Basis Of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements included in this report have been prepared by management of The Boeing Company (herein referred to as “Boeing”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation are reflected in the interim financial statements. The results of operations for the period ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. The interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, including the notes thereto, included in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Liquidity Matters

During the first three months of 2022, net cash used by operating activities was $3.2 billion. Our operating cash flows continue to be impacted by lower commercial airplane deliveries and concessions paid to 737 MAX customers. We expect negative operating cash flows until commercial deliveries ramp up. As a result, our cash and short-term investment balance was $12.3 billion at March 31, 2022, down from $16.2 billion at December 31, 2021, while our debt balance was $57.7 billion at March 31, 2022, down from $58.1 billion at December 31, 2021. Short-term debt and the current portion of long-term debt increased to $2.6 billion at March 31, 2022 from $1.3 billion at December 31, 2021. The current portion of long-term debt includes term notes of $0.9 billion maturing in 2022.

As of March 31, 2022, our unused borrowing capacity on revolving credit agreements is $14.7 billion, unchanged from December 31, 2021. We anticipate that these credit lines will remain undrawn and primarily serve as back-up liquidity to support our general corporate borrowing needs. Our borrowing capacity includes $6.3 billion scheduled to expire in October 2022, of which $3.1 billion has a one-year term out option that allows us to extend the maturity of any borrowings one additional year.

Our short-term and long-term credit ratings remained unchanged during the first quarter of 2022. There is risk for future downgrades.

At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, trade payables included $2.1 billion and $2.3 billion payable to suppliers who have elected to participate in supply chain financing programs. We do not believe that future changes in the availability of supply chain financing will have a significant impact on our liquidity.

We are also working with our customers and supply chain to accelerate receipts and conserve cash. For example, the United States Department of Defense (U.S. DoD) has taken steps to work with its industry partners to increase liquidity in the form of increased progress payment rates and reductions in withholds among other initiatives.

We continue to transform and improve our business processes. These activities are not intended to constrain our capacity but to enable the Company to emerge stronger and be more resilient when the market recovers.

Based on our current best estimates of market demand, planned production rates, timing of cash receipts and expenditures, our ability to successfully implement further actions to improve liquidity, as well as our ability to access additional liquidity, if needed, we believe it is probable that we will be able to fund our operations for the foreseeable future.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We believe

that the accounting estimates and assumptions are appropriate, however, given the increased uncertainties surrounding the severity and duration of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic actual results could differ from those estimates.

Long-term Contracts

Changes in estimated revenues, cost of sales, and the related effect on operating income are recognized using a cumulative catch-up adjustment which recognizes in the current period the cumulative effect of the changes on current and prior periods based on a long-term contract’s percentage-of-completion. When the current estimates of total sales and costs for a long-term contract indicate a loss, a provision for the entire reach-forward loss on the long-term contract is recognized.

Net cumulative catch-up adjustments to prior periods' revenue and earnings, including certain reach-forward losses, across all long-term contracts were as follows:


(In millions - except per share amounts)	Three months ended March 31
		2022	2021
(Decrease)/increase to Revenue		($612)	$7
Increase to Loss from operations		($1,130)	($176)
Decrease to Diluted EPS		($1.47)	($0.29)