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Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/22 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Tuesday, 11/1/22, at 7:36am ET   ·   For:  9/30/22   ·   Accession #:  40888-22-28   ·   File #:  1-01520

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11/01/22  Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. 10-Q        9/30/22   86:10M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   2.25M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
10: R1          Cover                                               HTML     79K 
11: R2          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    109K 
12: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     45K 
                Income                                                           
13: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     28K 
                Income (Parenthetical)                                           
14: R5          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    166K 
15: R6          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     42K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
16: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML    126K 
                Equity                                                           
17: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    118K 
18: R9          Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations      HTML     39K 
19: R10         Earnings Per Share ("EPS") of Common Stock          HTML     62K 
20: R11         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     70K 
21: R12         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     42K 
22: R13         Balance Sheet Accounts                              HTML    115K 
23: R14         Income Taxes                                        HTML     35K 
24: R15         Long-term Debt                                      HTML     62K 
25: R16         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML    100K 
26: R17         Retirement Benefits                                 HTML     60K 
27: R18         Operating Segments and Related Disclosures          HTML     83K 
28: R19         Unusual Items                                       HTML     44K 
29: R20         Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements  HTML    228K 
30: R21         Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations      HTML     46K 
                (Policies)                                                       
31: R22         Earnings Per Share ("EPS") of Common Stock          HTML     60K 
                (Tables)                                                         
32: R23         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     68K 
33: R24         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     41K 
34: R25         Balance Sheet Accounts (Tables)                     HTML    123K 
35: R26         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     31K 
36: R27         Long-term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     55K 
37: R28         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     58K 
38: R29         Retirement Benefits (Tables)                        HTML     58K 
39: R30         Operating Segments and Related Disclosures          HTML     82K 
                (Tables)                                                         
40: R31         Unusual Items (Tables)                              HTML     41K 
41: R32         Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements  HTML    228K 
                (Tables)                                                         
42: R33         Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations      HTML     61K 
                (Details)                                                        
43: R34         Earnings Per Share ("EPS") of Common Stock -        HTML     86K 
                Reconciliation of Numerator and Denominator                      
                (Details)                                                        
44: R35         Revenue Recognition - Schedule of Impact of the     HTML     65K 
                Change in Contract Estimates on Operating Results                
                (Details)                                                        
45: R36         Revenue Recognition - Schedule of Contract Asset    HTML     38K 
                and Liability (Details)                                          
46: R37         Revenue Recognition - Narrative (Details)           HTML     44K 
47: R38         Revenue Recognition - Schedule of Percentage of     HTML     44K 
                Sales by Contract and Customer (Details)                         
48: R39         Stock-Based Compensation (Details)                  HTML     37K 
49: R40         Balance Sheet Accounts - Schedule of Fair Value of  HTML     57K 
                Financial Instruments (Details)                                  
50: R41         Balance Sheet Accounts - Schedule of Estimated      HTML     40K 
                Fair Value and Principal Amount of Outstanding                   
                Debt (Details)                                                   
51: R42         Balance Sheet Accounts - Schedule of Accounts       HTML     31K 
                Receivable (Details)                                             
52: R43         Balance Sheet Accounts - Schedule of Other Current  HTML     38K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
53: R44         Balance Sheet Accounts - Schedule of Property,      HTML     42K 
                Plant and Equipment, net (Details)                               
54: R45         Balance Sheet Accounts - Schedule of Other          HTML     34K 
                Noncurrent Assets (Details)                                      
55: R46         Balance Sheet Accounts - Schedule of Other Current  HTML     33K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
56: R47         Balance Sheet Accounts - Narrative (Details)        HTML     39K 
57: R48         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     34K 
58: R49         Long-term Debt - Summary of Long-term Debt          HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
59: R50         Long-term Debt - Narrative - Senior Credit          HTML     73K 
                Facility (Details)                                               
60: R51         Long-term Debt - 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes     HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
61: R52         Long-term Debt - Schedule of 2.25% Convertible      HTML     39K 
                Senior Notes (Details)                                           
62: R53         Long-Term Debt - Interest Expense Components for    HTML     35K 
                the 2??% Notes (Details)                                         
63: R54         Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative - Legal   HTML     35K 
                Matters (Details)                                                
64: R55         Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative -         HTML     73K 
                Environmental Matters (Details)                                  
65: R56         Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative -         HTML     36K 
                Environmental Reserves and Estimated Recoveries                  
                (Details)                                                        
66: R57         Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of          HTML     47K 
                Environmental Reserve Activity (Details)                         
67: R58         Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of          HTML     31K 
                Northrop Agreement Activity (Details)                            
68: R59         Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of          HTML     27K 
                Financial Information for the Impact of                          
                Environmental Reserves and Recoveries (Details)                  
69: R60         Commitments and Contingencies - Arrangements with   HTML     35K 
                Off-Balance Sheet Risk (Details)                                 
70: R61         Retirement Benefits (Details)                       HTML     46K 
71: R62         Operating Segments and Related Disclosures -        HTML     27K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
72: R63         Operating Segments and Related Disclosures -        HTML     78K 
                Schedule of Selected Financial Information for                   
                Each Reportable Segment (Details)                                
73: R64         Operating Segments and Related Disclosures -        HTML     37K 
                Summary of Customers that Represented More than                  
                10% of Net Sales (Details)                                       
74: R65         Unusual Items - Summary of Unusual Items Expense    HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R66         Unusual Items - Narrative (Details)                 HTML     47K 
76: R67         Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements  HTML     40K 
                - Narrative (Details)                                            
77: R68         Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements  HTML    105K 
                - Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations                 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R69         Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements  HTML     50K 
                - Condensed Consolidated Statement of                            
                Comprehensive Income (Details)                                   
79: R70         Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements  HTML    209K 
                - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details)                 
80: R71         Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements  HTML     62K 
                - Condensed Consolidated Statements of                           
                Stockholders? Equity (Details)                                   
81: R72         Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements  HTML    114K 
                - Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                 
                (Details)                                                        
84: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    161K 
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83: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    169K 
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