General Begin Period Cash Flow from 2010 to 2024

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General Dynamics' Begin Period Cash Flow is decreasing over the years with slightly volatile fluctuation. Overall, Begin Period Cash Flow is expected to go to about 1.6 B this year. Begin Period Cash Flow is the amount of cash General Dynamics has at the beginning of a financial reporting period. It serves as the starting point for calculating the period's cash flow from operations, investing, and financing activities. View All Fundamentals
 
Begin Period Cash Flow  
First Reported
1989-12-31
Previous Quarter
B
Current Value
1.4 B
Quarterly Volatility
1.3 B
 
Oil Shock
 
Dot-com Bubble
 
Housing Crash
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid
Check General Dynamics financial statements over time to gain insight into future company performance. You can evaluate financial statements to find patterns among General Dynamics' main balance sheet or income statement drivers, such as Depreciation And Amortization of 441.2 M, Interest Expense of 418.9 M or Total Revenue of 22.3 B, as well as many indicators such as Price To Sales Ratio of 0.85, Dividend Yield of 0.0162 or PTB Ratio of 2.23. General financial statements analysis is a perfect complement when working with General Dynamics Valuation or Volatility modules.
  
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Latest General Dynamics' Begin Period Cash Flow Growth Pattern

Below is the plot of the Begin Period Cash Flow of General Dynamics over the last few years. It is the amount of cash a company has at the beginning of a financial reporting period. It serves as the starting point for calculating the period's cash flow from operations, investing, and financing activities. General Dynamics' Begin Period Cash Flow historical data analysis aims to capture in quantitative terms the overall pattern of either growth or decline in General Dynamics' overall financial position and show how it may be relating to other accounts over time.
Begin Period Cash Flow10 Years Trend
Slightly volatile
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General Begin Period Cash Flow Regression Statistics

Arithmetic Mean2,380,419,771
Geometric Mean1,923,568,406
Coefficient Of Variation56.80
Mean Deviation1,039,418,910
Median2,613,000,000
Standard Deviation1,352,126,654
Sample Variance1828246.5T
Range5.1B
R-Value(0.30)
Mean Square Error1788567.8T
R-Squared0.09
Significance0.27
Slope(91,496,871)
Total Sum of Squares25595450.8T

General Begin Period Cash Flow History

20241.6 B
20231.2 B
20221.6 B
20212.8 B
2020902 M
2019963 M
2018B

About General Dynamics Financial Statements

General Dynamics stakeholders use historical fundamental indicators, such as General Dynamics' Begin Period Cash Flow, to determine how well the company is positioned to perform in the future. Although General Dynamics investors may analyze each financial statement separately, they are all interrelated. For example, changes in General Dynamics' assets and liabilities are reflected in the revenues and expenses on General Dynamics' income statement, which ultimately affect the company's gains or losses. Understanding these patterns can help in making the right long-term investment decisions in General Dynamics. Please read more on our technical analysis and fundamental analysis pages.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Begin Period Cash Flow1.2 B1.6 B

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Is Aerospace & Defense space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of General Dynamics. If investors know General will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about General Dynamics listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.102
Dividend Share
5.58
Earnings Share
13.12
Revenue Per Share
168.226
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.104
The market value of General Dynamics is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of General that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of General Dynamics' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is General Dynamics' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because General Dynamics' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect General Dynamics' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between General Dynamics' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if General Dynamics is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, General Dynamics' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.