Why LMT's build rate re-rates it
Book-to-bill above one for several quarters is the tell here.
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Book-to-bill above one for several quarters is the tell here.
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Build-rate normalisation flows straight to margins at this point in the cycle.
Defence budgets provide a floor under the order book regardless of macro.
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