Woodward, Inc. designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment provides fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, and flight deck controls, actuators, servocontrols, motors, and sensors for aircraft. These products are used on commercial and private aircraft and rotorcraft, as well as on military fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft, guided weapons, and other defense systems. It also provides aftermarket maintenance, repair and overhaul, and other services to commercial airlines, repair facilities, military depots, third party repair shops, and other end users. This segment sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), tier-one suppliers, and contractors, as well as through aftermarket sales of components, such as provisioning spares and replacements. The Industrial segment offers actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, control systems, electronics and software, and sensors. These products are used on industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, and reciprocating engines. This segment sells its aftermarket products, and other related services to OEMs through an independent network of distributors, as well as directly to end users. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.
| Revenue | $3,324,249,000 |
| Net Income | $372,971,000 |
| Free Cash Flow | $342,809,000 |
| Book Value / Share | $36.23 |
| Total Liabilities | $2,192,499,000 |
| Total Equity | $2,176,416,000 |
| Debt / Equity | 0.41 |
| Current Ratio | 1.89 |
| Interest Coverage | 8.93 |
| Working Capital | $820,101,000 |
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| P/E (TTM) | 27.63 |
| Industry P/E | N/A |
| Forward P/E | 42.84 |
| P/B | 4.73 |
| Price / Sales | 3.10 |
| P / FCF | 30.06 |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.66 |
| Graham Number | $71.14 |
| DCF (placeholder) | — |
| Gross Margin | 26.37% |
| Operating Margin | 12.88% |
| Net Margin | 11.22% |
| ROIC | 9.39% |
| Asset Turnover | 0.76 |
| RSI (14) | 53.19 |
| SMA 50 | 246.71 |
| SMA 200 | 214.87 |
| MACD | 2.32 |
| Signal | BULLISH |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mr. Charles P. Blankenship Jr. | CEO & Chairman (1967) |
| Mr. William F. Lacey | Executive VP & CFO (1970) |
| Mr. Thomas G. Cromwell | Executive VP & COO (1969) |
| Mr. Terence J. Voskuil | Executive VP & President of Aerospace (1966) |
| Mr. Randall L. Hobbs | Executive VP & President of Industrial (1968) |
| Mr. Donald J. Guzzardo | VP of Investor Relations & Treasurer (—) |
| Ms. Karrie M. Bem | Executive VP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer (1978) |
| Mr. Ron C. Charles | Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer (1970) |
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Shares of aerospace and defense company Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) jumped 2.6% in the afternoon session after a softened tone from President Donald Trump on U.S.-China relations boosted investor sentiment. The positive shift followed a weekend post on Truth Social where Trump stated, "Don't worry about China, it will all be fine!" and expressed a desire to help rather than hurt the country's economy. This statement provided significant relief to markets that had ended the prior week with steep losses