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Caterpillar CATCaterpillar said total sales and revenues for Q2 2024 were $16.689 billion, down $629 million or 4% from $17.318 billion a year earlier. The company cited lower sales volume as the main factor, with changes in dealer inventories having a large impact, partially offset by improved price realization.
Key points
AI summaryCaterpillar said total sales and revenues for Q2 2024 were $16.689 billion, down $629 million or 4% from $17.318 billion a year earlier. The company cited lower sales volume as the main factor, with changes in dealer inventories having a large impact, partially offset by improved price realization.
The company said profit per share for Q2 2024 was $5.48 (adjusted profit per share of $5.99), compared with $5.67 (adjusted $5.55) a year earlier. Operating profit margin was 20.9%, compared with 21.1% a year earlier, and adjusted operating profit margin was 22.4%, compared with 21.3%.
Caterpillar said operating profit for Q2 2024 was $3.482 billion, down $170 million, or 5%, from the same period a year earlier. It said higher price realization of $578 million did not offset the profit impact of lower sales volume of $431 million, higher restructuring costs of $227 million and higher SG&A/R&D expenses of $79 million.
The company said consolidated operating cash flow for the first six months of 2024 was $5.07 billion, up $251 million from the same period a year earlier. Cash at the end of Q2 was $4.34 billion, down $2.64 billion from year-end 2023, and total debt was $37.31 billion.
Key figures
Quarter ended June 30, 2024
- Revenue
- $16.7B
- Operating income
- $3.5B
- Net income
- $2.7B
- EPS
- $5.48
From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.
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Q2 Total Sales and Revenues $16.689 billion
Caterpillar said total sales and revenues for Q2 2024 were $16.689 billion, down $629 million or 4% from $17.318 billion a year earlier. The company cited lower sales volume as the main factor, with changes in dealer inventories having a large impact, partially offset by improved price realization.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Q2 Profit Per Share $5.48, Adjusted $5.99
The company said profit per share for Q2 2024 was $5.48 (adjusted profit per share of $5.99), compared with $5.67 (adjusted $5.55) a year earlier. Operating profit margin was 20.9%, compared with 21.1% a year earlier, and adjusted operating profit margin was 22.4%, compared with 21.3%.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Q2 Operating Profit $3.482 billion
Caterpillar said operating profit for Q2 2024 was $3.482 billion, down $170 million, or 5%, from the same period a year earlier. It said higher price realization of $578 million did not offset the profit impact of lower sales volume of $431 million, higher restructuring costs of $227 million and higher SG&A/R&D expenses of $79 million.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
First-Half Operating Cash Flow and Ending Cash
The company said consolidated operating cash flow for the first six months of 2024 was $5.07 billion, up $251 million from the same period a year earlier. Cash at the end of Q2 was $4.34 billion, down $2.64 billion from year-end 2023, and total debt was $37.31 billion.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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