Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call October 26, 2023 9:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Todd Ernst - Vice President, Investor Relations

Kathy Warden - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President

David Keffer - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Douglas Harned - Bernstein

Ronald Epstein - Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Sheila Kahyaoglu - Jefferies

Myles Walton - Wolfe Research

Kristine Liwag - Morgan Stanley

Robert Stallard - Vertical Research

Cai von Rumohr - TD Cowen

Kenneth Herbert - RBC Capital Markets

Scott Deuschle - Deutsche Bank

Gavin Parsons - UBS

Seth Seifman - JPMorgan

David Strauss - Barclays

Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Northrop Grumman's Third Quarter Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. My name is Josh, and I will be your operator today. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to your host, Mr. Todd Ernst, Vice President, Investor Relations. Mr. Ernst, please proceed.

Todd Ernst

Thanks, Josh, and good morning, everyone, and welcome to Northrop Grumman's Third Quarter 2023 Conference Call. On the call this morning, we'll refer to a presentation that is posted on our IR website.

Before we start, matters discussed on today's call, including guidance and outlooks for 2023 and beyond reflect the company's judgment based on information available at the time of this call. They constitute forward-looking statements pursuant to safe harbor provisions of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those noted in today's press release and our SEC filings. These risks and uncertainties may cause actual company results to differ materially.

Today's call will include non-GAAP financial measures that are reconciled to our GAAP results in our earnings release. On the call today are Kathy Warden, our Chair, CEO and President; and Dave Keffer, our CFO.

At this time, I'd like to turn the call over to Kathy. Kathy?

Kathy Warden

Thanks, Todd. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We are all witnessing significant geopolitical tensions across the globe, including the ongoing war in Ukraine and the horrific attacks in Israel. We truly hope that peace and safety can be established for the people in these regions, and we'll continue in our steadfast support for the U.S. and our allies in their pursuit of global security and stability.

On this morning's call, in addition to reviewing our third quarter results and important program events in the quarter, I'll address the U.S. budget and trends we see in the global environment. And as usual, at this time of year, I'll provide our initial outlook for next year.