[CAT] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2004 [#Q4]

Stock
[CAT] Caterpillar Inc.
Announcement Date
27-May-2005
Financial Year
2004
Quarter
31-Dec-2004 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
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Quarter Result
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
Revenue 10,605,000 9,392,000 9,663,000 8,977,000 9,360,000 8,339,000 8,571,000 15.29%
PBT 1,463,000 1,193,000 1,104,000 952,000 1,046,000 799,000 711,000 61.99%
Tax 449,000 370,000 270,000 303,000 315,000 232,000 182,000 82.88%
NP 1,046,000 840,000 846,000 667,000 760,000 581,000 551,000 53.49%
Tax Rate -30.69% -31.01% -24.46% -31.83% -30.11% -29.04% -25.60% -
Total Cost 9,559,000 8,552,000 8,817,000 8,310,000 8,600,000 7,758,000 8,020,000 12.45%
Ratio Analysis
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
NP Margin 9.86 8.94 8.76 7.43 8.12 6.97 6.43 33.08%
Per Share
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
EPS 1.58 1.25 1.25 0.98 1.12 0.85 1.61 -1.24%
EPS Diluted 1.52 1.20 1.25 0.94 1.08 0.81 1.61 -3.77%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ ⃤ & YoY ⃤ figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.