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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) On Apr 20: 77.97   0.00 (0.00%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES  
Market Cap (intraday): 52.31B
Enterprise Value (21-Apr-06)3: 77.10B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday): 19.28
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-07) 1: 13.80
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected): 1.58
Price/Sales (ttm): 1.44
Price/Book (mrq): 6.20
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3: 2.12
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3: 14.425
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends: 31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq): 31-Dec-05
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm): 7.85%
Operating Margin (ttm): 10.44%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm): 5.36%
Return on Equity (ttm): 35.90%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm): 36.34B
Revenue Per Share (ttm): 53.566
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy): 12.60%
Gross Profit (ttm): 9.78B
EBITDA (ttm): 5.35B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm): 2.85B
Diluted EPS (ttm): 4.04
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy): 53.50%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq): 951.00M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq): 1.418
Total Debt (mrq): 25.75B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq): 3.053
Current Ratio (mrq): 1.194
Book Value Per Share (mrq): 12.569
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm): 3.11B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm): 1.11B
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TRADING INFORMATION  
Stock Price History
Beta: 1.63
52-Week Change3: 73.92%
S&P500 52-Week Change3: 13.06%
52-Week High (19-Apr-06)3: 79.95
52-Week Low (29-Apr-05)3: 43.02
50-Day Moving Average3: 74.81
200-Day Moving Average3: 63.80
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3: 4,679,000
Average Volume (10 day)3: 5,205,590
Shares Outstanding: 670.87M
Float: 668.85M
% Held by Insiders4: 0.31%
% Held by Institutions4: 73.70%
Shares Short (as of 10-Mar-06)3: 8.11M
Short Ratio (as of 10-Mar-06)3: 1.8
Short % of Float (as of 10-Mar-06)3: 1.20%
Shares Short (prior month)3: 9.81M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate5: 1.00
Forward Annual Dividend Yield5: 1.30%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3: 1.21
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3: 1.60%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield5: 2.10%
Payout Ratio5: 23%
Dividend Date3: 20-May-06
Ex-Dividend Date5: 20-Apr-06
Last Split Factor (new per old)2: 2:1
Last Split Date3: 14-Jul-05


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 31-Dec-05)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 31-Dec-05)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 31-Dec-05)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-05)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
1 = Data provided by Thomson; 2 = Data provided by EDGAR Online;
3 = Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo! Finance;
4 = Data provided by Computershare; 5 = Data provided by Hemscott Americas