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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