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BAE Systems PLC on Tuesday reported a larger order book amid increased global interest for its weapons systems, as it announced profit and revenue growth. The defence, aerospace and security company said pretax profit climbed 17% to £2.33 billion in 2023 from £1.99 billion a year prior. Revenue grew 8.6% to £23.08 billion from £21.26 billion. BAE recommended a final dividend per share of 18.5p for 2023, taking the total to 30.0p, up 11% from 27.0p paid for 2022. The order book meanwhile rose 19% to £58.0 billion from £48.9 billion. The company cited M777 deployments to Ukraine and increased interest from armies around the world. ‘Our investments in core franchises and our next-generation priorities such as: space; autonomy; sustainability; advanced manufacturing; and multi-domain and digital integration, are driven by the evolving threat landscape. At a tactical level, the conflict in Ukraine is highlighting the importance of a number of these key technologies, especially autonomy, synthetic training, digital and multi-domain capabilities, while also reinforcing the critical need for munitions and maintaining legacy capabilities,’ BAE said. Looking ahead, the company cited a ‘robust’ outlook for its US government services sector in Intelligence & Security, with the opportunity for mid-term growth despite highly competitive market conditions. BAE shares fell 1.9% to 1,229.50 pence each on Wednesday morning in London. Copyright 2024 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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