Caterpillar (Caterpillar) Risk Assessment

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What is Caterpillar Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Caterpillar is: Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding.

Competitive Comparison of Caterpillar's Risk Assessment

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Caterpillar's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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 Risk Assessment Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Caterpillar's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Caterpillar's Risk Assessment falls into.

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

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Caterpillar (Caterpillar) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

CAT:Peru CAT:Mexico 1CAT:Italy CATR:France CAT1:Germany CAT1:Germany CAT1:Germany CAT1:Germany CAT:Chile CATR:Canada CATP34:Brazil CAT:Austria CAT:Argentina

Address

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

Website

https://www.caterpillar.com

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