Lockheed Martin cites COVID and Supply Chain Issues for First-Quarter Losses

The company remains optimistic that it will beat its full-year outlook.

Michael Wildes

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 05:13 PM ET

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Lockheed Marton generated $1.1 billion in free cash flow during the first quarter of 2022. [File Photo: Adobe Stock]

Key Takeaways:

Lockheed Martin reported lower-than-expected first-quarter earnings and sales, attributing the shortfall to ongoing COVID constraints, supply-chain issues, and geopolitical events.
Despite the overall Q1 miss, the aeronautics division saw revenue growth due to increased F-35 fighter jet deliveries and significant new orders.
The company remains optimistic about its full-year outlook, expecting increased global military spending—particularly for F-35s—driven by current geopolitical events and commitments from allied nations like Germany and Canada.

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Defense company Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) reported its first-quarter earnings Tuesday, announcing that ongoing COVID constraints, supply-chain shortages, and geopolitical events caused sales across its businesses to fall short of estimates.

The company reported that net earnings fell to $1.73 billion from $1.84 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Q1 sales of $14.96 billion were lower than the $15.58 billion analysts expected.