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Caterpillar (CHIX:CATZ) Gross-Profit-to-Asset % : 27.66% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Caterpillar Gross-Profit-to-Asset %?

Gross-Profit-to-Asset % is calculated as Gross Profit divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Caterpillar's annualized Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was CHF20,754 Mil. Caterpillar's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was CHF75,031 Mil. Therefore, Caterpillar's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 27.66%.


Caterpillar Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Caterpillar's Gross-Profit-to-Asset % 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 Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Chart

Caterpillar Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross-Profit-to-Asset %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.82 14.63 18.95 21.38 26.47

Caterpillar Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 26.69 28.04 27.61 25.95 27.66

Competitive Comparison of Caterpillar's Gross-Profit-to-Asset %

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Caterpillar's Gross-Profit-to-Asset %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross-Profit-to-Asset % 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 Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Caterpillar's Gross-Profit-to-Asset % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Caterpillar's Gross-Profit-to-Asset % falls into.



Caterpillar Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Calculation

Caterpillar's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Gross-Profit-to-Asset %=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Assets (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Assets (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=20117.842/( (76338.099+75649.245)/ 2 )
=20117.842/75993.672
=26.47 %

Caterpillar's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Gross-Profit-to-Asset %=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )+Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2024 ))/ count )
=20754.14/( (75649.245+74412.253)/ 2 )
=20754.14/75030.749
=27.66 %

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Gross-Profit-to-Asset %, the Gross Profit of the last fiscal year and the average total assets over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Gross Profit data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) data. Gross-Profit-to-Asset % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


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Caterpillar (CHIX:CATZ) 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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