2014-05-22

Caterpillar Inc. is a US corporation that focuses on the development, production and marketing of mining and construction equipment, diesel-electric locomotives, industrial turbines, and natural gas and diesel engines.

The company was organized as Caterpillar Tractor Co. in 1925 in the State of California following the merger of the Holt Manufacturing Company and the C. L. Best Tractor Company. It reorganized itself as Caterpillar Inc in 1986 in the State of Delaware.

Caterpillar Inc. is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock ticker symbol ‘CAT’.

The company is comprised of three product segments:

Resource Industries: machinery used in mine and quarry applications. Products include electric rope shovels, large track-type tractors, wheel tractor scrapers, draglines, large mining trucks, wheel dozers, hydraulic shovels, longwall miners, machinery components, drills, large wheel loaders, electronics and control systems, highwall miners, off-highway trucks, hard rock vehicles, and articulated trucks.

Construction Industries: machinery in infrastructure and building construction applications. Products include: backhoe loaders, compact wheel loaders, small track-type tractors, small wheel loaders, track-type loaders, medium track-type tractors, skid steer loaders, mini excavators, select work tools, multi-terrain loaders, small, medium and large track excavators, motor graders, medium wheel loaders, wheel excavators, compact track loaders, and pipelayers.

Power Systems: provides equipment for industries serving electric power, industrial, petroleum and marine applications, such as reciprocating engines turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives and components.

It also provides financial services through its Financial Products segment.

Caterpillar Inc. – Company Overview

Chairman and CEO: Douglas R. Oberhelman

Industry: Heavy Equipment/Engines

Type: Public

Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

NYSE stock symbol: CAT

S&P 500 Component

Revenue: $55.656 billion USD (2013)

Net profit: $3.789 billion USD (2013)

Diluted earnings per share: $5.75 USD (2013)

Company head office: 501 Southwest Jefferson Avenue, Peoria, Illinois, 61630, USA

Corporate contact number: +1 (309) 675-0545

Investor relations contact number:  +1 (309) 675-4619

Investor relations email: CATshareservices@cat.com

Website: http://www.caterpillar.com/

Caterpillar Inc. - Financial Results

Income data (in $ millions)

2013

2012

Sales of Machinery and Power Systems

$52,694

$63,068

Revenues of Financial Products

$2,962

$2,807

Total sales and revenues

$55,656

$65,875

Total operating costs

$50,028

$57,302

Operating profit

$5,628

$8,573

Consolidated profit before taxes

$5,128

$8,236

Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies

$3,803

$5,722

Net profit

$3,789

$5,681

Comprehensive income attributable to stockholders

$6,324

$5,469

Balance sheet data (in $ millions)

Total assets

$84,896

$88,970

Total liabilities

$64,018

$71,388

Total stockholders’ equity

$20,878

$17,582

Common share data (in $)

Earnings per Common Share – Basic

$5.87

$8.71

Earnings per Common Share – Diluted

$5.75

$8.48

Source: “Caterpillar Inc. 2013 Annual Report Form 10-K”

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