GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
For the period ended Jun 30, 2024. Filed Jul 23, 2024.
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Jun 30, 2024 · Filed Jul 23, 2024
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Segment Operations
COMMERCIAL ENGINES & SERVICES. Commercial Engines & Services (CES) designs, develops, manufactures and services jet engines for commercial airframes, as well as business aviation and aeroderivative applications. The services CES provides include maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of engines and the sale of spare parts. We offer these services under a variety of contracts, including time and material contracts, as well as other long-term service arrangements. Our customers for equipment and services include, but are not limited to, airframers, airlines and third-party MRO shops. CES engines power aircraft in all categories: narrowbody, widebody and regional, which includes engines sold by joint venture partners, the most significant of which is CFM International, a 50-50 non-consolidated joint venture with Safran Aircraft Engines, a subsidiary of Safran Group of France.
Significant Trends & Developments. Our results in the second quarter of 2024 reflect robust demand for commercial air travel. A key underlying driver of our CES business is global commercial departures, which grew 9% during the first six months of 2024 compared to the first six months 2023. We continue to estimate departures growth will be high-single digits in 2024. We are in frequent dialogue with our airline, airframe, and MRO customers about the outlook for commercial air travel, new aircraft production, fleet retirements, and after-market services, including shop visit and spare parts demand.
Internal shop visit output grew in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the second quarter of 2023; while total engine deliveries decreased. Global material availability and supplier delivery performance continue to cause disruptions and have impacted our production and delivery of equipment to our customers. We are investing in our manufacturing facilities, overhaul facilities and our supply chain to increase production and strengthen yield in order to improve support for our customers. We continue to partner with our suppliers to improve material input, and work with our customers to calibrate future production rates. We are leveraging FLIGHT DECK and partnering with suppliers to improve material input and proactively managing the impact of inflationary pressure by driving cost productivity and adjusting the pricing of our products and services. We expect the impact of inflation will continue, and we are continuing to take action to mitigate the impact.
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Total engineering investments, both company and partner-funded, increased compared to the prior year. We remain committed to investing in developing and maturing technologies that enable a more sustainable future of flight. Notably, CFM International's Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines (RISE) program is a suite of pioneering technologies including Open Fan, compact core, hybrid electric systems and alternative fuels. We are developing a hybrid electric demonstrator engine with NASA that embeds generators in a turbofan engine and initial hybrid electric component and baseline engine tests have been completed in 2024. This is one of several initiatives underway to help make hybrid electric commercial flight possible.
CES has a deep history of innovation and technology leadership with a commercial engine fleet in service, including units produced by joint ventures, of approximately 44,000 units. Approximately 13,000 units are under long-term service agreements, which will support recurring, profitable services growth for the future. We believe these strong fundamentals position CES to generate long-term profitable growth and higher cash flow over time.
| Three months ended June 30 | Six months ended June 30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales in units, except where noted | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Commercial Engines | 402 | 543 | 891 | 1,024 |
| LEAP Engines(a) | 297 | 419 | 664 | 785 |
| Internal Shop Visit Growth %(b) | 14% | 12% | 9% | 21% |
| (a) LEAP engines are a subset of Commercial Engines.(b) Internal shop visit growth represents the change in shop visits completed for the period for customer-owned engines covered by a GE Aerospace or joint venture services agreement where GE Aerospace fulfills the shop visit maintenance activity. In 2024, LEAP shop visits greater than 500 hours are included in our shop visit count. The growth rates in 2024 and 2023 exclude LEAP quick turn events. | ||||
| RPO | June 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $8,799 | $6,508 |
| Services | 134,205 | 131,028 |
| Total RPO | $143,004 | $137,535 |
RPO as of June 30, 2024 increased $5.5 billion (4%) from December 31, 2023 primarily as a result of engines contracted under long-term service agreements that have now been put into service and from equipment orders outpacing revenues recognized.
| SEGMENT REVENUES AND PROFIT · Three months ended June 30 · Six months ended June 30 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 2023 · 2024 · 2023 | ||||||||
| Equipment | $1,427 | $1,607 | $3,133 | $2,906 | ||||
| Services | 4,705 | 4,130 | 9,095 | 8,063 | ||||
| Total segment revenues | $6,132 | $5,737 | $12,228 | $10,969 | ||||
| Segment profit | $1,679 | $1,389 | $3,098 | $2,603 | ||||
| Segment profit margin | 27.4 | % | 24.2 | % | 25.3 | % | 23.7 | % |
For the three months ended June 30, 2024, segment revenues were up $0.4 billion (7%) and segment profit was up $0.3 billion (21%).
Revenues increased primarily due to higher internal shop visit volume, particularly from time and material visits, higher pricing and favorable equipment mix. These increases were partially offset by lower deliveries of new engines.
Profit increased primarily due to higher internal shop visit volume, higher pricing and favorable services mix. These increases in profit were partially offset by additional growth investment and lower spare engine deliveries.
For the six months ended June 30, 2024, segment revenues were up $1.3 billion (11%) and segment profit was up $0.5 billion (19%).
Revenues increased primarily due to higher services volume across internal shop visits and spare parts, higher pricing and favorable equipment mix. These increases were partially offset by lower deliveries of new engines and an unfavorable change in estimated profitability of our long-term service agreements of $0.2 billion recognized in the first quarter of 2024.
Profit increased primarily due to higher services volume and higher pricing. These increases in profit were partially offset by additional growth investment, lower spare engine deliveries, inflation in our supply chain and an unfavorable change in estimated profitability of our long-term service agreements of $0.2 billion recognized in the first quarter of 2024.
DEFENSE & PROPULSION TECHNOLOGIES
Defense & Systems – Defense & Systems designs, develops, manufactures and services jet engines and aircraft systems for governments, military, and commercial airframers. Our defense engines power a wide variety of military aircraft including fighters, bombers, tankers, transport, helicopters, and surveillance aircraft, as well as aeroderivative engines for marine applications. Our defense engine fleet in service is approximately 26,000 units. Services provided include maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of engines, as well as the sale of spare parts. Our product performance, dedication to innovation and commitment to quality have earned long-standing relationships with airframers and government agencies globally. Additionally, we provide a wide range of avionics systems and electrical power systems for commercial and military platforms.
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Propulsion & Additive Technologies – Propulsion & Additive Technologies is a portfolio of businesses including Avio Aero, Unison, Dowty Propellers and Colibrium Additive. Each operates with a strong and recognized brand serving customers across the Aerospace industry. We primarily design, develop, manufacture and support aircraft components and systems for both commercial and military end users. These include small turboprop engines, aeroengine mechanical transmissions, turbines, combustors and controls, additive manufacturing, propeller systems, ignition systems, sensors and engine accessories for both fixed wing and rotorcraft applications. Avio Aero is a strategic partner in Europe supporting development of indigenous, classified engine technology and a core member of Clean Aviation, significantly contributing and benefiting from the European Union sustainability roadmap.
Significant Trends & Developments. Our results in the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 reflect domestic and international government defense departments’ focus on modernizing and scaling their forces. Specifically, we saw revenue growth in development programs during the first six months of 2024 compared to first six months of 2023, as the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is focused on advanced combat, enhancing platform capability and groundbreaking technology primarily in classified programs. We continue to forecast strong demand across the segment, creating future growth opportunities. A key underlying driver of our business is government funding, as most of the revenue in Defense & Systems is derived from funding that flows through the DoD budget, or equivalent international budgets. National defense budgets are expected to grow in the U.S. in the low-single digits and internationally in the mid-single digits. In March 2024, Congress passed its defense funding bill for fiscal year 2024, which includes funding that supports our advanced engine development research, classified programs and product procurement and maintenance in other engine lines. The DoD and international governments have continued flight operations driving services demand, and have allocated budgets to upgrade and modernize existing fleets, including support for the next generation T901 turboshaft engine and advanced engine architectures. In June 2024, GE Aerospace delivered two T901-GE-900 engines to Sikorsky for integration and testing aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk as part of the U.S. Army upgrade program. In addition, GE Aerospace was awarded a $1.1 billion contract to provide T700 series turbine engines to the U.S. Army through the first half of 2029.
Our Defense engine unit sales decreased in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the second quarter of 2023 due to global material availability and supplier delivery performance. We are working closely with our suppliers to improve material input and better support our customers. In addition, we are leveraging FLIGHT DECK and partnering with suppliers to improve material input and proactively managing the impact of inflationary pressure by driving cost productivity and adjusting the pricing of our products and services.
| Three months ended June 30 | Six months ended June 30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales in units, except where noted | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Defense engines | 87 | 228 | 212 | 308 |
| RPO | June 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $10,392 | $9,739 |
| Services | 6,369 | 6,729 |
| Total RPO | $16,761 | $16,468 |
RPO as of June 30, 2024 increased $0.3 billion (2%) from December 31, 2023, primarily due to increases in equipment from Defense & Systems orders outpacing revenues recognized. Equipment growth was primarily driven by engine and flight management system orders.
| Three months ended June 30 · Six months ended June 30 | ||||||||
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| SEGMENT REVENUES AND PROFIT · 2024 · 2023 · 2024 · 2023 | ||||||||
| Defense & Systems | $1,529 | $1,625 | $3,024 | $2,905 | ||||
| Propulsion & Additive Technologies | 871 | 750 | 1,689 | 1,436 | ||||
| Total segment revenues | $2,401 | $2,375 | $4,713 | $4,341 | ||||
| Equipment | $1,071 | $1,137 | $2,080 | $1,994 | ||||
| Services | 1,329 | 1,238 | 2,633 | 2,347 | ||||
| Total segment revenues | $2,401 | $2,375 | $4,713 | $4,341 | ||||
| Segment profit | $344 | $201 | $600 | $402 | ||||
| Segment profit margin | 14.3 | % | 8.5 | % | 12.7 | % | 9.3 | % |
For the three months ended June 30, 2024, segment revenues were up 1% and segment profit was up $0.1 billion (71%).
Revenues increased primarily driven by growth in Propulsion & Additive Technologies. This growth is primarily from improved pricing and higher output at Avio Aero and Unison. The increase in Propulsion & Additive Technologies is partially offset by a decrease in Defense & Systems revenues. This decrease is primarily due to lower deliveries of new engines, partially offset by higher prices for aircraft systems products and services growth.
Profit increased primarily due to higher pricing, services growth and prior year impacts from program costs. The profit increase is partially offset by lower deliveries of new engines.
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For the six months ended June 30, 2024, segment revenues were up $0.4 billion (9%) and segment profit was up $0.2 billion (49%).
Revenue increased in both Defense & Systems and Propulsion & Additive Technologies. Defense & Systems revenues increased primarily due to higher prices, services growth and an increase in development program revenues. This increase was partially offset by lower deliveries of new engines. Propulsion & Additive Technologies revenues increased, primarily due to higher output at Avio Aero and Unison and improved pricing.
Profit increased primarily due to higher pricing, services growth, more favorable equipment and services mix and prior year impacts from program costs. This increase was partially offset by additional growth investment and lower deliveries of new engines.
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