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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)

On Nov 27: 57.45   1.59 (2.69%)

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Earnings Est Current Qtr Dec-09 Next Qtr Mar-10 Current Year Dec-09 Next Year Dec-10 Avg. Estimate 0.28 0.53 2.01 2.68 No. of Analysts 23 9 20 26 Low Estimate 0.14 0.30 1.88 1.79 High Estimate 0.38 0.74 2.15 3.50 Year Ago EPS 1.08 0.39 5.66 2.01 Next Earnings Date: 26-Jan-10 - Set a Reminder Revenue Est Current Qtr Dec-09 Next Qtr Mar-10 Current Year Dec-09 Next Year Dec-10 Avg. Estimate 8.11B 8.42B 32.59B 36.08B No. of Analysts 13 5 12 15 Low Estimate 7.64B 8.10B 32.22B 32.71B High Estimate 8.55B 8.75B 32.89B 37.95B Year Ago Sales 12.92B 9.23B 51.32B 32.59B Sales Growth (year/est) -37.2% -8.7% -36.5% 10.7% Earnings History Dec-08 Mar-09 Jun-09 Sep-09 EPS Est 1.29 0.04 0.22 0.06 EPS Actual 1.08 0.39 0.72 0.64 Difference -0.21 0.35 0.50 0.58 Surprise % -16.3% 875.0% 227.3% 966.7% EPS Trends Current Qtr Dec-09 Next Qtr Mar-10 Current Year Dec-09 Next Year Dec-10 Current Estimate 0.28 0.53 2.01 2.68 7 Days Ago 0.28 0.53 2.01 2.68 30 Days Ago 0.27 0.56 2.00 2.67 60 Days Ago 0.32 0.39 1.49 1.89 90 Days Ago 0.32 0.37 1.43 1.79 EPS Revisions Current Qtr Dec-09 Next Qtr Mar-10 Current Year Dec-09 Next Year Dec-10 Up Last 7 Days 1 0 1 1 Up Last 30 Days 1 2 7 7 Down Last 30 Days 0 0 0 0 Down Last 90 Days Growth Est CAT Industry Sector S&P 500 Current Qtr. -74.1% -35.7% -10.6% -34.1% Next Qtr. 35.9% 31.8% 10.0% 18.0% This Year -64.5% -54.8% -31.5% 0.7% Next Year 33.3% 28.3% 15.2% 24.9% Past 5 Years (per annum) -1.165% N/A N/A N/A Next 5 Years (per annum) 10.67% 8.57% 10.25% N/A Price/Earnings (avg. for comparison categories) 29.37 25.6 18.77 17.9 PEG Ratio (avg. for comparison categories) 2.75 2.99 1.83 N/A
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