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1. CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) Price: $111.64
Industry: Machinery
Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Fri Jul 08 09:32 EDT 2011
CAT
CATERPILLAR INC $111.64 Power Gauge Rating
CAT - Neutral
TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for CAT is neutral with very poor financial
metrics, strong earnings performance, bullish price/volume activity and very
positive expert opinions.
Financial Metrics
Expert opinions about CAT are very positive which is evidenced by analysts
Earnings Performance revising earnings estimates upward.
Price/Volume Activity
CAT's financial metrics are very poor due to a high long term debt to equity
ratio.
Expert Opinions
Despite these bullish factors, Chaikin Power Tools has identified a negative
trend resulting in a neutral rating.
News Sentiment Rating
Neutral
CAT CATERPILLAR I.. July 06, 2011 TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for CAT is neutral. Stories concerning CAT have a
balanced or neutral sentiment.
News Sentiment :Neutral
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential. High Potential Neutral Low Potential
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2. Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
Very Bearish
Price to Book Value CAT's financial metrics are very poor. The company is carrying too much long
term debt and may be overvalued.
Return on Equity
The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio, high price to book
value ratio, high return on equity, high price to sales ratio and relatively low cash
Price to Sales Ratio flow.
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns
Ratio TTM Ratio TTM Ratio TTM
Current Ratio 1.50 Price/Book 5.63 Return on Invest 11.6%
LT Debt/Equity 1.88 Price/Sales 1.69 Return on Equity 34.0%
Earnings Performance
Earnings Performance Rating
Earnings Growth
Bullish
Earnings Surprise CAT's earnings performance has been strong. The company has outperformed
analysts' earnings estimates and experienced superior earnings growth in the
past 12 months.
Earnings Trend
The rank is based on poor EPS growth over the past 3-5 years, better than
Projected P/E Ratio expected earnings in recent quarters, an upward trend in earnings this year and
consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates
12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09 12/10 Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change
Revenue(M) 41,517.00 44,958.00 51,324.00 32,396.00 42,588.00 Quarterly EPS $1.25 $1.69 +0.44
Rev % Growth 14.37% 8.29% 14.16% -36.88% 31.46% Yearly EPS $4.28 $6.94 +2.66
EPS $5.37 $5.55 $5.83 $1.46 $4.28 Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change
EPS % Growth 32.92% 3.35% 5.05% -74.96% 193.15% 3-5 year EPS 6.28% 13.00% +6.72
EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results
Estimate Actual Difference % Difference FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total
Latest Qtr $1.31 $1.84 $0.53 40.46 12/09 $-0.19 $0.61 $0.65 $0.37 $1.44
1 Qtr Ago $1.28 $1.47 $0.19 14.84 12/10 $0.37 $1.12 $1.25 $1.52 $4.26
2 Qtr Ago $1.09 $1.22 $0.13 11.93 12/11 $1.91 - - - -
3 Qtr Ago $0.85 $0.99 $0.14 16.47 Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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3. Price Trend & Expert Opinions
Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Relative Strength vs Market Bullish
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for CAT is bullish. CAT has outperformed the S&P 500
over 26 weeks and is experiencing sustained buying.
Price Trend
The rank for CAT is based on its price strength versus the market and positive
Price Trend ROC
Chaikin money flow.
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether CAT is performing better or worse than the market. Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity
Factor Value Factor Value Factor Value
52 Week High 115.41 % Change Price - 4 Weeks 12.46% Average Volume 20 Days 7,990,085
52 Week Low 59.81 % Change Price - 24 Weeks 19.25% Average Volume 90 Days 7,738,038
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 8.87% % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P 7.13% Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 68%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P 12.82%
Expert Opinions
Expert Opinions
Earnings Estimate Revisions Very Bullish
Short Interest Expert opinions about CAT are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPS
estimates for CAT and insiders are net buyers of CAT's stock.
Insider Activity
The rank for CAT is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a low
short interest ratio, insiders purchasing stock, optimistic analyst opinions and
Analyst Opinions
price strength of the stock versus the Machinery industry group.
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary
Current 7 Days Ago % Change Factor Value Last Week Last 4 Weeks
Current Qtr 1.73 1.73 0.00% Mean this Week Buy Up Down Up Down
Next Qtr 1.69 1.69 0.00% Mean Last Week Buy Curr Qtr 0 0 1 0
Curr Yr 0 0 1 0
Current 30 Days Ago % Change Change 0.00
Next Qtr 0 0 0 2
Current FY 6.94 6.94 0.00 Mean 5 Weeks Ago Buy
Next Yr 0 0 0 0
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4. The Company & Its Competitors
CAT's Competitors in Machinery News Headlines for CAT
Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M) DOJ clears Caterpillar acquisition of Bucyrus -
Gauge growth growth May 20, 2011
CAT 6.28% 13.00% 7.81% 1.24 20.22 42,588 Joy Global buys LeTourneau Technologies for
ASTE 6.00% 15.00% 4.18% 1.49 26.61 771
$1.1 billion - May 16, 2011
Caterpillar Surpasses Earnings Expectations
JOYG 13.61% 17.10% 13.46% 1.00 19.78 3,524
and Raises Its Outlook for the Year - Apr 29,
BUCY 49.15% 16.05% 8.53% 1.09 20.59 3,651 2011
New Caterpillar CEO's compensation
TEX -0.45% 16.25% -3.55% 2.45 - 4,418
quadruples - Apr 15, 2011
MTW 9.23% 22.50% -3.04% 1.80 129.14 3,142
IBM Introduces Software to Help Clients Reach
New Mobile and Social Networks - Apr 11, 2011
Company Details Company Profile
CATERPILLAR INC Caterpillar Inc is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment,
100 NE ADAMS ST diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The company is one of only a
PEORIA, IL 61629 handful of U.S. companies that leads its industry while competing globally from a
USA principally domestic manufacturing base. The company records more than half of its
Phone: 3096751000 sales to overseas customers. Their products are used in the construction, road building,
Fax: 309-675-6155 mining, forestry, energy, transportation and material-handling industries.
Website: http://http://www.cat.com
Full Time Employees: 104,490
Sector: Industrial Products
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