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CATERPILLA(NYSE:CAT)
Caterpillar Inc is the world''s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The company is one of only a handful of U.S. companies that leads its industry while competing globally from a principally domestic manufacturing base. The company records more than half of its sales to overseas customers. Their products are used in the construction, road building, mining, forestry, energy, transportation and material-handling industries.
# Employees: 112887
Address: 100 NE Adams Street,Peoria,IL,USA
Phone: 309-675-1000
Fax: 309-675-6155
Website: www.cat.com
Email: CATir@CAT.com
Sector: Industrial Products
Industry: MACH-CONST/MNG
Executive Officers
James W. Owens (Chmn.; C.E.O.)
Stuart L. Levenick (Group Presi.)
Richard P. Lavin (Group Presi.)
Edward J. Rapp (Group Presi.)
Douglas R. Oberhelman (Group Presi.,)
Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date: 10/22/2009
Annual Dividend: $1.68
Current Dividend Yield: $2.90
Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.42
Indicated Dividend: $0.59
Earnings
Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009
Next Earnings Date(Expected): 1/25/2010
Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.28
Mean EPS (Year): $2.04
Mean Estimate(Long Term): $10.67
P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 28.410
Number of Estimates: 19
Shares Performance
Period CAT Compare to S&P
YTD 29.73 % 7.37 %
4 Weeks 0.61 % -0.48 %
12 Weeks 24.06 % 16.96 %
Shares Information
Analyst Coverage: Y
Avg Volume: 8786634
Shares Outstanding: 621M
Market Cap: $36.00B
52 Week High: $60.40
52 Week Low: $22.17
P/E Ratio: 20.480
PEG Ratio: 2.660
Split: On 7/14/2005 CAT split by factor of 2.000
Earnings Performance
EPS Growth in Last Quarter: -11.11 %
EPS Growth in Last Year: -53.96 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -8.49 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -43.78 %
Financials
Qtr Book Value: $4.23
Cash Flow/Share: $6.31
Change in Payout Ratio: 0.310
Price/Sales: 0.960
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