DOD Contractor Profitability 1980-1984
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to present appropriate comparative data on major DOD contractors and to evaluate their profitability during the period 1980-1984. The study is structured to examine two principal research questions as they apply to a sample of 49 prime DOD contractors. The first examines profitability from the macro level. i.e. the defense industry taken as a whole. The second involves an analysis of several defense contractors at the micro level, i.e. individual firms and specific business segments. The study includes a discussion of the defense perspective of the 1980's, an historical summary of DOD defense policy, a review of profit studies, and a summary of selected financial data. The study's main conclusions are that on the basis of the profitability measures selected and for the period 1980-1984, DOD prime contractors were (1) more profitable than their like-sized commercial oriented competitors and (2) on both an aggregate and segment basis, less exposed to risk.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA165183
Entities
People
- John P. Morse
- Kenyon P. Kramer
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School