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Caterpillar (Caterpillar) Price-to-Tangible-Book

: 12.97 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Caterpillar's share price is $353.83. Caterpillar's Tangible Book per Share of Dec. 2023 for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $27.28. Hence, Caterpillar's Price to Tangible Book Ratio of today is 12.97.

The historical rank and industry rank for Caterpillar's Price-to-Tangible-Book or its related term are showing as below:

CAT' s Price-to-Tangible-Book Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.37   Med: 12.03   Max: 17.49
Current: 12.97

During the past 13 years, Caterpillar's highest Price to Tangible Book Ratio was 17.49. The lowest was 7.37. And the median was 12.03.

CAT's Price-to-Tangible-Book is ranked worse than
95.9% of 195 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 1.84 vs CAT: 12.97

A closely related ratio is called PB Ratio. As of today, Caterpillar's share price is $353.83. Caterpillar's Book Value per Sharefor the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $39.04. Hence, Caterpillar's P/B Ratio of today is 9.06.


Caterpillar Price-to-Tangible-Book Historical Data

The historical data trend for Caterpillar's Price-to-Tangible-Book 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
Price-to-Tangible-Book
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.90 13.01 12.15 12.59 10.84

Caterpillar Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Tangible-Book Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.59 9.72 10.20 9.51 10.84

Competitive Comparison

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Caterpillar's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Caterpillar Price-to-Tangible-Book Distribution

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Caterpillar's Price-to-Tangible-Book distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Caterpillar's Price-to-Tangible-Book falls into.



Caterpillar Price-to-Tangible-Book Calculation

Caterpillar's price-to-tangible-book ratio for today is calculated as:

Price to Tangible Book=Share Price/Tangible Book per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=353.83/27.278
=12.97

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called PB Ratio. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book Ratio and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The Price-to-Book Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the Price-to-Book Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Caterpillar (Caterpillar) Business Description

Address
5205 N. O'Connor Boulevard, Suite 100, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
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.
Executives
Anthony D. Fassino officer: Group President 510 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 100, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Cheryl H Johnson officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 40 WESTMINSTER STREET, PROVIDENCE RI 02903
Joseph E Creed officer: Interim CFO 510 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 100, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Denise C Johnson officer: Group President C/O CATERPILLAR, INCORPORATED, 901 WEST WASHINGTON, CV41110, EAST PEORIA IL 61630
Lange Bob De officer: Group President 510 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 100, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Fish James C Jr director 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Judith Fran Marks director C/O HUBBELL INCORPORATED, 40 WATERVIEW DRIVE, SHELTON CT 06484
David Maclennan director 14701 CHARLSON ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Suzette M Long officer: Int. Executive Vice President 510 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 100, DEERFILED IL 60015
Daniel M Dickinson director THAYER CAPITAL PARTNERS, 1455 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, STE 350, WASHINGTON DC 20004
William E Schaupp officer: Chief Accounting Officer PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Gary Michael Marvel officer: Chief Accounting Officer 510 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 100, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Gerald Johnson director 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C23-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Ramin Younessi officer: Group President 510 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 100, DEERFIELD IL 60015
William P Ainsworth officer: Group President 510 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 100, DEERFIELD X1 60015

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