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Cat Financial reported strong first-quarter 2024 results with revenues of $853 million, a 11% increase from last year, driven by higher financing rates and earning assets. Profit and profit before taxes also saw significant growth. Retail new business volume rose by 11% to $2.74 billion, with past dues decreasing and write-offs increasing. The company's allowance for credit losses improved.
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Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) reported strong first-quarter 2024 results with sales and revenues of $15.8 billion. The company achieved a profit per share of $5.75 and adjusted profit per share of $5.60. Caterpillar deployed $5.1 billion for share repurchases and dividends, showcasing robust financial performance.
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Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) will release its first-quarter 2024 financial results on April 25, 2024. The release will be available on investors.caterpillar.com and PR Newswire. A teleconference and webcast will follow at 7:30 a.m. CDT on the same day.
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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) maintains its quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share, payable on May 20, 2024, continuing its streak of annual dividends for over 30 years. The company is part of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index.
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In 2023, Cat Financial reported revenues of $3.25 billion, a 19% increase from 2022. Profit was $563 million, up 5% from the previous year. The provision for income taxes reflected a 25% annual tax rate for 2023, compared with 26% for 2022. Retail new business volume was $12.11 billion, an increase of 7% from 2022. Past dues were 1.79%, compared with 1.89% in 2022. Write-offs, net of recoveries, were $65 million for 2023, compared with $46 million for 2022. Fourth-quarter 2023 revenues were $841 million, an increase of 16% from the fourth quarter of 2022. Fourth-quarter 2023 profit was $166 million, up 41% from the previous year.
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Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) reported a 3% increase in sales and revenues for the fourth quarter of 2023, and a 13% increase for the full year. The company achieved a profit per share of $5.28 in Q4 2023, compared to $2.79 in Q4 2022, and $20.12 for the full year. Adjusted profit per share was $5.23 in Q4 2023, compared to $3.86 in Q4 2022, and $21.21 for the full year. Operating cash flow was $12.9 billion for 2023, and the company returned $7.5 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends. The company's Chairman and CEO, Jim Umpleby, expressed pride in the company's strong performance, achieving record sales, profit per share, and free cash flow in 2023.
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Freeport-McMoRan Incorporated (NYSE:FCX) expects to sell 4.1 billion pounds of copper, 2 million ounces of gold, and 85 million pounds of molybdenum in 2024. Growing demand for copper and higher prices for gold are boosting the company's fortunes, driven by closures and disruptions at various copper mines worldwide, which have driven prices higher for the metal. Industrial Info is tracking nearly $13 billion worth of active and planned projects from Freeport-McMoRan worldwide.
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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) will release its Q4 and full-year 2023 financial results on Feb. 5, 2024. The release will be available on investors.caterpillar.com and PR Newswire. The company will conduct a teleconference and webcast for securities analysts and institutional investors at 7:30 a.m. CST on the same day. The conference call can be accessed via telephone and webcast, with a conference ID provided. A transcript from the call will be available on the company's website after the webcast. The replay will also be available on the website for those unable to participate in the live broadcast.
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Caterpillar Inc. collaborates with Microsoft and Ballard Power Systems to demonstrate the viability of using large-format hydrogen fuel cells to supply reliable and sustainable backup power for data centers. The successful demonstration provided valuable insights into the capabilities of fuel cell systems to power multi-megawatt data centers, ensuring uninterrupted power supply to meet 99.999% uptime requirements. The project simulated a 48-hour backup power event at Microsoft's data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where a hydrogen fuel cell was integrated into a data center electrical plant to support its critical load. The project is supported and partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (DOE) under the H2@Scale initiative, which brings stakeholders together to advance affordable hydrogen production, transport, storage, and utilization in multiple energy sectors.
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Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) is set to showcase its electric machines and energy solutions at CES 2024, highlighting its commitment to innovation and sustainability. The exhibit will feature breakthrough innovations, including a zero-exhaust-emission underground loader for mining and a mini excavator, as well as a broad portfolio of integrated solutions for on-site power generation, energy storage, and digital monitoring. CES 2024, taking place in Las Vegas, is expected to draw 130,000 attendees.
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Caterpillar Inc. is an American construction equipment manufacturer. The company is the worlds largest manufacturer of construction equipment. In 2018, Caterpillar was ranked number 73 on the Fortune 500 list and number 265 on the Global Fortune 500 list.