Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is the portion of a company's debt and capital lease obligation that need to be paid within the next 12 months. It equals Short-Term Debt plus Short-Term Capital Lease Obligation. This gives investors an idea of how much money the company needs to pay down for the principle of its debt. Caterpillar's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13,406 Mil.
Caterpillar Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation Historical Data
The historical data trend for Caterpillar's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Caterpillar Annual Data
Trend
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
11,376.00
11,164.00
11,756.00
11,279.00
13,406.00
Caterpillar Quarterly Data
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Mar23
Jun23
Sep23
Dec23
Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
11,279.00
12,165.00
14,714.00
12,880.00
13,406.00
Caterpillar Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation Calculation
This is the portion of a company's debt and capital lease obligation that need to be paid within the next 12 months. It equals Short-Term Debt plus Short-Term Capital Lease Obligation. This gives investors an idea of how much money the company needs to pay down for the principle of its debt.
In the notes to balance sheet in annual (10-K) or quarterly (10-Q) reports, companies usually break down the details of the debt, their due dates, the interest rates etc.
Be Aware
Stay away from companies that roll over the debt e.g. Bear Stearns
When investing in financial institutions, Buffett shies from those who are bigger borrowers of short term than long term debt.
His favorite Wells Fargo has 57 cents short term debt for every dollar of long term
Aggressive banks (like Bank of America) has $2.09 short term for every dollar long term
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Caterpillar is the premier manufacturer of heavy equipment, power solutions, and locomotives. It is currently the world's largest manufacturer of heavy equipment with over 13% market share in 2021. The company is divided into four reportable segments: construction industries, resource industries, energy and transportation, and Caterpillar Financial Services. Its products are available through a dealer network that covers the globe with about 2,700 branches maintained by 160 dealers. Caterpillar Financial Services provides retail financing for machinery and engines to its customers, in addition to wholesale financing for dealers, which increases the likelihood of Caterpillar product sales.
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