| Business Summary | | Caterpillar
Inc.
operates
in
three
principal
lines
of
business,
Machinery,
Engines
and
Financial
Products.
The
Company
designs,
manufactures
and
markets
construction,
mining,
agricultural
and
forestry
machinery.
The
Company
also
designs,
manufactures
and
markets
engines
for
Caterpillar
Machinery,
on-highway
trucks
and
locomotives;
marine,
petroleum,
construction,
industrial,
agricultural
and
other
applications;
electric
power
generation
systems
and
related
parts.
Financial
Products
consist
of
financing
to
customers
and
dealers
for
the
purchase
and
lease
of
Caterpillar
and
noncompetitive
related
equipment,
as
well
as
some
financing
for
Caterpillar
sales
to
dealers.
The
Company's
products
are
sold
primarily
under
the
marks
Caterpillar
(Cat),
design
versions
of
Cat
and
Caterpillar,
Solar,
MaK,
Perkins,
FG
Wilson
and
Olympian. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Caterpillar
is
engaged
in
the
manufacturing
and
marketing
of
construction
and
mining
equipment,
diesel
and
natural
gas
engines,
and
industrial
turbines;
and
also
provides
financing
and
insurance
services.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
rose
less
than
1%
to
$10.30
billion.
Net
income
fell
24%
to
$433
million.
Results
reflect
a
higher
yield
and
larger
receivables
portfolio
at
Cat
Financial,
offset
by
cost
inefficiencies
due
to
volume
shifts
and
higher
SGA
costs. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Glen Barton, 61 Chairman,
CEO | $2.1M | F. Lynn McPheeters, 58 CFO,
VP | -- | Vito Baumgartner, 61 Group
Pres | 966K | Gerald Flaherty, 62 Group
Pres | 1.3M | James Owens, 54 Group
Pres | 1.2M | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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