GE’s spinoff plan still on track

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GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $101 remains a hold. The conglomerate (New York symbol GE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $111.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 0.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ge.com) recently spun off its healthcare products business (X-ray equipment, MRI and ultrasound scanners) as GE HealthCare Technologies Inc (Nasdaq symbol GEHC). Investors received one share of the new firm for every three GE shares they held. They are not liable for capital gains taxes until they sell their new shares. Parent GE still holds 19.9% of GE HealthCare. GE still plans to spin off its renewable power business as GE Vernova in 2024. The remaining operations (jet engines and aircraft electronics) will operate as GE Aerospace. Meantime, in the first quarter of 2023, GE’s revenue rose 14.3%, to $14.49 billion from $12.68 billion a year earlier. That’s mainly due to stronger demand for aerospace equipment as travel volumes rebound from the pandemic. Earnings before unusual items also…