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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT.N) (New York Stock Exchange)
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Valuation Ratios

  Company Industry Sector S&P 500
P/E Ratio (TTM) 26.96 18.93 14.03 116.00
P/E High - Last 5 Yrs. 19.08 0.43 0.35 24.43
P/E Low - Last 5 Yrs. 4.35 0.06 0.09 5.62
Beta 1.81 1.45 1.09 1.36
Price to Sales (TTM) 0.96 0.86 0.46 2.01
Price to Book (MRQ) 4.49 1.71 1.18 2.51
Price to Tangible Book (MRQ) 6.84 2.03 1.49 6.74
Price to Cash Flow (TTM) 10.41 19.54 5.85 15.14
Price to Free Cash Flow (TTM) 18.43 1.11 15.79 21.67
% Owned Institutions -- -- -- --

Dividends

  Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Dividend Yield 2.92 0.04 0.04 1.53
Dividend Yield - 5 Year Avg. 2.07 1.73 1.28 2.74
Dividend 5 Year Growth Rate 17.61 23.27 13.29 9.52
Payout Ratio(TTM) 76.96 39.46 14.16 87.51

Growth Rates

  Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Sales (MRQ) vs Qtr. 1 Yr. Ago -43.78 -27.77 -16.82 -4.11
Sales (TTM) vs TTM 1 Yr. Ago -25.96 -11.42 -6.57 -5.14
Sales - 5 Yr. Growth Rate 17.61 6.78 9.47 15.60
EPS (MRQ) vs Qtr. 1 Yr. Ago -54.24 -29.05 -30.50 74.27
EPS (TTM) vs TTM 1 Yr. Ago -64.91 -- -- --
EPS - 5 Yr. Growth Rate 29.36 31.39 11.74 1.39
Capital Spending - 5 Yr. Growth Rate 17.84 12.41 16.11 19.44

Financial Strength

  Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Quick Ratio (MRQ) 1.08 1.16 1.41 0.86
Current Ratio (MRQ) 1.46 1.68 1.75 1.02
LT Debt to Equity (MRQ) 289.23 52.13 66.50 129.00
Total Debt to Equity (MRQ) 402.66 93.76 94.21 198.51
Interest Coverage (TTM) 19.95 0.28 0.26 26.84

Profitability Ratios

  Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Gross Margin (TTM) 21.95 21.75 9.51 27.37
Gross Margin - 5 Yr. Avg. 24.55 27.16 21.83 27.04
EBITD Margin (TTM) 8.19 -- -- --
EBITD - 5 Yr. Avg 14.14 12.98 13.39 15.66
Operating Margin (TTM) 2.42 3.38 1.49 --
Operating Margin - 5 Yr. Avg. 10.14 9.91 7.81 20.01
Pre-Tax Margin (TTM) 2.14 2.34 1.10 7.75
Pre-Tax Margin - 5 Yr. Avg. 10.22 10.45 8.13 19.71
Net Profit Margin (TTM) 3.41 1.76 0.74 6.24
Net Profit Margin - 5 Yr. Avg. 7.44 6.78 5.51 13.97
Effective Tax Rate (TTM) -59.30 15.33 7.01 -6.80
Effecitve Tax Rate - 5 Yr. Avg. 27.25 34.77 36.85 28.35

Management Effectiveness

  Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Return on Assets (TTM) 2.04 1.18 0.28 3.70
Return on Assets - 5 Yr. Avg. 6.07 6.01 4.17 5.34
Return on Investment (TTM) 3.24 1.83 0.34 5.06
Return on Investment - 5 Yr. Avg. 9.89 10.36 6.44 6.88
Return on Equity (TTM) 15.03 1.72 0.50 8.86
Return on Equity - 5 Yr. Avg. 41.15 14.97 10.55 15.35

Efficiency

  Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Revenue/Employee (TTM) 331,482 30,418,952 40,038,579 476,499
Net Income/Employee (TTM) 11,303 772,527 2,174,916 31,219
Receivable Turnover (TTM) 2.40 2.88 1.75 6.98
Inventory Turnover (TTM) 3.63 2.94 2.97 5.41
Asset Turnover (TTM) 0.60 0.62 0.26 0.46
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