But they're up if you count business we don't have anymore. A third initiative centers on our efforts to attract commercial aircraft subcontracting work to our facilities in Georgia. We are continuing discussions with potential customers and expect to build this base significantly. The write-offs are expected to cover excess costs to completion after estimated pricing adjustments and contract changes. The write-offs will be even higher unless the government agrees to rewrite the contracts.
Profit margins are down.
But they are up if you don't count the business we lost money on. We stopped buying back shares because we were running out of money. Many of the programs extend well into the future. Ordinarily, because of the method of funding of government programs, they do not appear in the backlog beyond the current year. We got fired.