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James W. Owens , CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director

www.cat.com

Industry: Manufacturing

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Overview

The company manufactures construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. It operates in three business lines: Machinery, Engines and Financial Products.

Portfolio Articles

World Is Their Oyster
Exports are driving profits at Caterpillar and others.

Apr 18 2008

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News Feeds

Caterpillar CEO sees long-term demand for minerals Reuters
Nov 18 2008
Analyst: Consolidation likely in machinery sector AP
Nov 17 2008
Sector Snap: Farming equipment makers rising AP
Nov 10 2008

Press Releases

Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Caterpillar and Freeport McMoRan Nov-20-2008, 06:00AM EST
Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Caterpillar Inc. and Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Nov-19-2008, 06:00AM EST
Former Caterpillar Chairman and CEO, Don Fites, Inducted Into the Association of Equipment Manufacturers Hall of Fame Nov-12-2008, 10:00AM EST
Seven Summits Research Releases Alerts on GOOG, HD, CAT, PSA, and SYY Nov-06-2008, 09:31AM EST
Caterpillar is Again a Top Global Brand; Value Keeps Growing Oct-29-2008, 09:00AM EDT

News From Around the Web

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Machinery Pete: Skid steer values falling? (Successful Farming)

Nov 23 2008
Q&A: Why growing minority biz matters (Crain's: Chicago)

Nov 22 2008
Rescue Your 401(k)! (Motley Fool)

Nov 22 2008
Midday Glance: Machinery companies (Forbes)

Nov 21 2008
Caterpillar request for stay of injunction denied (Peoria Journal Star, Illinois)

Nov 21 2008
Woodward Governor Company's Net Income Up 21% for 2008, an Industrial Info Alert (TMCnet.com)

Nov 21 2008
One Roll of The Dice (Forbes)

Nov 21 2008
Caterpillar plants in Sanford, Clayton face cutbacks (LocalTechWire.com)

Nov 21 2008
Terrific Bargains for New Investors (Motley Fool)

Nov 20 2008
Analyst: Consolidation likely in machinery sector (Businessweek)

Nov 17 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 101,333

Revenue per Employee: $463,216

Top Executives

Steven H. Wunning, Divisional President

Douglas R. Oberhelman, Divisional President

David B. Burritt, CFO/Vice President

John S. Heller, Vice President

Stuart L. Levenick, Divisional President

Edward J. Rapp, President, Divisional

Gerard R. Vittecoq, Divisional President

Bradley M. Halverson, Controller

Jananne A. Copeland, Chief Accounting Officer

Richard P. Lavin, President, Divisional

James B. Buda, Vice President/Secretary/General Counsel

Board of Directors

Juan Gallardo, Director

Charles D. Powell, Director

Peter A. Magowan, Director

Gail D. Fosler, Director

John T. Dillon, Director

Daniel M. Dickinson, Director

William A. Osborn, Director

James B. Buda, Vice President/Secretary/General Counsel

Joshua I. Smith, Director

Edward B. Rust, Jr., Director

David R. Goode, Director

Dr. John R. Brazil, Director

Eugene V. Fife, Director

W. Frank Blount, Director

Financials

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Annual

Income Statement	10/2008	07/2008	05/2008	01/2008
Sales	9.2 Bil.	9.56 Bil.	8.14 Bil.	8.42 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	3.78 Bil.	4.07 Bil.	3.66 Bil.	3.72 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	1.96 Bil.	2.28 Bil.	2.33 Bil.	2.04 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	1.61 Bil.	1.59 Bil.	1.7 Bil.	1.66 Bil.
Total Net Income	868 Mil.	1.11 Bil.	922 Mil.	975 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	1.43	1.8	1.49	1.5
Diluted EPS, Total	1.39	1.74	1.45	1.5

BALANCE STATEMENT	10/2008	07/2008	05/2008	01/2008
Cash and Equivalents	2.14 Bil.	782 Mil.	777 Mil.	1.12 Bil.
Total Assets	30.52 Bil.	27.86 Bil.	26.91 Bil.	25.48 Bil.
Total Liabilities	27.36 Bil.	26.39 Bil.	24.32 Bil.	22.24 Bil.
Total Capitalization	29.44 Bil.	27.11 Bil.	26.87 Bil.	26.71 Bil.

Cash Flow	10/2008	07/2008	05/2008	01/2008
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	3.27 Bil.	1.9 Bil.	706 Mil.	7.94 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-4.75 Bil.	-2.83 Bil.	-1.12 Bil.	-4.41 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	2.51 Bil.	560 Mil.	41 Mil.	-2.97 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	1.02 Bil.	-340 Mil.	-345 Mil.	592 Mil.

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	30.83 Bil.	27.95 Bil.	26.04 Bil.	21.02 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	14.13 Bil.	13.57 Bil.	10.3 Bil.	9.23 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	7.85 Bil.	7.55 Bil.	6.03 Bil.	4.65 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	6.45 Bil.	6.24 Bil.	5 Bil.	3.52 Bil.
Total Net Income	3.54 Bil.	3.54 Bil.	2.85 Bil.	2.04 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	5.37	5.37	4.21	2.98
Diluted EPS, Total	5.37	5.17	4.04	2.88

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	1.12 Bil.	530 Mil.	1.11 Bil.	445 Mil.
Total Assets	25.48 Bil.	23.09 Bil.	22.79 Bil.	20.86 Bil.
Total Liabilities	22.24 Bil.	19.25 Bil.	19.09 Bil.	16.21 Bil.
Total Capitalization	26.71 Bil.	24.54 Bil.	24.11 Bil.	23.3 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	7.94 Bil.	5.8 Bil.	3.11 Bil.	-3.99 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-4.41 Bil.	-3.8 Bil.	-3.52 Bil.	2.08 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-2.97 Bil.	-2.59 Bil.	1.15 Bil.	1.87 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	592 Mil.	-578 Mil.	663 Mil.	103 Mil.

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