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Home > Fortune 500 Companies > Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)
Caterpillar Inc is a publicly traded company having a good stock performance result. Caterpillar Inc is a fortune 500 stock listed company trading under (CAT). In 1925 The Holt Manufacturing Company and the C. L. Best Tractor Co. merge to form Caterpillar Tractor Co.
Caterpillar Inc. operates in three principal lines of business such as machinery, engines and financial products. The machinery line of business includes the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of construction, mining and forestry machinery. The Engines segment includes the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of engines for Caterpillar machinery; electric power generation systems on-highway vehicles and locomotives marine, petroleum, construction, industrial, agricultural and other applications, and related parts. The financial products segment consists primarily of Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial), Caterpillar Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Cat Insurance), Caterpillar Power Ventures Corporation (Cat Power Ventures) and their respective subsidiaries.
They have 60 other locations, in 23 countries around the globe. Their global locations and dealer network are key competitive advantages that have made them the world leader in all their businesses. Caterpillar Logistics Services understands that logistics can either make or break a company. It can also build a legend. For more than 75 years, the company has designed and implemented the world-class logistics solutions that have helped make Caterpillar Inc. a legend.
The outlook for sales and revenues is unchanged. According to Reuters estimates, analysts on average were expecting the Company to report full year earnings per share of 4.81 dollars.
For 80 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been building the world's infrastructure and, in partnership with its worldwide dealer network, is driving positive and sustainable change on every continent. With 2004 sales and revenues of 30.25 billion dollars, Caterpillar is a technology leader and the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. In 2005 sales and revenues of 36.34 billion dollars were up 6.03 billion dollars, or 20 percent, from 2004. The increase was a result of 3.72 billion dollars of higher sales volume, 1.827 billion dollars of improved price realization and a 363 million dollars increase in Financial Products revenues. Approximately half of all sales were to customers outside of the United States, maintaining Caterpillar's position as a global supplier and leading U.S. exporter.
Caterpillar Inc. a large-cap value company in the capital goods sector is expected to significantly outperform the market over the next six months with less than average risk.
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