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Caterpillar (UKEX:CAT) 3-Year Book Growth Rate : 11.60% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Caterpillar 3-Year Book Growth Rate?

Caterpillar's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₴1,547.37.

During the past 12 months, Caterpillar's average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 27.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 11.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 8.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 2.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Book Value per Share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value per Share Growth Rate of Caterpillar was 30.80% per year. The lowest was -29.30% per year. And the median was 8.00% per year.


Competitive Comparison of Caterpillar's 3-Year Book Growth Rate

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Caterpillar's 3-Year Book Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Book Growth Rate 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's 3-Year Book Growth Rate Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Caterpillar's 3-Year Book Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Caterpillar's 3-Year Book Growth Rate falls into.



Caterpillar 3-Year Book Growth Rate Calculation

This is the 3-year average growth rate of Book Value per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Book Value per Share growth rate.


Caterpillar  (UKEX:CAT) 3-Year Book Growth Rate Explanation

Book Value per Share is the ratio of equity available to common shareholders divided by the shares outstanding. Book value per share effectively indicates a firm's net asset value on a per-share basis. It can be used by investors to gauge whether a stock price is undervalued by comparing it to the firm's market value per share. Theoretically, it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated.


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Caterpillar (UKEX:CAT) 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.

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