$CAT
CATERPILLAR INC Stock $cat

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2021 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000001823021000151 Filed on May 05, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q1	2020 Q1
Revenue	$11.89B	$10.64B
YoY Change	11.77%	-21.02%
Cost Of Revenue	$8.012B	$7.266B
YoY Change	10.27%	-19.29%
Gross Profit	$3.875B	$2.648B
YoY Change	46.34%	-28.84%
Gross Profit Margin	32.6%	24.9%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.239B	$1.121B
YoY Change	10.53%	-15.01%
% of Gross Profit	31.97%	42.33%
Research & Development	$374.0M	$356.0M
YoY Change	5.06%	-18.16%
% of Gross Profit	9.65%	13.44%
Depreciation & Amortization	$586.0M	$614.0M
YoY Change	-4.56%	-4.21%
% of Gross Profit	15.12%	23.19%
Operating Expenses	$1.613B	$1.477B
YoY Change	9.21%	-86.88%
Operating Profit	$1.814B	$1.404B
YoY Change	29.2%	-36.38%
Interest Expense	-$124.0M	-$378.0M
YoY Change	-67.2%	105.43%
% of Operating Profit	-6.84%	-26.92%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$325.0M	$222.0M
YoY Change	46.4%	38.75%
Pretax Income	$1.997B	$1.513B
YoY Change	31.99%	-33.17%
Income Tax	$475.0M	$425.0M
% Of Pretax Income	23.79%	28.09%
Net Earnings	$1.531B	$1.093B
YoY Change	40.07%	-41.99%
Net Earnings / Revenue	12.88%	10.28%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.80	$2.00
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.77	$1.98
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	546.4M shares	546.8M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	551.4M shares	551.1M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q1	2020 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$11.34B	$7.129B
YoY Change	59.1%	0.01%
Cash & Equivalents	$11.35B	$7.130B
Short-Term Investments		$6.000M
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.802B	$1.890B
YoY Change	-4.66%	4.94%
Inventory	$12.15B	$11.75B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$7.955B	$7.834B
Other Receivables	$9.333B	$9.120B
Total Short-Term Assets	$42.58B	$37.59B
YoY Change	13.29%	-3.94%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$12.13B	$12.49B
YoY Change	-2.85%	-7.82%
Goodwill	$6.343B	$6.140B
YoY Change	3.31%	-0.82%
Intangibles	$1.246B	$1.478B
YoY Change	-15.7%	-18.21%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$3.955B	$3.559B
YoY Change	11.13%	16.88%
Total Long-Term Assets	$38.15B	$38.31B
YoY Change	-0.42%	-3.26%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$42.58B	$37.59B
Total Long-Term Assets	$38.15B	$38.31B
Total Assets	$80.73B	$75.89B
YoY Change	6.37%	-3.6%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$6.694B	$5.769B
YoY Change	16.03%	-19.85%
Accrued Expenses	$3.574B	$3.776B
YoY Change	-5.35%	6.49%
Deferred Revenue	$1.168B	$1.295B
YoY Change	-9.81%
Short-Term Debt	$3.625B	$4.789B
YoY Change	-24.31%	-14.33%
Long-Term Debt Due	$8.199B	$7.935B
YoY Change	3.33%	33.32%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$26.58B	$26.52B
YoY Change	0.23%	-3.18%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$26.36B	$24.37B
YoY Change	8.15%	0.53%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$4.480B	$4.437B
YoY Change	0.97%	3.33%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.480B	$4.437B
YoY Change	0.97%	3.33%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$26.58B	$26.52B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.480B	$4.437B
Total Liabilities	$64.11B	$61.66B
YoY Change	3.99%	-2.52%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$36.70B	$35.50B
YoY Change	3.36%	15.79%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$25.05B	$25.34B
YoY Change	-1.15%	19.45%
Treasury Stock Shares	267.1M shares	272.9M shares
Shareholders Equity	$16.57B	$14.20B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$80.73B	$75.89B
YoY Change	6.37%	-3.6%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q1	2020 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.531B	$1.093B
YoY Change	40.07%	-41.99%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$586.0M	$614.0M
YoY Change	-4.56%	-4.21%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.928B	$1.130B
YoY Change	70.62%	0.8%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$252.0M	$305.0M
YoY Change	-17.38%	9.71%
Acquisitions	$386.0M	$35.00M
YoY Change	1002.86%	1650.0%
Other Investing Activities	$48.00M	-$35.00M
YoY Change	-237.14%	-192.11%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$477.0M	-$213.0M
YoY Change	123.94%	17.68%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$0.00	$1.043B
YoY Change	-100.0%	38.88%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$546.0M	-$1.999B
YoY Change	-127.31%	19.34%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.928B	$1.130B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$477.0M	-$213.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	$546.0M	-$1.999B
Net Change In Cash	$1.985B	-$1.162B
YoY Change	-270.83%	58.74%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.928B	$1.130B
Capital Expenditures	$252.0M	$305.0M
Free Cash Flow	$1.676B	$825.0M
YoY Change	103.15%	-2.14%

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