Parts shortages offset spinoff benefits

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GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $93 remains a hold. The conglomerate (New York symbol GE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $102.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 0.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ge.com) plans to break itself up into three separate companies: Healthcare products (X-ray equipment, MRI and ultrasound scanners); renewable energy and power (turbines and equipment for wind farms); and Aviation equipment (jet engines). The company expects to complete these transactions in stages between 2023 and 2024. Meantime, supply chain disruptions and parts shortages have hurt GE’s deliveries. As a result, its revenue in the three months ended December 31, 2021, fell 3.1%, to $19.59 billion from $20.22 billion a year earlier. However, thanks to a cost-cutting plan, including job cuts and plant closures, earnings before unusual items jumped 58.6%, to $0.92 from $0.58. GE is a hold. hold…