Caterpillar (LIM:CAT) Total Current Assets : $44,946 Mil (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Caterpillar Total Current Assets?

Total current assets includes Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities, Total Receivables, Total Inventories, and Other Current Assets. Caterpillar's total current assets for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $44,946 Mil.

Caterpillar Total Current Assets Historical Data

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Total Current Assets

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39,193.00

39,464.00

43,455.00

43,785.00

46,949.00

Caterpillar Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24
Total Current Assets	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															48,005.00	46,949.00	43,664.00	43,096.00	44,946.00

Caterpillar Total Current Assets Calculation

Total Current Assets are the asset that can be converted to cash or used to pay current liabilities within 12 months.

Caterpillar's Total Current Assets for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Total Current Assets	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	+	Total Receivables	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets
	=	6978	+	18820	+	16565	+	4586
	=	46,949

Caterpillar's Total Current Assets for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Total Current Assets	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	+	Total Receivables	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets
	=	5638	+	18902	+	17312	+	3094
	=	44,946

Total Current Assets is linked to the Current Ratio, which is the result of dividing total current assets by total current liabilities. It is frequently used as an indicator of a company's liquidity, its ability to meet short-term obligations.

Total Current Assets is also linked to Working Capital, Net working capital is calculated as Total Current Assets minus Total Current Liabilities.

Caterpillar (LIM:CAT) Total Current Assets Explanation

In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value, and accounts receivable is considered worth 75% of its value. Therefore the liquidation value is lower than calculated from total current assets.

Caterpillar's Liquidation Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

	Liquidation value
=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	Total Liabilities	+	(0.75 * Accounts Receivable)	+	(0.5 * Total Inventories)
=	5638	-	66870	+	0.75 * 18902	+	0.5 * 17312
=	-38,400

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

Website

https://www.caterpillar.com

Caterpillar is the top manufacturer of heavy equipment, power solutions, and locomotives. It is currently the world's largest manufacturer of heavy equipment. The company is divided into four reportable segments: construction industries, resource industries, energy and transportation, and Cat Financial. Its products are available through a dealer network that covers the globe with about 2,700 branches maintained by 160 dealers. Cat Financial 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.