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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is in the Auto Industry
- Revenue
- Dec 31 2007
- $44.9B
- Profit
- Dec 31 2007
- $3.5B
- Market Cap
- Jul 22 2008
- $46.0B
Latest News and Analysis
Caterpillar Profit Beats Views, Boosts '08 Outlook
By James B. Kelleher CHICAGO (Reuters) - Construction and mining equipment company Caterpillar Inc CAT said on Tuesday that its quarterly earnings rose a surprising 34 percent as strong sales in the developing world offset continued weakness in North America and...
Caterpillar Profit Rises More-than-expected 34 Percent
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Construction and mining equipment company Caterpillar Inc CAT said on Tuesday quarterly earnings rose a greater-than-expected 34 percent as strong growth in emerging economies offset weakness in North America, Western Europe and Japan. The company also raised its...
Caterpillar Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Caterpillar Inc. CAT Q2 2008 Earnings Call
Earnings Preview: Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar CAT is expected to report Q2 earnings before market open Tuesday, July 22, with a conference call scheduled for 11:00 am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of $1.55 on revenue of $12.68B. The consensus range for EPS is $1.44 to $1.69, while the consensus range for revenue...
Stocks Eye Banks, Short-sale Rule
By Deborah Jian Lee NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the heart of earnings season, stock market investors will scrutinize a raft of regional bank earnings this week for more write-offs that could send the market tumbling. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq snapped...
This Week's Key Earnings Reports
Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: This week is another busy earnings week. Below we highlight key companies expected to report from July 21st through the 25th. For each company, we provide the current earnings per share estimate and change in that estimate over the last month. We also...
Investing in Dividend Paying Companies
Devin Hobbes submits: Suppose 20 years ago, in the middle of the Savings and Loan Crisis, you decided to invest in a basket of dividend paying companies to hold for the long term. Not wanting to do too much research but still interested in buying quality companies, you decided to...
Dow 30 Earnings Reports
Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: While much of the news surrounding earnings reports focuses on how much a company earns, the real test of how good or bad the report is depends on how the stock reacts. For those interested, below we highlight the percentage of up days...
Dow 30 Price Targets - Too Much Optimism?
Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Below we highlight the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. For each one, we include its price, year-to-date change, consensus analyst price target, and the current distance from that price target. The average stock in the Dow has a...
10 Signs of a Recession
Stockerati submits: Happy Birthday, America! The typical economic cycle consists of two main phases: Boom and Recession. The phase leading to a boom is called expansion and that leading to a recession is called contraction. Another way of looking at this is considering expansion the transition from recession-boom and contraction the...
Options Trader: Tuesday Outlook
Phil Davis submits: Oil is at $142.50. As I said yesterday, what do you expect to happen when a tank of gas costs $70? We were hoping for some relief but we are not getting it. Every sell-off on the NYMEX, like the one yesterday that dropped oil...
Titan Machinery: Doesn't Anybody Look at Valuation?
Njord Wind submits: Titan Machinery (NASDAQ: TITN) is the latest darling of the so-called "Ag Boom". Titan Machinery sells farm and construction equipment via a network of 48 stores located in the upper Midwest – mostly in...
Dividends In the News: Seven Companies Raising Dividends
Dividends4Life submits: Lately, it seems that news about companies dropping their dividends have dominated the headlines: Fifth Third FITB reduced its dividend from $0.44 to $0.15.KeyCorp's KEY Board expressed its intention to reduce its dividend 50% to an annualized dividend of $0.75/share.FairPoint Communications FRP lowered its dividend 35%.Crystal...
Dividend Stocks: Good News / Bad News
Dividends4Life submits: It seems lately that the headlines are dominated by companies dropping their dividends such as Fifth Third FITB from $0.44 to $0.15, KeyCorp's KEY Board expressed its intention to reduce its dividend 50% to an annualized dividend of $0.75/share, FairPoint Communications FRP lowering their dividend 35% and...
Earnings Volatility for the Dow 30
Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Earlier today we posted on the most volatile stocks on earnings reports out of the 2,700 stocks in the Bespoke Interactive Earnings Report Database. Below we highlight the same information for the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The...
Caterpillar Inc. Q1 2008 (Qtr End 03/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Caterpillar Inc. Q1 2008 (Qtr End 03/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Caterpillar Inc. Q 2007Earnings Call Transcript
Caterpillar Inc. Q 2007Earnings Call Transcript
Caterpillar Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Caterpillar Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Caterpillar Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Caterpillar Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Ask Not What Your Company Can Do For You…
Caterpillar builds multi-terrain loaders, hydraulic excavators, and other heavy equipment. They also teach their managers to nurture direct reports. While this may conjure up visions of awkward team-building exercises, or courses on developing interpersonal skills, Caterpillar's goal is very pragmatic. According to an article from Workforce Management, they do it...
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- Incorporated: 1925
- CEO: Dr. James W. Owens Ph.D.
Caterpillar has three principal lines of business. Co.'s Machinery business designs, produces and sells construction, mining and forestry machinery, and designs, manufactures, remanufactures, maintains and services rail-related products. Co.'s Engines business designs, manufactures and sells engines for its machinery; electric power generation systems; on-highway vehicles and locomotives; marine, petroleum, construction, industrial, agricultural and other applications; and related parts. Co.'s Financial Products business provides financing alternatives, loans and insurance services to customers and dealers for its machinery and engines, gas turbines and other equipment and marine vessels.
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Caterpillar Inc. Company Info
Board of Directors
Dr. James W. Owens Ph.D.
Chairman
Mr. Joshua I. Smith
Mr. John T. Dillon
Mr. Juan Gallardo
Mr. William A. Osborn
Mr. Edward B. Rust Jr.
Mr. W. Frank Blount
Dr. John R. Brazil
Mr. Eugene V. Fife
Ms. Gail D. Fosler
Mr. Peter A. Magowan
Mr. Daniel M. Dickinson
Mr. David R. Goode
Lord Charles D. Powell
Contact Information
100 NE Adams Street
Peoria, IL
309 675-1000
NAICS Code
Construction Machinery Manufacturing: 333120Brought to you by IBMSponsored Resources
