$CAT
CATERPILLAR INC Stock $cat

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2021 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000001823022000050 Filed on February 16, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
Revenue	$13.80B	$50.97B	$11.24B
YoY Change	22.81%	22.09%	-14.52%
Cost Of Revenue	$9.976B	$35.51B	$7.784B
YoY Change	28.16%	22.11%	-14.62%
Gross Profit	$3.822B	$15.46B	$2.786B
YoY Change	37.19%	22.04%	-14.78%
Gross Profit Margin	27.7%	30.33%	24.8%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.422B	$5.365B	$1.216B
YoY Change	16.94%	15.58%	-5.22%
% of Gross Profit	37.21%	34.71%	43.65%
Research & Development	$439.0M	$1.686B	$374.0M
YoY Change	17.38%	19.15%	-3.11%
% of Gross Profit	11.49%	10.91%	13.42%
Depreciation & Amortization	$586.0M	$2.352B	$617.0M
YoY Change	-5.02%	-3.29%	-4.19%
% of Gross Profit	15.33%	15.22%	22.15%
Operating Expenses	$2.142B	$7.051B	$1.892B
YoY Change	13.21%	16.41%	-1.56%
Operating Profit	$1.680B	$6.878B	$894.0M
YoY Change	87.92%	51.07%	-33.63%
Interest Expense	$988.0M	$526.0M	-$386.0M
YoY Change	-355.96%	-141.29%	39.86%
% of Operating Profit	58.81%	7.65%	-43.18%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$140.0M	$1.814B	-$181.0M
YoY Change	-22.65%	-4222.73%	-53.83%
Pretax Income	$2.562B	$2.740B	$941.0M
YoY Change	172.26%	364.41%	-31.06%
Income Tax	$465.0M	$1.742B	$247.0M
% Of Pretax Income	18.15%	63.58%	26.25%
Net Earnings	$2.120B	$6.493B	$780.0M
YoY Change	171.79%	116.22%	-28.96%
Net Earnings / Revenue	15.36%	12.74%	6.94%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$11.93	$1.43
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$3.901M	$11.83	$1.42
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	535.9M shares	544.0M shares	545.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		548.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$9.254B	$9.254B	$9.352B
YoY Change	-1.05%	-1.05%	12.89%
Cash & Equivalents	$9.254B	$9.254B	$9.352B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$2.788B	$2.788B	$1.930B
YoY Change	44.46%	44.46%	5.87%
Inventory	$14.04B	$14.04B	$11.40B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$8.477B	$8.477B	$7.317B
Other Receivables	$8.898B	$8.898B	$9.463B
Total Short-Term Assets	$43.46B	$43.46B	$39.46B
YoY Change	10.11%	10.11%	0.69%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$12.09B	$12.72B	$12.40B
YoY Change	-2.51%	-2.22%	-3.9%
Goodwill	$6.324B		$6.394B
YoY Change	-1.09%		3.2%
Intangibles	$1.042B		$1.308B
YoY Change	-20.34%		-16.42%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$4.131B	$5.346B	$3.827B
YoY Change	7.94%	12.62%	14.58%
Total Long-Term Assets	$39.34B	$39.34B	$38.86B
YoY Change	1.23%	1.23%	-1.02%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$43.46B	$43.46B	$39.46B
Total Long-Term Assets	$39.34B	$39.34B	$38.86B
Total Assets	$82.79B	$82.79B	$78.32B
YoY Change	5.71%	5.71%	-0.16%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$8.154B	$8.154B	$6.128B
YoY Change	33.06%	33.06%	2.87%
Accrued Expenses	$3.757B	$6.157B	$3.642B
YoY Change	3.16%	25.63%	-2.88%
Deferred Revenue	$1.087B		$1.108B
YoY Change	-1.9%		-6.66%
Short-Term Debt	$5.404B	$5.404B	$2.015B
YoY Change	168.19%	168.19%	-60.99%
Long-Term Debt Due	$6.352B	$6.352B	$9.149B
YoY Change	-30.57%	-30.57%	47.33%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$29.85B	$29.85B	$25.72B
YoY Change	16.06%	16.06%	-3.4%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$26.03B	$26.03B	$26.00B
YoY Change	0.13%	0.13%	-1.07%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$4.805B	$10.40B	$4.358B
YoY Change	10.26%	-7.42%	0.81%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$30.84B	$36.43B	$30.36B
YoY Change	1.58%	-2.15%	-0.81%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$29.85B	$29.85B	$25.72B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$30.84B	$36.43B	$30.36B
Total Liabilities	$66.28B	$66.31B	$62.95B
YoY Change	5.29%	5.26%	-1.38%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$39.28B		$35.17B
YoY Change	11.7%		2.12%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$27.64B		$25.18B
YoY Change	9.79%		3.97%
Treasury Stock Shares	279.0M shares		269.6M shares
Shareholders Equity	$16.48B	$16.48B	$15.33B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$82.79B	$82.79B	$78.32B
YoY Change	5.71%	5.71%	-0.16%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$2.120B	$6.493B	$780.0M
YoY Change	171.79%	116.22%	-28.96%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$586.0M	$2.352B	$617.0M
YoY Change	-5.02%	-3.29%	-4.19%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.412B	$7.198B	$2.072B
YoY Change	-31.85%	13.77%	-14.87%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$785.0M	$1.093B	-$624.0M
YoY Change	25.8%	11.76%	-23.25%
Acquisitions		$490.0M
YoY Change		341.44%
Other Investing Activities	-$207.0M	-$79.00M	$98.00M
YoY Change	-311.22%	-219.7%	-59.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$992.0M	-$3.084B	-$526.0M
YoY Change	88.59%	107.68%	-8.36%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$2.668B
YoY Change		136.11%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-586.0M	-$4.188B	-1.542B
YoY Change	-62.0%	11.53%	2.32%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.412B	$7.198B	2.072B
Cash From Investing Activities	-992.0M	-$3.084B	-526.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-586.0M	-$4.188B	-1.542B
Net Change In Cash	-166.0M	-$103.0M	4.000M
YoY Change	-4250.0%	-109.59%	-98.87%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.412B	$7.198B	$2.072B
Capital Expenditures	-$785.0M	$1.093B	-$624.0M
Free Cash Flow	$2.197B	$6.105B	$2.696B
YoY Change	-18.51%	14.13%	-16.97%

Facts In Submission

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