Caterpillar Reports First-Quarter 2021 Results

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Caterpillar reported first-quarter 2021 sales of $11.9 billion, a 12% increase from $10.6 billion in Q1 2020. Profit per share reached $2.77, up from $1.98 year-over-year. Adjusted profit per share rose to $2.87, compared to $1.65 in Q1 2020. The increase was driven by higher end-user demand and inventory changes, with dealers increasing inventories by $700 million compared to $100 million last year. Operating profit margin improved to 15.3%, up from 13.2% in 2020.

Positive

• Sales increased by 12% year-over-year to $11.9 billion.
• Profit per share rose to $2.77, a 39.9% increase from $1.98.
• Adjusted profit per share increased to $2.87, up 74.5% from $1.65.
• Operating profit margin improved to 15.3%, from 13.2% in the prior year.
• Strong balance sheet with $11.3 billion in cash.

Negative

• Higher SG&A and R&D expenses impacted overall profitability.
• Unfavorable price realization affected profit margins in some segments.
• Decrease in revenues from Financial Products segment by 7%.

DEERFIELD, Ill., April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  

• Sales and revenues increased 12%
• First-quarter 2021 profit per share of $2.77; adjusted profit per share of $2.87
• Strong balance sheet with $11.3 billion of enterprise cash on hand

 

		First Quarter
($ in billions except profit per share)		2021	2020
Sales and Revenues		$11.9	$10.6
Profit Per Share		$2.77	$1.98
Adjusted Profit Per Share		$2.87	$1.65

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced first-quarter 2021 sales and revenues of $11.9 billion, a 12% increase compared with $10.6 billion in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was due to higher sales volume driven by higher end-user demand and the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Dealers increased their inventories more during the first quarter of 2021 than during the first quarter of 2020.

Operating profit margin was 15.3% for the first quarter of 2021, compared with 13.2% for the first quarter of 2020. First-quarter 2021 profit per share was $2.77, compared with $1.98 profit per share in the first quarter of 2020. Adjusted profit per share in the first quarter of 2021 was $2.87, compared with first-quarter 2020 adjusted profit per share of $1.65. Adjusted profit per share for both quarters excluded restructuring costs, while the first quarter of 2020 also excluded a remeasurement gain of $0.38 per share resulting from the settlement of a non-U.S. pension obligation. Please see a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix on page 12.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, enterprise operating cash flow was $1.9 billion. Caterpillar ended the first quarter with $11.3 billion of enterprise cash.

"I'm proud of our global team's strong performance as they continue to serve our customers," said Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Jim Umpleby. "We're encouraged by improving conditions in our end markets and are proactively managing supply chain risks. Our dedicated team continues to execute our strategy for long-term profitable growth."

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

Consolidated Sales and Revenues

Consolidated Sales and Revenues Comparison 
First Quarter 2021 vs. First Quarter 2020

To access this chart, go to https://investors.caterpillar.com/financials/quarterly-results/default.aspx  for the downloadable version of Caterpillar first-quarter 2021 earnings. 

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in consolidated sales and revenues between the first quarter of 2020 (at left) and the first quarter of 2021 (at right). Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company's Board of Directors and employees.

Total sales and revenues for the first quarter of 2021 were $11.887 billion, an increase of $1.252 billion, or 12%, compared with $10.635 billion in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to higher sales volume and favorable currency impacts related to the euro and the Australian dollar. The increase in sales volume was driven by higher end-user demand and the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Dealers increased inventories by $700 million during the first quarter of 2021 compared to $100 million during the first quarter of 2020.

Sales were higher across the three primary segments. Sales increased in Asia/Pacific, Latin America and EAME while sales in North America were about flat.

Sales and Revenues by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	First Quarter 2020				Sales Volume				Price Realization				Currency				Inter- Segment / Other				First Quarter 2021				$ Change				% Change
Construction Industries	$	4,306			$	1,006			$	(23)			$	146			$	24			$	5,459			$	1,153			27%
Resource Industries	2,084				132				(47)				33				14				2,216				132				6%
Energy & Transportation	4,349				(41)				7				74				118				4,507				158				4%
All Other Segment	109				9				—				1				11				130				21				19%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(934)				(19)				(1)				—				(167)				(1,121)				(187)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	9,914				1,087				(64)				254				—				11,191				1,277				13%
Financial Products Segment	814				—				—				—				(53)				761				(53)				(7%)
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(93)				—				—				—				28				(65)				28
Financial Products Revenues	721				—				—				—				(25)				696				(25)				(3%)
Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	10,635			$	1,087			$	(64)			$	254			$	(25)			$	11,887			$	1,252			12%

 

Sales and Revenues by Geographic Region
	North America						Latin America						EAME						Asia/Pacific						External Sales and Revenues						Inter-Segment						Total Sales and Revenues
(Millions of dollars)	$				% Chg		$				% Chg		$				% Chg		$				% Chg		$				% Chg		$				% Chg		$				% Chg
First Quarter 2021
Construction Industries	$	2,126			2%		$	392			48%		$	1,081			22%		$	1,842			72%		$	5,441			26%		$	18			400%		$	5,459			27%
Resource Industries	657				(6%)		405				27%		474				20%		561				(1%)		2,097				6%		119				13%		2,216				6%
Energy & Transportation	1,782				3%		256				3%		1,093				4%		527				(9%)		3,658				1%		849				16%		4,507				4%
All Other Segment	13				160%		—				(100%)		3				(73%)		22				120%		38				36%		92				14%		130				19%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(39)						—						—						(4)						(43)						(1,078)						(1,121)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	4,539				1%		1,053				26%		2,651				13%		2,948				32%		11,191				13%		—				—%		11,191				13%
Financial Products Segment	476				(9%)		62				(11%)		100				(2%)		123				5%		761				(7%)		—				—%		761				(7%)
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(24)						(11)						(8)						(22)						(65)						—						(65)
Financial Products Revenues	452				(4%)		51				(12%)		92				(1%)		101				2%		696				(3%)		—				—%		696				(3%)
Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	4,991			—%		$	1,104			24%		$	2,743			13%		$	3,049			31%		$	11,887			12%		$	—			—%		$	11,887			12%
First Quarter 2020
Construction Industries	$	2,085					$	265					$	889					$	1,073					$	4,312					$	(6)					$	4,306
Resource Industries	696						320						395						568						1,979						105						2,084
Energy & Transportation	1,738						249						1,053						578						3,618						731						4,349
All Other Segment	5						2						11						10						28						81						109
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(15)						(2)						(4)						(2)						(23)						(911)						(934)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	4,509						834						2,344						2,227						9,914						—						9,914
Financial Products Segment	525						70						102						117						814						—						814
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(54)						(12)						(9)						(18)						(93)						—						(93)
Financial Products Revenues	471						58						93						99						721						—						721
Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	4,980					$	892					$	2,437					$	2,326					$	10,635					$	—					$	10,635

Consolidated Operating Profit

Consolidated Operating Profit Comparison 
First Quarter 2021 vs. First Quarter 2020

To access this chart, go to https://investors.caterpillar.com/financials/quarterly-results/default.aspx  for the downloadable version of Caterpillar first-quarter 2021 earnings.

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in consolidated operating profit between the first quarter of 2020 (at left) and the first quarter of 2021 (at right). Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company's Board of Directors and employees. The bar titled Other includes consolidating adjustments and Machinery, Energy & Transportation's other operating (income) expenses.

Operating profit for the first quarter of 2021 was $1.814 billion, an increase of $410 million, or 29%, compared with $1.404 billion in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to higher sales volume and higher profit from Financial Products, partially offset by higher selling, general and administrative (SG&A) and research and development (R&D) expenses, unfavorable price realization and higher manufacturing costs.

The increase in SG&A/R&D expenses was driven by higher short-term incentive compensation expense, which was reinstated in 2021. Unfavorable manufacturing costs were driven by higher short-term incentive compensation expense, partially offset by favorable material costs and lower warranty expense.

Profit (Loss) by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	First Quarter 2021				First Quarter 2020				$ Change				%  Change
Construction Industries	$	1,035			$	640			$	395			62%
Resource Industries	328				304				24				8%
Energy & Transportation	666				602				64				11%
All Other Segment	3				7				(4)				(57%)
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(368)				(212)				(156)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	1,664				1,341				323				24%
Financial Products Segment	244				105				139				132%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(19)				47				(66)
Financial Products	225				152				73				48%
Consolidating Adjustments	(75)				(89)				14
Consolidated Operating Profit	$	1,814			$	1,404			$	410			29%

Other Profit/Loss and Tax Items

• Other income (expense) in the first quarter of 2021 was income of $325 million, compared with income of $222 million in the first quarter of 2020. The change was due to the absence of a remeasurement gain resulting from the settlement of a non-U.S. pension obligation that occurred in the first quarter of 2020, which was more than offset by the favorable impacts from foreign currency exchange gains (losses), unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities at Insurance Services, gains (losses) on commodity hedges and favorable pension and other postemployment benefit (OPEB) plan costs.
  
  The company experienced foreign currency exchange net gains in the first quarter of 2021 across several currencies, compared with net losses in the first quarter of 2020. The favorable impact of unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities was due to unrealized losses in the first quarter of 2020, compared with unrealized gains in the first quarter of 2021. The company experienced net losses in commodity hedges in the first quarter of 2020, compared with net gains in the first quarter of 2021. 
  
  
• The provision for income taxes for the first quarter of 2021 reflected a lower estimated annual tax rate of 26%, compared with 31% for the first quarter of 2020, excluding the discrete items discussed below. The comparative tax rate for full year 2020 was approximately 28%. The decrease in the estimated annual tax rate from full-year 2020 is primarily related to changes in the expected geographic mix of profits from a tax perspective for 2021.
  
  In addition, a discrete tax benefit of $43 million was recorded in the first quarter of 2021, compared with an $8 million benefit in the first quarter of 2020, for the settlement of stock-based compensation awards with associated tax deductions in excess of cumulative U.S. GAAP compensation expense. A $43 million tax charge was also recorded in the first quarter of 2020 related to the $254 million remeasurement gain resulting from the settlement of a non-U.S. pension obligation.

 

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES
(Millions of dollars)
Segment Sales
		First Quarter 2020				Sales Volume				Price Realization				Currency				Inter- Segment				First Quarter 2021				$  Change				%  Change
Total Sales		$	4,306			$	1,006			$	(23)			$	146			$	24			$	5,459			$	1,153			27%
Sales by Geographic Region
		First Quarter 2021				First Quarter 2020				$ Change				% Change
North America		$	2,126			$	2,085			$	41			2%
Latin America		392				265				127				48%
EAME		1,081				889				192				22%
Asia/Pacific		1,842				1,073				769				72%
External Sales		5,441				4,312				1,129				26%
Inter-segment		18				(6)				24				400%
Total Sales		$	5,459			$	4,306			$	1,153			27%
Segment Profit
		First Quarter 2021				First Quarter 2020				Change				% Change
Segment Profit		$	1,035			$	640			$	395			62%
Segment Profit Margin		19.0%				14.9%				4.1 pts

Construction Industries' total sales were $5.459 billion in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $1.153 billion, or 27%, compared with $4.306 billion in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was due to higher sales volume driven by higher end-user demand and the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Overall, dealers increased inventories more during the first quarter of 2021 than during the first quarter of 2020.

• In North America, sales increased slightly due to higher end-user demand partially offset by the impact from changes in dealer inventories and unfavorable price realization. The higher end-user demand was driven primarily by residential construction. Dealers increased inventories more during the first quarter of 2020 than during the first quarter of 2021.
• Sales increased in Latin America mostly due to higher sales volume driven by higher end-user demand across the region and the impact of changes in dealer inventories, partially offset by unfavorable currency impacts from a weaker Brazilian real. Dealers decreased inventories during the first quarter of 2020, compared with an increase during the first quarter of 2021.
• In EAME, sales increased due to higher sales volume and favorable currency impacts from a stronger euro. Higher sales volume was driven by higher end-user demand and the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Dealers increased inventories more during the first quarter of 2021 than during the first quarter of 2020.
• Sales increased in Asia/Pacific primarily due to higher sales volume and favorable currency impacts from a stronger Chinese yuan. The increase in sales was primarily due to higher end-user demand across the region driven mainly by China, reflecting the impact of the pandemic in the first quarter of 2020, and the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Dealers increased inventories during the first quarter of 2021, compared with a decrease during the first quarter of 2020 due to the timing of Chinese New Year.

Construction Industries' profit was $1.035 billion in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $395 million, or 62%, compared with $640 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was mainly due to higher sales volume.

RESOURCE INDUSTRIES
(Millions of dollars)
Segment Sales
		First Quarter 2020				Sales Volume				Price Realization				Currency				Inter- Segment				First Quarter 2021				$  Change				%  Change
Total Sales		$	2,084			$	132			$	(47)			$	33			$	14			$	2,216			$	132			6%
Sales by Geographic Region
		First Quarter 2021				First Quarter 2020				$ Change				% Change
North America		$	657			$	696			$	(39)			(6%)
Latin America		405				320				85				27%
EAME		474				395				79				20%
Asia/Pacific		561				568				(7)				(1%)
External Sales		2,097				1,979				118				6%
Inter-segment		119				105				14				13%
Total Sales		$	2,216			$	2,084			$	132			6%
Segment Profit
		First Quarter 2021				First Quarter 2020				Change				% Change
Segment Profit		$	328			$	304			$	24			8%
Segment Profit Margin		14.8%				14.6%				0.2 pts

Resource Industries' total sales were $2.216 billion in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $132 million, or 6%, compared with $2.084 billion in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was due to higher sales volume driven by the impacts of changes in dealer inventories, higher end-user demand for equipment and aftermarket parts and favorable currency impact from the Australian dollar, partially offset by unfavorable price realization. Dealers decreased inventories during the first quarter of 2020, compared to remaining about flat during the first quarter of 2021. End-user demand was higher in mining, offset by lower end-user demand in heavy construction and quarry and aggregates.

Resource Industries' profit was $328 million in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $24 million, or 8%, compared with $304 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was mainly due to favorable manufacturing costs and higher sales volume, partially offset by unfavorable price realization and higher SG&A/R&D expenses. Favorable manufacturing costs reflected favorable cost absorption, lower warranty expense and favorable variable labor and burden. Cost absorption was favorable as company inventory increased more in the first quarter of 2021 than in the first quarter of 2020. The increase in SG&A/R&D expenses was driven by higher short-term incentive compensation expense, partially offset by other cost-reduction actions.

ENERGY & TRANSPORTATION
(Millions of dollars)
Segment Sales
		First Quarter 2020				Sales Volume				Price Realization				Currency				Inter- Segment				First Quarter 2021				$  Change				%  Change
Total Sales		$	4,349			$	(41)			$	7			$	74			$	118			$	4,507			$	158			4%
Sales by Application
		First Quarter 2021				First Quarter 2020				$ Change				% Change
Oil and Gas		$	915			$	861			$	54			6%
Power Generation		963				854				109				13%
Industrial		813				801				12				1%
Transportation		967				1,102				(135)				(12%)
External Sales		3,658				3,618				40				1%
Inter-segment		849				731				118				16%
Total Sales		$	4,507			$	4,349			$	158			4%
Segment Profit
		First Quarter 2021				First Quarter 2020				Change				% Change
Segment Profit		$	666			$	602			$	64			11%
Segment Profit Margin		14.8%				13.8%				1.0 pts

Energy & Transportation's total sales were $4.507 billion in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $158 million, or 4%, compared with $4.349 billion in the first quarter of 2020. Sales growth was driven by Power Generation and Oil and Gas, partially offset by a decrease in Transportation. Inter-segment sales also increased.

• Oil and Gas – Sales increased mainly due to higher sales of reciprocating engine aftermarket parts primarily driven by North America and EAME.
• Power Generation – Sales increased due to turbines, turbine-related services and large reciprocating engine applications, including data centers.
• Industrial – Sales were about flat.
• Transportation – Sales declined in rail due to lower deliveries of locomotives and related services, primarily in North America, and in marine.

Energy & Transportation's profit was $666 million in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $64 million, or 11%, compared with $602 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was due to higher sales volume including inter-segment sales and favorable variable manufacturing costs, partially offset by higher SG&A/R&D expenses. Favorable variable manufacturing costs reflected lower material costs and variable labor and burden. The increase in SG&A/R&D expenses was driven by higher short-term compensation expense, partially offset by other cost reduction actions. 

FINANCIAL PRODUCTS SEGMENT
(Millions of dollars)
Revenues by Geographic Region
		First Quarter 2021				First Quarter 2020				$ Change				% Change
North America		$	476			$	525			$	(49)			(9%)
Latin America		62				70				(8)				(11%)
EAME		100				102				(2)				(2%)
Asia/Pacific		123				117				6				5%
Total Revenues		$	761			$	814			$	(53)			(7%)
Segment Profit
		First Quarter 2021				First Quarter 2020				Change				% Change
Segment Profit		$	244			$	105			$	139			132%

Financial Products' segment revenues were $761 million in the first quarter of 2021, a decrease of $53 million, or 7%, from the first quarter of 2020. The decrease was primarily because of lower average financing rates and lower average earning assets in North America.

Financial Products' segment profit was $244 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared with $105 million in the first quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to a favorable impact from equity securities in Insurance Services and lower provision for credit losses at Cat Financial, partially offset by an increase in SG&A expenses primarily due to higher incentive compensation. The impact of lower average financing rates was offset by lower interest expense.

At the end of the first quarter of 2021, past dues at Cat Financial were 2.90%, compared with 4.13% at the end of the first quarter of 2020. Past dues decreased across all portfolio segments as global markets generally improved. Write-offs, net of recoveries, were $24 million for the first quarter of 2021, compared with $30 million for the first quarter of 2020.  As of March 31, 2021, Cat Financial's allowance for credit losses totaled $441 million, or 1.64% of finance receivables, compared with $479 million, or 1.77% of finance receivables at December 31, 2020.

Corporate Items and Eliminations

Expense for corporate items and eliminations was $387 million in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $222 million from the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to an unfavorable change in fair value adjustments related to deferred compensation plans and segment reporting methodology differences.

Notes

i.  Glossary of terms is included on the Caterpillar website at https://investors.caterpillar.com/overview/default.aspx.
ii.  End-user demand is demonstrated by the company's Rolling 3 Month Retail Sales Statistics filed in a Form 8-K on Thursday, April 29, 2021.
iii.  Information on non-GAAP financial measures is included in the appendix on page 12.
iv.  Some amounts within this report are rounded to the millions or billions and may not add.
v.  Caterpillar will conduct a teleconference and live webcast, with a slide presentation, beginning at 7:30 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, April 29, 2021, to discuss its 2021 first-quarter results. The accompanying slides will be available before the webcast on the Caterpillar website at https://investors.caterpillar.com/events-presentations/default.aspx.

About Caterpillar

With 2020 sales and revenues of $41.7 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Since 1925, we've been driving sustainable progress and helping customers build a better world through innovative products and services. Throughout the product life cycle, we offer services built on cutting-edge technology and decades of product expertise. These products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value to help our customers succeed. We do business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment. Visit us at caterpillar.com or join the conversation on our social media channels at caterpillar.com/social-media.

Caterpillar's latest financial results are also available online:

https://investors.caterpillar.com/overview/default.aspx

https://investors.caterpillar.com/financials/quarterly-results/default.aspx (live broadcast/replays of quarterly conference call)

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Caterpillar's actual results may differ materially from those described or implied in our forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to: (i) global and regional economic conditions and economic conditions in the industries we serve; (ii) commodity price changes, material price increases, fluctuations in demand for our products or significant shortages of material; (iii) government monetary or fiscal policies; (iv) political and economic risks, commercial instability and events beyond our control in the countries in which we operate; (v) international trade policies and their impact on demand for our products and our competitive position, including the imposition of new tariffs or changes in existing tariff rates; (vi) our ability to develop, produce and market quality products that meet our customers' needs; (vii) the impact of the highly competitive environment in which we operate on our sales and pricing; (viii) information technology security threats and computer crime; (ix) inventory management decisions and sourcing practices of our dealers and our OEM customers; (x) a failure to realize, or a delay in realizing, all of the anticipated benefits of our acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures; (xi) union disputes or other employee relations issues; (xii) adverse effects of unexpected events; (xiii) disruptions or volatility in global financial markets limiting our sources of liquidity or the liquidity of our customers, dealers and suppliers; (xiv) failure to maintain our credit ratings and potential resulting increases to our cost of borrowing and adverse effects on our cost of funds, liquidity, competitive position and access to capital markets; (xv) our Financial Products segment's risks associated with the financial services industry; (xvi) changes in interest rates or market liquidity conditions; (xvii) an increase in delinquencies, repossessions or net losses of Cat Financial's customers; (xviii) currency fluctuations; (xix) our or Cat Financial's compliance with financial and other restrictive covenants in debt agreements; (xx) increased pension plan funding obligations; (xxi) alleged or actual violations of trade or anti-corruption laws and regulations; (xxii) additional tax expense or exposure, including the impact of U.S. tax reform; (xxiii) significant legal proceedings, claims, lawsuits or government investigations; (xxiv) new regulations or changes in financial services regulations; (xxv) compliance with environmental laws and regulations; (xxvi) the duration and geographic spread of, business disruptions caused by, and the overall global economic impact of, the COVID-19 pandemic; and (xxvii) other factors described in more detail in Caterpillar's Forms 10-Q, 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

APPENDIX

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

The following definitions are provided for the non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures have no standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to the calculation of similar measures for other companies. Management does not intend these items to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP measures.

The company believes it is important to separately quantify the profit impact of two significant items in order for the company's results to be meaningful to readers. These items consist of (i) a remeasurement gain resulting from the settlement of a non-U.S. pension obligation in the first quarter of 2020 and (ii) restructuring costs, which were incurred to generate longer-term benefits. The company does not consider these items indicative of earnings from ongoing business activities and believes the non-GAAP measure provides investors with useful perspective on underlying business results and trends and aids with assessing the company's period-over-period results. The company intends to discuss adjusted profit per share for the fourth quarter and full-year 2021, excluding mark-to-market gains or losses for remeasurement of pension and other postemployment benefit plans along with any other discrete items.

Reconciliations of adjusted results to the most directly comparable GAAP measure are as follows:

(Dollars in millions except per share data)		Operating Profit				Operating Profit Margin			Profit Before Taxes				Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes				Effective Tax Rate			Profit				Profit per Share
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 - US GAAP		$	1,814			15.3%			$	1,997			$	475			23.8%			$	1,530			$	2.77
Restructuring costs		64				0.5%			64				10				15.0%			54				$	0.10
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 - Adjusted		$	1,878			15.8%			$	2,061			$	485			23.5%			$	1,584			$	2.87
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 - US GAAP		$	1,404			13.2%			$	1,513			$	425			28.1%			$	1,092			$	1.98
Remeasurement gain of a non-U.S. pension obligation		—				—%			(254)				(43)				17.0%			(211)				$	(0.38)
Restructuring costs		37				0.3%			37				7				19.0%			30				$	0.05
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 - Adjusted		$	1,441			13.5%			$	1,296			$	389			30.0%			$	911			$	1.65

Supplemental Consolidating Data

The company is providing supplemental consolidating data for the purpose of additional analysis. The data has been grouped as follows:

Consolidated – Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Machinery, Energy & Transportation (ME&T) – The company defines ME&T as it is presented in the supplemental data as Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries, excluding Financial Products. ME&T's information relates to the design, manufacturing and marketing of its products.

Financial Products – The company defines Financial Products as it is presented in the supplemental data as its finance and insurance subsidiaries, primarily Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial) and Caterpillar Insurance Holdings Inc. (Insurance Services). Financial Products' information relates to the financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Caterpillar and other equipment.

Consolidating Adjustments – Eliminations of transactions between ME&T and Financial Products.

The nature of the ME&T and Financial Products businesses is different, especially with regard to the financial position and cash flow items. Caterpillar management utilizes this presentation internally to highlight these differences. The company believes this presentation will assist readers in understanding its business.

Pages 14 to 22 reconcile ME&T and Financial Products to Caterpillar Inc. consolidated financial information.

 

Caterpillar Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions except per share data)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021				2020
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	11,191			$	9,914
Revenues of Financial Products	696				721
Total sales and revenues	11,887				10,635
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	8,012				7,266
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,239				1,121
Research and development expenses	374				356
Interest expense of Financial Products	125				175
Other operating (income) expenses	323				313
Total operating costs	10,073				9,231
Operating profit	1,814				1,404
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	142				113
Other income (expense)	325				222
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,997				1,513
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	475				425
Profit of consolidated companies	1,522				1,088
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	9				5
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	1,531				1,093
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1				1
Profit 1	$	1,530			$	1,092
Profit per common share	$	2.80			$	2.00
Profit per common share — diluted 2	$	2.77			$	1.98
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (millions)
– Basic	546.4				546.8
– Diluted 2	551.4				551.1

1	Profit attributable to common shareholders.
2	Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

 

Caterpillar Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
(Unaudited)
(Millions of dollars)
	March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and short-term investments	$	11,342			$	9,352
Receivables – trade and other	7,955				7,317
Receivables – finance	9,333				9,463
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,802				1,930
Inventories	12,149				11,402
Total current assets	42,581				39,464
Property, plant and equipment – net	12,132				12,401
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,115				1,185
Long-term receivables – finance	11,966				12,222
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	1,391				1,523
Intangible assets	1,246				1,308
Goodwill	6,343				6,394
Other assets	3,955				3,827
Total assets	$	80,729			$	78,324
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings:
-- Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	—			$	10
-- Financial Products	3,625				2,005
Accounts payable	6,694				6,128
Accrued expenses	3,574				3,642
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	1,283				1,096
Customer advances	1,168				1,108
Dividends payable	—				562
Other current liabilities	2,035				2,017
Long-term debt due within one year:
-- Machinery, Energy & Transportation	1,301				1,420
-- Financial Products	6,898				7,729
Total current liabilities	26,578				25,717
Long-term debt due after one year:
-- Machinery, Energy & Transportation	9,751				9,749
-- Financial Products	16,605				16,250
Liability for postemployment benefits	6,698				6,872
Other liabilities	4,480				4,358
Total liabilities	64,112				62,946
Shareholders' equity
Common stock	6,215				6,230
Treasury stock	(25,049)				(25,178)
Profit employed in the business	36,697				35,167
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,290)				(888)
Noncontrolling interests	44				47
Total shareholders' equity	16,617				15,378
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	80,729			$	78,324

 

Caterpillar Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow
(Unaudited)
(Millions of dollars)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021				2020
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	1,531			$	1,093
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	586				614
Gain on remeasurement of a non-U.S. pension obligation	—				(254)
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	109				20
Other	(104)				534
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables – trade and other	(543)				500
Inventories	(657)				(541)
Accounts payable	733				90
Accrued expenses	84				(97)
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	191				(722)
Customer advances	58				116
Other assets – net	56				(50)
Other liabilities – net	(116)				(173)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	1,928				1,130
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures – excluding equipment leased to others	(252)				(305)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(252)				(243)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	309				216
Additions to finance receivables	(2,629)				(2,953)
Collections of finance receivables	2,770				3,153
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	5				31
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(386)				(35)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	28				—
Proceeds from sale of securities	126				68
Investments in securities	(148)				(180)
Other – net	(48)				35
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(477)				(213)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(562)				(567)
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	65				(23)
Common shares repurchased	—				(1,043)
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months)	2,273				2,141
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months)	(2,887)				(2,466)
Short-term borrowings – net (original maturities three months or less)	1,659				(40)
Other – net	(2)				(1)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	546				(1,999)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(12)				(80)
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments and restricted cash	1,985				(1,162)
Cash and short-term investments and restricted cash at beginning of period	9,366				8,292
Cash and short-term investments and restricted cash at end of period	$	11,351			$	7,130

All short-term investments, which consist primarily of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, are considered to be cash equivalents.

 

Caterpillar Inc.
Supplemental Data for Results of Operations
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
(Millions of dollars)
					Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated				Machinery, Energy & Transportation				Financial Products				Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	11,191			$	11,191			$	—			$	—
Revenues of Financial Products	696				—				788				(92)			1
Total sales and revenues	11,887				11,191				788				(92)
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	8,012				8,013				—				(1)			2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,239				1,114				124				1			2
Research and development expenses	374				374				—				—
Interest expense of Financial Products	125				—				125				—
Other operating (income) expenses	323				26				314				(17)			2
Total operating costs	10,073				9,527				563				(17)
Operating profit	1,814				1,664				225				(75)
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	142				142				—				—
Other income (expense)	325				231				19				75			3
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,997				1,753				244				—
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	475				412				63				—
Profit of consolidated companies	1,522				1,341				181				—
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	9				12				—				(3)			4
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	1,531				1,353				181				(3)
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1				1				3				(3)			5
Profit 6	$	1,530			$	1,352			$	178			$	—

1	Elimination of Financial Products' revenues earned from ME&T.
2	Elimination of net expenses recorded by ME&T paid to Financial Products.
3	Elimination of discount recorded by ME&T on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between ME&T and Financial Products as well as dividends paid by Financial Products to ME&T.
4	Elimination of equity profit (loss) earned from Financial Products' subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.
5	Elimination of noncontrolling interest profit (loss) recorded by Financial Products for subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.
6	Profit attributable to common shareholders.

 

Caterpillar Inc.
Supplemental Data for Results of Operations
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
(Millions of dollars)
					Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated				Machinery, Energy & Transportation				Financial Products				Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	9,914			$	9,914			$	—			$	—
Revenues of Financial Products	721				—				830				(109)			1
Total sales and revenues	10,635				9,914				830				(109)
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	7,266				7,267				—				(1)			2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,121				940				182				(1)			2
Research and development expenses	356				356				—				—
Interest expense of Financial Products	175				—				176				(1)			3
Other operating (income) expenses	313				10				320				(17)			2
Total operating costs	9,231				8,573				678				(20)
Operating profit	1,404				1,341				152				(89)
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	113				112				—				1			3
Other income (expense)	222				179				(47)				90			4
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,513				1,408				105				—
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	425				397				28				—
Profit of consolidated companies	1,088				1,011				77				—
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	5				9				—				(4)			5
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	1,093				1,020				77				(4)
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1				1				4				(4)			6
Profit 7	$	1,092			$	1,019			$	73			$	—

1	Elimination of Financial Products' revenues earned from ME&T.
2	Elimination of net expenses recorded by ME&T paid to Financial Products.
3	Elimination of interest expense recorded between Financial Products and ME&T.
4	Elimination of discount recorded by ME&T on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between ME&T and Financial Products as well as dividends paid by Financial Products to ME&T.
5	Elimination of equity profit (loss) earned from Financial Products' subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.
6	Elimination of noncontrolling interest profit (loss) recorded by Financial Products for subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.
7	Profit attributable to common shareholders.

 

Caterpillar Inc.
Supplemental Data for Financial Position
At March 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
(Millions of dollars)
					Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated				Machinery, Energy & Transportation				Financial Products				Consolidating Adjustments
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and short-term investments	$	11,342			$	10,492			$	850			$	—
Receivables – trade and other	7,955				3,020				501				4,434			1,2
Receivables – finance	9,333				—				13,896				(4,563)			2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,802				1,399				544				(141)			3
Inventories	12,149				12,149				—				—
Total current assets	42,581				27,060				15,791				(270)
Property, plant and equipment – net	12,132				8,185				3,947				—
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,115				333				169				613			1,2
Long-term receivables – finance	11,966				—				12,604				(638)			2
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	1,391				1,933				103				(645)			4
Intangible assets	1,246				1,246				—				—
Goodwill	6,343				6,343				—				—
Other assets	3,955				3,260				1,899				(1,204)			5
Total assets	$	80,729			$	48,360			$	34,513			$	(2,144)
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	3,625			$	—			$	3,625			$	—
Short-term borrowings with consolidated companies	—				—				—				—
Accounts payable	6,694				6,597				226				(129)			6
Accrued expenses	3,574				3,174				400				—
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	1,283				1,256				27				—
Customer advances	1,168				1,168				—				—
Dividends payable	—				—				—				—
Other current liabilities	2,035				1,558				640				(163)			4,7
Long-term debt due within one year	8,199				1,301				6,898				—
Total current liabilities	26,578				15,054				11,816				(292)
Long-term debt due after one year	26,356				9,776				16,605				(25)			8
Liability for postemployment benefits	6,698				6,697				1				—
Other liabilities	4,480				3,804				1,394				(718)			4
Total liabilities	64,112				35,331				29,816				(1,035)
Shareholders' equity
Common stock	6,215				6,215				919				(919)			9
Treasury stock	(25,049)				(25,049)				—				—
Profit employed in the business	36,697				32,443				4,243				11			9
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,290)				(627)				(663)				—
Noncontrolling interests	44				47				198				(201)			9
Total shareholders' equity	16,617				13,029				4,697				(1,109)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	80,729			$	48,360			$	34,513			$	(2,144)

1	Elimination of receivables between ME&T and Financial Products.
2	Reclassification of ME&T's trade receivables purchased by Financial Products and Financial Products' wholesale inventory receivables.
3	Elimination of ME&T's insurance premiums that are prepaid to Financial Products.
4	Reclassification reflecting required netting of deferred tax assets/liabilities by taxing jurisdiction.
5	Elimination of other intercompany assets between ME&T and Financial Products.
6	Elimination of payables between ME&T and Financial Products.
7	Elimination of prepaid insurance in Financial Products' other liabilities.
8	Elimination of debt between ME&T and Financial Products.
9	Eliminations associated with ME&T's investments in Financial Products' subsidiaries.

 

Caterpillar Inc.
Supplemental Data for Financial Position
At December 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
(Millions of dollars)
					Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated				Machinery, Energy & Transportation				Financial Products				Consolidating Adjustments
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and short-term investments	$	9,352			$	8,822			$	530			$	—
Receivables – trade and other	7,317				3,846				397				3,074			1,2
Receivables – finance	9,463				—				13,681				(4,218)			2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,930				1,376				624				(70)			3
Inventories	11,402				11,402				—				—
Total current assets	39,464				25,446				15,232				(1,214)
Property, plant and equipment – net	12,401				8,309				4,092				—
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,185				363				164				658			1,2
Long-term receivables – finance	12,222				—				12,895				(673)			2
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	1,523				2,058				110				(645)			4
Intangible assets	1,308				1,308				—				—
Goodwill	6,394				6,394				—				—
Other assets	3,827				3,158				1,871				(1,202)			5
Total assets	$	78,324			$	47,036			$	34,364			$	(3,076)
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	2,015			$	10			$	2,005			$	—
Short-term borrowings with consolidated companies	—				—				1,000				(1,000)			6
Accounts payable	6,128				6,060				212				(144)			7
Accrued expenses	3,642				3,099				543				—
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	1,096				1,081				15				—
Customer advances	1,108				1,108				—				—
Dividends payable	562				562				—				—
Other current liabilities	2,017				1,530				580				(93)			4,8
Long-term debt due within one year	9,149				1,420				7,729				—
Total current liabilities	25,717				14,870				12,084				(1,237)
Long-term debt due after one year	25,999				9,764				16,250				(15)			6
Liability for postemployment benefits	6,872				6,872				—				—
Other liabilities	4,358				3,691				1,385				(718)			4
Total liabilities	62,946				35,197				29,719				(1,970)
Shareholders' equity
Common stock	6,230				6,230				919				(919)			9
Treasury stock	(25,178)				(25,178)				—				—
Profit employed in the business	35,167				31,091				4,065				11			9
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(888)				(352)				(536)				—
Noncontrolling interests	47				48				197				(198)			9
Total shareholders' equity	15,378				11,839				4,645				(1,106)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	78,324			$	47,036			$	34,364			$	(3,076)

1	Elimination of receivables between ME&T and Financial Products.
2	Reclassification of ME&T's trade receivables purchased by Financial Products and Financial Products' wholesale inventory receivables.
3	Elimination of ME&T's insurance premiums that are prepaid to Financial Products.
4	Reclassification reflecting required netting of deferred tax assets/liabilities by taxing jurisdiction.
5	Elimination of other intercompany assets between ME&T and Financial Products.
6	Elimination of debt between ME&T and Financial Products.
7	Elimination of payables between ME&T and Financial Products.
8	Elimination of prepaid insurance in Financial Products' other liabilities.
9	Eliminations associated with ME&T's investments in Financial Products' subsidiaries.

 

Caterpillar Inc.
Supplemental Data for Cash Flow
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
(Millions of dollars)
					Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated				Machinery, Energy & Transportation				Financial Products				Consolidating Adjustments
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	1,531			$	1,353			$	181			$	(3)		1
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	586				383				203				—
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	109				127				(18)				—
Other	(104)				(52)				(83)				31			2
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables – trade and other	(543)				(104)				(32)				(407)			2, 3
Inventories	(657)				(657)				—				—
Accounts payable	733				706				13				14			2
Accrued expenses	84				58				26				—
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	191				179				12				—
Customer advances	58				58				—				—
Other assets – net	56				(4)				(12)				72			2
Other liabilities – net	(116)				(131)				79				(64)			2
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	1,928				1,916				369				(357)
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures – excluding equipment leased to others	(252)				(251)				(4)				3			2
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(252)				(4)				(249)				1			2
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	309				27				286				(4)			2
Additions to finance receivables	(2,629)				—				(2,867)				238			3
Collections of finance receivables	2,770				—				3,062				(292)			3
Net intercompany purchased receivables	—				—				(411)				411			3
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	5				—				5				—
Net intercompany borrowings	—				1,000				—				(1,000)			4
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(386)				(386)				—				—
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	28				28				—				—
Proceeds from sale of securities	126				11				115				—
Investments in securities	(148)				—				(148)				—
Other – net	(48)				2				(50)				—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(477)				427				(261)				(643)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(562)				(562)				—				—
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	65				65				—				—
Net intercompany borrowings	—				—				(1,000)				1,000			4
Proceeds from debt issued > 90 days	2,273				494				1,779				—
Payments on debt > 90 days	(2,887)				(644)				(2,243)				—
Short-term borrowings – net < 90 days	1,659				(10)				1,669				—
Other – net	(2)				(2)				—				—
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	546				(659)				205				1,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(12)				(14)				2				—
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments and restricted cash	1,985				1,670				315				—
Cash and short-term investments and restricted cash at beginning of period	9,366				8,822				544				—
Cash and short-term investments and restricted cash at end of period	$	11,351			$	10,492			$	859			$	—

1	Elimination of equity profit earned from Financial Products' subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.
2	Elimination of non-cash adjustments and changes in assets and liabilities related to consolidated reporting.
3	Reclassification of Financial Products' cash flow activity from investing to operating for receivables that arose from the sale of inventory.
4	Elimination of net proceeds and payments to/from ME&T and Financial Products.

 

Caterpillar Inc.
Supplemental Data for Cash Flow
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
(Millions of dollars)
					Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated				Machinery, Energy & Transportation				Financial Products				Consolidating Adjustments
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	1,093			$	1,020			$	77			$	(4)		1
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	614				402				212				—
Gain on remeasurement of a non-U.S. pension obligation	(254)				(254)				—				—
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	20				75				(55)				—
Other	534				245				170				119			2
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables – trade and other	500				328				(56)				228			2, 3
Inventories	(541)				(538)				—				(3)			2
Accounts payable	90				2				51				37			2
Accrued expenses	(97)				(105)				8				—
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	(722)				(689)				(33)				—
Customer advances	116				116				—				—
Other assets – net	(50)				15				(16)				(49)			2
Other liabilities – net	(173)				(299)				73				53			2
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	1,130				318				431				381
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures – excluding equipment leased to others	(305)				(304)				(1)				—
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(243)				2				(249)				4			2
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	216				61				156				(1)			2
Additions to finance receivables	(2,953)				—				(3,213)				260			3
Collections of finance receivables	3,153				—				3,421				(268)			3
Net intercompany purchased receivables	—				—				376				(376)			3
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	31				—				31				—
Net intercompany borrowings	—				599				1				(600)			4
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(35)				(35)				—				—
Proceeds from sale of securities	68				6				62				—
Investments in securities	(180)				(5)				(175)				—
Other – net	35				—				35				—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(213)				324				444				(981)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(567)				(567)				—				—
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	(23)				(23)				—				—
Common shares repurchased	(1,043)				(1,043)				—				—
Net intercompany borrowings	—				(1)				(599)				600			4
Proceeds from debt issued > 90 days	2,141				15				2,126				—
Payments on debt > 90 days	(2,466)				(6)				(2,460)				—
Short-term borrowings – net < 90 days	(40)				(5)				(35)				—
Other – net	(1)				(1)				—				—
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(1,999)				(1,631)				(968)				600
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(80)				(59)				(21)				—
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments and restricted cash	(1,162)				(1,048)				(114)				—
Cash and short-term investments and restricted cash at beginning of period	8,292				7,302				990				—
Cash and short-term investments and restricted cash at end of period	$	7,130			$	6,254			$	876			$	—

1	Elimination of equity profit earned from Financial Products' subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.
2	Elimination of non-cash adjustments and changes in assets and liabilities related to consolidated reporting.
3	Reclassification of Financial Products' cash flow activity from investing to operating for receivables that arose from the sale of inventory.
4	Elimination of net proceeds and payments to/from ME&T and Financial Products.

 

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FAQ

What were Caterpillar's Q1 2021 sales figures?

Caterpillar reported Q1 2021 sales of $11.9 billion, a 12% increase from $10.6 billion in Q1 2020.

What is Caterpillar's profit per share for the first quarter of 2021?

Caterpillar's profit per share for Q1 2021 was $2.77, compared to $1.98 in Q1 2020.

How much did Caterpillar's adjusted profit per share increase in Q1 2021?

Caterpillar's adjusted profit per share rose to $2.87 in Q1 2021, up from $1.65 in the same quarter of 2020.

What factors contributed to Caterpillar's sales increase in Q1 2021?

The sales increase was driven by higher end-user demand and dealer inventory changes.

How much cash does Caterpillar have on hand as of Q1 2021?

Caterpillar ended Q1 2021 with $11.3 billion in enterprise cash.