assets                               $30,845           $30,197
    ------------                               -------           -------

    Liabilities
    Notes payable to banks                         $28               $24
    Current portion of long-term debt              491               477
    Trade accounts payable                       1,793             1,943
    Accrued employees' compensation              1,419             1,284
    Advance payments and billings in
     excess of costs incurred                    1,977             2,036
    Other current liabilities                    1,562             1,660
    -------------------------                    -----             -----
    Total current liabilities                    7,270             7,424
    Long-term debt, net of current portion       4,194             3,443
    Pension and post-retirement plan
     liabilities                                 5,349             5,823
    Other long-term liabilities                  1,603             1,587
    ---------------------------                  -----             -----
    Total liabilities                           18,416            18,277
    -----------------                           ------            ------

    Shareholders' Equity
    Common stock, $1 par value;
     800,000,000 shares authorized;
     issued and outstanding: 2009 -
     314,716,763; 2008 - 327,012,663               315               327
    Paid-in capital                              9,061             9,645
    Retained earnings                            6,457             5,590
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss        (3,404)           (3,642)
    ------------------------------------        ------            ------
    Total shareholders' equity                  12,429            11,920
    --------------------------                  ------            ------
    Total liabilities and
     shareholders' equity                      $30,845           $30,197
    ---------------------                      -------           -------



                                                                    Schedule 3
                                                                    ----------
                        NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (unaudited)

                                                         Nine Months Ended
                                                            September 30
                                                            ------------
    $ in millions                                         2009        2008
    -------------                                         ----        ----
    Operating Activities
        Sources of Cash - Continuing Operations
            Cash received from customers
                Progress payments                       $5,472      $5,465
                Collections on billings                 20,193      19,828
            Other cash receipts                             32          87
            -------------------                             --          --
            Total sources of cash - continuing
             operations                                 25,697      25,380
            ----------------------------------          ------      ------
        Uses of Cash - Continuing Operations
            Cash paid to suppliers and employees       (22,717)    (22,248)
            Pension contributions                         (832)        (86)
            Interest paid, net of interest received       (240)       (251)
            Income taxes paid, net of refunds received    (675)       (569)
            Excess tax benefits from stock-based
             compensation                                   (2)        (47)
            Other cash payments                            (29)         (8)
            -------------------                            ---          --
            Total uses of cash - continuing operations (24,495)    (23,209)
            ------------------------------------------ -------     -------
        Cash provided by continuing operations           1,202       2,171
        Cash provided by discontinued operations                         3
        ----------------------------------------         -----           -
        Net cash provided by operating activities        1,202       2,174
        -----------------------------------------        -----       -----
    Investing Activities
        Proceeds from sale of business, net of
         cash divested                                                 175
        Payments for businesses purchased                  (33)
        Additions to property, plant, and
         equipment                                        (436)       (444)
        Payments for outsourcing contract costs
         and related software costs                        (58)       (100)
        (Increase) decrease in restricted cash             (28)         59
        Other investing activities, net                     16          11
        -------------------------------                     --          --
        Net cash used in investing activities             (539)       (299)
        -------------------------------------             ----        ----
    Financing Activities
        Net borrowings under lines of credit                 4           3
        Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt           850
        Principal payments of long-term debt               (73)       (110)
        Proceeds from exercises of stock options
         and issuances of common stock                      29          95
        Dividends paid                                    (405)       (395)
        Excess tax benefits from stock-based
         compensation                                        2          47
        Common stock repurchases                          (650)     (1,462)
        ------------------------                          ----      ------
        Net cash used in financing activities             (243)     (1,822)
        -------------------------------------             ----      ------
    Increase in cash and cash equivalents                  420          53
    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
     of period                                           1,504         963
    ------------------------------------                 -----         ---
    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period            $1,924      $1,016
    ----------------------------------------            ------      ------



                                                                    Schedule 4
                                                                    ----------
                        NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (unaudited)

                                                            Nine Months
                                                               Ended
                                                            September 30
                                                            ------------
    $ in millions                                           2009      2008
    -------------                                           ----       ----
    Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Net Cash Provided by
     Operating Activities
    Net earnings                                          $1,273     $1,271
    Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by
     operating activities
        Depreciation                                         428        416
        Amortization of assets                               113        148
        Stock-based compensation                              83        126
        Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation     (2)       (47)
        Pre-tax gain on sale of business                                (58)
        Increase in
            Accounts receivable                           (4,741)    (4,845)
            Inventoried costs                               (443)      (531)
            Prepaid expenses and other current assets        (39)       (43)
        Increase (decrease) in
            Progress payments                              4,888      5,062
            Accounts payable and accruals                   (120)       313
            Deferred income taxes                            133        122
            Income taxes payable                            (158)       130
            Retiree benefits                                (208)        35
        Other non-cash transactions, net                      (5)        72
        --------------------------------                      --         --
        Cash provided by continuing operations             1,202      2,171
        Cash provided by discontinued operations                          3
        ----------------------------------------          ------        ---
    Net cash provided by operating activities             $1,202     $2,174
    -----------------------------------------             ------     ------
    Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
    Sale of business
       Liabilities assumed by purchaser                                $(18)
    -----------------------------------                                ----
    Mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock
     converted into common stock                                       $350
    --------------------------------------------------                 ----



                                                                    Schedule 5
                                                                    ----------
                        NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
                      TOTAL BACKLOG AND CONTRACT AWARDS
                                 (unaudited)

    $ in millions      September 30, 2009            December 31, 2008 (3)
    -------------     --------------------          -----------------------
                                         TOTAL                          TOTAL
                  FUNDED(1) UNFUNDED(2) BACKLOG  FUNDED(1) UNFUNDED(2) BACKLOG
                  --------- ----------- -------  --------- ----------- -------
    Aerospace
     Systems       $8,213    $16,678    $24,891   $7,648    $22,883    $30,531
    Electronic
     Systems        7,968      2,809     10,777    8,391      2,124     10,515
    Information
     Systems        4,911      5,219     10,130    5,310      4,672      9,982
    Shipbuilding   12,323      9,078     21,401   14,205      8,148     22,353
    Technical
     Services       1,812      2,452      4,264    1,840      2,831      4,671
                    -----      -----      -----    -----      -----      -----
    Total         $35,227    $36,236    $71,463  $37,394    $40,658    $78,052
                  -------    -------    -------  -------    -------    -------

    (1) Funded backlog represents firm orders for which funding is
        contractually obligated by the customer.
    (2) Unfunded backlog represents firm orders for which funding is not
        currently contractually obligated by the customer.  Unfunded backlog
        excludes unexercised contract options and unfunded
        Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) orders.
    (3) Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the
        2009 presentation.


    New Awards - The estimated value of contract awards included in backlog
     during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, was $24.5 billion.

    Backlog Adjustment - In the second quarter of 2009, the company was
     notified that the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) program was terminated
     for convenience by the Missile Defense Agency.  The KEI termination was
     recorded as a reduction to total backlog of $5.1 billion at Aerospace
     Systems.








                                                                    Schedule 6
                                                                    ----------
                            NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
                        REALIGNED SEGMENT OPERATIONS RESULTS
                                 ($ in millions)
                                   (unaudited)

                                           NET SALES
                                           ---------
                        2006    2007               2008
                        ----    ----   ---------------------------------------
                                               Three Months Ended
                        Total   Total  -------------------------------   Total
                        Year    Year   Mar 31  Jun 30  Sep 30   Dec 31   Year
                        ----    ----   ------  ------  ------   ------    ----
    AS REPORTED (1)

    Information &
     Services

      Mission
       Systems       $4,704   $5,077  $1,298  $1,388  $1,417  $1,537   $5,640
      Information
       Technology     3,962    4,486   1,085   1,215   1,085   1,133    4,518
      Technical
       Services       1,858    2,177     505     572     607     612    2,296
                      -----    -----     ---     ---     ---     ---    -----
                     10,524   11,740   2,888   3,175   3,109   3,282   12,454

    Aerospace

      Integrated
       Systems        5,500    5,067   1,340   1,358   1,345   1,461    5,504
      Space
       Technology     3,869    4,176   1,022   1,118   1,079   1,117    4,336
                      -----    -----   -----   -----   -----   -----    -----
                      9,369    9,243   2,362   2,476   2,424   2,578    9,840

    Electronics       6,267    6,528   1,555   1,675   1,814   2,046    7,090

    Shipbuilding      5,321    5,788   1,264   1,688   1,451   1,742    6,145

    Intersegment
     Eliminations    (1,490)  (1,471)   (345)   (386)   (417)   (494)  (1,642)
                     -------  -------   -----   -----   -----   -----  -------

        Total       $29,991  $31,828  $7,724  $8,628  $8,381  $9,154  $33,887
                     -------  -------  ------  ------  ------  ------  -------

    REALIGNED (2)

    Aerospace
     Systems         $9,358   $9,234  $2,361  $2,472  $2,417  $2,575   $9,825

    Electronic
     Systems          6,201    6,466   1,545   1,665   1,808   2,030    7,048

    Information
     Systems          8,383    9,245   2,298   2,512   2,410   2,557    9,777

    Shipbuilding      5,321    5,788   1,264   1,688   1,451   1,742    6,145

    Technical
     Services         2,090    2,422     558     634     665     678    2,535

    Intersegment
     Eliminations    (1,362)  (1,327)   (302)   (343)   (370)   (428)  (1,443)
                     -------  -------   -----   -----   -----   -----  -------
        Total       $29,991  $31,828  $7,724  $8,628  $8,381  $9,154  $33,887
                    -------  -------  ------  ------  ------  ------  -------



                            NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
                        REALIGNED SEGMENT OPERATIONS RESULTS
                                 ($ in millions)
                                   (unaudited)

                                  SEGMENT OPERATING INCOME (3)
                                  ----------------------------
                        2006    2007               2008
                        ----    ----   ---------------------------------------
                                               Three Months Ended
                        Total   Total  -------------------------------   Total
                        Year    Year   Mar 31  Jun 30  Sep 30   Dec 31    Year
                        ----    ----   ------  ------  ------   ------    ----

    AS REPORTED (1)

    Information &
     Services

      Mission
       Systems         $451     $508    $128    $133    $128    $119     $508
      Information
       Technology       342      329      89      82      37      97      305
      Technical
       Services         120      120      26      36      31      28      121
                        ---      ---     ---     ---     ---     ---      ---
                        913      957     243     251     196     244      934

    Aerospace

      Integrated
       Systems          551      591     170     143     144     156      613
      Space
       Technology       311      329      82      93      90    (461)    (196)
                        ---      ---     ---     ---     ---     ---      ---
                        862      920     252     236     234    (305)     417

    Electronics         786      813     209     202     264     277      952

    Shipbuilding        393      538    (218)    126     118  (2,333)  (2,307)

    Intersegment
     Eliminations      (117)    (113)    (28)    (31)    (44)    (38)    (141)
                        ---      ---     ---     ---     ---     ---      ---
                     $2,837   $3,115    $458    $784    $768 $(2,155)   $(145)

    REALIGNED (2)

    Aerospace
     Systems           $861     $919    $252    $236    $233   $(305)    $416

    Electronic
     Systems            783      809     209     201     261     276      947

    Information
     Systems            771      815     212     207     156     208      783

    Shipbuilding        393      538    (218)    126     118  (2,333)  (2,307)

    Technical
     Services           139      139      29      42      39      34      144

    Intersegment
     Eliminations      (110)    (105)    (26)    (28)    (39)    (35)    (128)
                        ---      ---     ---     ---     ---     ---      ---
        Total        $2,837   $3,115    $458    $784    $768 $(2,155)   $(145)


    NOTE: There have been no changes to the realigned segment operating
    results since this schedule was first made available with the First
    Quarter 2009 earnings release filed on April 22, 2009.

    (1)  "As reported" amounts are as of December 31, 2008, which reflects
         the Park Air / Remotec realignment, Missile Systems realignment, and
         the presentation of Electro-Optical Systems as a discontinued
         operation and are reported in the 2008 Form 10-K.  2008 quarterly
         results for the three months ended Mar. 31, Jun. 30, and Sep. 30 were
         previously reported in Schedule 6 of the Third Quarter 2008 earnings
         release.
    (2)  Reported amounts adjusted to reflect the realignment of certain
         logistics, services, and technical support programs and assets from
         the Information Systems and Electronic Systems segments to the
         Technical Services segment and the streamlining of the company's
         organizational structure by reducing the number of operating segments
         from seven to five.
    (3)  Non-GAAP measure. Management uses segment operating income as an
         internal measure of financial performance for the individual business
         segments.






 


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