CLAIM #52437 · RTX Corporation (RTX) · 2024Q4 earnings call · Jan 28, 2025 · due Dec 31, 2026
“see no reason why that can't get to margins that are north of 12%, 12.5% as well.”
Neil Mitchill · CFO
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Look at: Raytheon segment adjusted operating margin, annual
It came true if: Raytheon segment margin >= 12.0%
Where: RTX segment reporting (10-K / annual earnings release)
In context
“viously, there's been a number of headwinds that we could not have contemplated back in 2021. I recall when we put these targets out there, we were among the first company talking in the COVID environment publicly. So it was really unique times. We've also lost over $0.75 billion of sales due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. So there's been a lot of changes, but I think we've done a lot to overcome them. At Pratt, you saw good margins coming out of the fourth quarter. And again, we think Pratt has the potential to grow its margins to where we thought they'd be today. They're not too far off. The top line has grown faster, and obviously, that's been driven by aftermarket and the GTF, which comes with a lighter margin, but still positive, as I just talked about. And then, of course, Raytheon see no reason why that can't get to margins that are north of 12%, 12.5% as well. So the productivity there at Raytheon continues to improve. We saw good improvement in '24. We're expecting another $100 million in 2025 year-over-year. So, I think all things are on track. But there's been a number of changes, but I think we're doing what we can and controlling what we can control. Chris Calio: Yeah. I mean, David, some puts and takes for sure. But I would say that we feel even stronger about the underlying fundamentals of each of the businesses. Inflation was a huge headwind when we put those out in '21. But I would just say we -- our conviction around the fundamentals and margin runway for each of the businesses remain strong. Noah Poponak: Okay. And, Neil, what's your latest assumption for the last year you have a GTF powdered metal cash flow headwind? Neil Mitchill:”
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