NYSE: CAT - Caterpillar

Yield per half year: -2.08%
Dividend yield: +1.49%
Sector: Industrials

Company Analysis Caterpillar

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1. Summary

Advantages

  • The stock's return over the last year (-0.9926%) is higher than the sector average (-4.7%).
  • Current debt level 43.54% is below 100% and has decreased over 5 years from 48.01%.
  • The company's current efficiency (ROE=53.02%) is higher than the sector average (ROE=21.12%)

Disadvantages

  • Price (338.13 $) is higher than fair price (263.45 $)
  • Dividends (1.49%) are below the sector average (1.49%).

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2. Share price and performance

2.1. Share price

2.2. News

2.3. Market efficiency

Caterpillar Industrials Index
7 days -0.8% -7.6% 0.5%
90 days -11.2% -14.7% -5.3%
1 year -1% -4.7% 8.7%

CAT vs Sector: Caterpillar has outperformed the "Industrials" sector by 3.71% over the past year.

CAT vs Market: Caterpillar has significantly underperformed the market by -9.71% over the past year.

Stable price: CAT is not significantly more volatile than the rest of the market on "New York Stock Exchange" over the last 3 months, with typical variations of +/- 5% per week.

Long period: CAT with weekly volatility of -0.0191% over the past year.

3. Summary of the report

3.1. General

P/E: 14.43
P/S: 2.22

3.2. Revenue

EPS 20.12
ROE 53.02%
ROA 11.81%
ROIC 12.53%
Ebitda margin 23.81%

4. Fundamental Analysis

4.1. Stock price and price forecast

The fair price is calculated taking into account the Central Bank refinancing rate and earnings per share (EPS)

Above fair price: The current price (338.13 $) is higher than the fair price (263.45 $).

Price is higher than fair: The current price (338.13 $) is 22.1% higher than the fair price.

4.2. P/E

P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (14.43) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (143.35).

P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (14.43) is lower than that of the market as a whole (73.05).

4.2.1 P/E Similar companies

4.3. P/BV

P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (7.65) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (5.55).

P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (7.65) is lower than that of the market as a whole (22.32).

4.3.1 P/BV Similar companies

4.4. P/S

P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (2.22) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (3.33).

P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (2.22) is lower than that of the market as a whole (15.91).

4.4.1 P/S Similar companies

4.5. EV/Ebitda

EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (11.31) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (14.72).

EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (11.31) is lower than that of the market as a whole (23.05).

5. Profitability

5.1. Profitability and revenue

5.2. Earnings per share - EPS

5.3. Past profitability Net Income

Yield Trend: Rising and has grown by 48.9% over the last 5 years.

Earnings Slowdown: The last year's return (0%) is below the 5-year average return (48.9%).

Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the return for the sector (-19.78%).

5.4. ROE

ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (53.02%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (21.12%).

ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (53.02%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (25.12%).

5.5. ROA

ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (11.81%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (7.1%).

ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (11.81%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (6.65%).

5.6. ROIC

ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (12.53%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (12.43%).

ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (12.53%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (9.31%).

6. Finance

6.1. Assets and debt

Debt level: (43.54%) is quite low in relation to assets.

Debt reduction: over 5 years, the debt has decreased from 48.01% to 43.54%.

Excess of debt: The debt is not covered by net income, percentage 368.51%.

6.2. Profit growth and share price

7. Dividends

7.1. Dividend yield vs Market

Low yield: The dividend yield of the company 1.49% is below the average for the sector '1.49%.

7.2. Stability and increase in payments

Dividend stability: The company's dividend yield 1.49% has been steadily paid over the past 7 years, DSI=1.

Dividend growth: Company's dividend yield 1.49% has been growing over the last 5 years. Growth over 10 years.

7.3. Payout percentage

Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (24.8%) are at an uncomfortable level.

8. Insider trades

8.1. Insider trading

Insider Buying Exceeds insider sales by 100% over the last 3 months.

8.2. Latest transactions

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9.3. Comments