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Higher F-35 Margins Will Help Offset Impact From Budget Cuts In Lockheed’s 2014 Results
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) faced a very challenging demand environment in 2013 with U.S. government spending declining due to sequestration. The defense contractor was initially assessed to be highly vulnerable to this decline as it gets over 80%...
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Potential South Korean Order to Expand Lockheed’s F-35 International Client Reach
South Korea recently hinted that it would purchase Lockheed’s F-35 in a multi-billion dollar deal early next year. The country’s defense ministry announced that it would place an order for 40 fighter aircraft with stealth capabilities...
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Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited: One For The Future
Submitted by SK Options Trading as part of our contributors program . Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited: One For The Future Background: Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM) was one of favorite mining stocks in the early part of the gold bull market a...
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3 Cheap And High-Yielding Stocks From The S&P 500 I Like
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . 3 Cheap And High-Yielding Stocks From The S&P 500 I Like S&P 500 stocks with low earnings multiples and high dividends originally published at long-term-investments.bl...
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Lockheed Shows Higher Margins In The Face Of Government Austerity
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) posted better-than-expected results in its third quarter earnings. Though the defense contractor’s top line fell by 4% annually to $11.3 billion due to sequestration, its earnings rose by 16% annually to $2.57 pe...
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Sequestration Will Weigh On Lockheed’s Top Line Results
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) will announce its third quarter earnings Tuesday, October 22. The defense contractor’s top-line will likely get impacted severely from across-the-board government spending cuts called sequestration, which came in effec...
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3 Cheap And Top Yielding Large Cap Dividend Growth Stocks Close To New 52-Week Highs
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . 3 Cheap And Top Yielding Large Cap Dividend Growth Stocks Close To New 52-Week Highs Cheaply valuated dividend growth stocks close to new 52-Week-Highs originally published at...
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Weekly Defense Note: Boeing And Lockheed Martin
The past week saw important developments related to two defense contractors under our coverage. On Tuesday, September 24, Boeing ‘s (NYSE:BA) F-15 was rejected by South Korea for a $7.7 billion fighter jet deal. With this move, the contest...
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17 Bargains From The High-Yield Dividend Achievers Index
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Dividend income growth stocks with high yields and low price-to-earnings ratios originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com . High yielding stocks in a low inte...
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Lockheed’s F-35s Could Escape Budget Cuts Next Year
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker programs may escape from the automatic spending cuts called sequestration next year, according to the Air Force officials. Eric Fanning, the U.S. Secretary of the Air Force said ...
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Lockheed Is Making Steady Progress In Its International Business Expansion
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has been under pressure from the declining defense budgets of the U.S. government as over 80% of the company’s sales come from the government, including around 60% from the Department of Defense (DoD). The passage...
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Defense Cuts Cloud Lockheed’s Outlook Despite Higher Earnings
Lockheed Martin ‘s (NYSE:LMT) sales declined by 4% annually in the second quarter due to fewer F-16, F-22 and commercial satellite deliveries, offset in part by higher F-35 deliveries. However, the defense contractor’s earnings rose ...
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Sequestration Will Cut Into Lockheed’s Top Line Results
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) will announce second quarter earnings on July 23. The defense contractor’s top line will likely get impacted severely from across-the-board government spending cuts called sequestration, which came in effect from...
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Lockheed Martin Is Getting Mixed International Support For Its F-35 Program
Recently, Australia reaffirmed its commitment to buy up to 100 F-35s from Lockheed (NYSE:LMT), supporting the defense contractor on its F-35 program, which has seen multiple delays, cost escalations and questions on capability. At around the same...
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Lockheed Cuts Cost And Looks Abroad To Mitigate Sequestration Impact
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) posted better than expected results in the first quarter. Revenues declined marginally due to fewer F-16 and C-130J military aircraft deliveries; however, earnings climbed 15% year-over-year to $2.33 per share driven b...
