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CLAIM #9210 · The Boeing Company (BA) · 2024Q3 earnings call · Oct 23, 2024 · due Oct 23, 2025

We're focused on maintaining $10 billion of cash in addition to our revolver capacity as we historically have.

Brian West · CFO

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We're focused on maintaining $10 billion of cash in addition to our revolver capacity as we historically have.
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The company also maintains access to $10 billion of revolving credit facilities, all of which remain undrawn.

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ger term. So maybe some color on what you're hearing from the credit -- from the rating agencies as well as your thoughts, maybe initial thoughts around the ability of the company to generate free cash flow in the future relative to that $10 billion target that's been out there? Thanks. Brian West: Thanks, David. I'll take a shot at that. We are in active engagement with the rating agencies, and it's a constructive dialogue, and they help inform the plan that we have. And we do have a plan to address the balance sheet. From a timing perspective, we've done everything necessary to be in a position to raise capital, and we're monitoring events closely and we'll access the markets whenever we determine it's the right time. In terms of the size question, here's what's important to us on size. We're focused on maintaining $10 billion of cash in addition to our revolver capacity as we historically have. And we're anticipating our near-term cash flows to be usage driven mostly by timing, both in the fourth quarter and next year as we ramp production. And the third piece of this is that we have debt maturities in the next couple of years. All of that is contextual for how we would think about a funding raise to address the capital needs and ensure sufficient liquidity as we execute our recovery game plan. So we have a plan. We're focused. And again, it's all on the priority to protect our investment grade. David Strauss: Okay. And Kelly, maybe if you could take that question around the $10 billion target that's out there. Is that a realistic target to think about any time over the next several years for this company based on what you've seen so far? Kelly Ortberg: Yes, it's too early for m

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SEC filings for BA · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2024Q3 earnings call.