Caterpillar (MEX:CAT) Cash And Cash Equivalents : MXN72,872 Mil (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Caterpillar Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Caterpillar's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2024 (MXN111,013.91 Mil) to Dec. 2024 (MXN143,674.92 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2024 (MXN143,674.92 Mil) to Mar. 2025 (MXN72,872.11 Mil).

Caterpillar's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2022 (MXN136,549.98 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (MXN118,446.30 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2023 (MXN118,446.30 Mil) to Dec. 2024 (MXN143,674.92 Mil).

Caterpillar Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Caterpillar's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Caterpillar Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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186,029.98

189,836.56

136,549.98

118,446.30

143,674.92

Caterpillar Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															82,300.83	79,527.57	111,013.91	143,674.92	72,872.11

Caterpillar Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

Caterpillar (MEX:CAT) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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Address

5205 N. O\'Connor Boulevard, Suite 100, Irving, TX, USA, 75039

Website

https://www.caterpillar.com

Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Its reporting segments are: construction industries (40% sales/47% operating profit, or OP), resource industries (20% sales/19% OP), and energy & transportation (40% sales/34% OP). Market share approaches 20% across many products. Caterpillar operates a captive finance subsidiary to facilitate sales. The firm has global reach (46% US sales/54% ex-US). Construction skews more domestic, while the other divisions are more geographically diversified. An independent network of 156 dealers operates approximately 2,800 facilities, giving Caterpillar reach into about 190 countries for sales and support services.