Caterpillar Case Study 1. As one of America’s major exporters‚ Caterpillar has been under the microscope of the American dollar in terms of the company’s profitability. In the 1980s‚ Caterpillar suffered at the hands of Komatsu‚ a Japanese company who was able to undercut the American company’s prices. Because of the status of the U.S. dollar in the 1980s in comparison to the Japanese yen‚ Komatsu was able to capture the market share in the United States and the U.S.’s clients. The decline of Caterpillar’s
Premium United States dollar Foreign exchange market United States
ALL ANSWERS ASSUME A TAX RATE OF 35% Even though the tax rate appears to be 1720 / 6725 = 25.57% In answering the following questions‚ please refer to the financial statements of Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and the relevant Notes to these statements at the end of this write-up. 1. What could be the cause(s) for the shift in LIFO-based inventory from 70% at December 31‚ 2010 to 65% at December 31‚ 2011? A decrease in the replacement cost for Cat’s inventories‚ or an increase
Free FIFO and LIFO accounting Inventory Cost of goods sold
It is important For Caterpillar to develop new products for the same reason all other companies produce new products‚ to try to stay ahead of the competition. Times change and equipment needs to change with them. New methods are developed that require new machines‚ and you don’t want to let your competitors meet those needs instead of you. Another reason is‚ people change and what they want or need is different. New products also offer innovation (Page 393). It is important to test your new equipment
Premium Management Marketing Strategic management
Summary Caterpillar is a company in the United States that makes engines tractors bulldozers and a lot of other kind of construction and mining equipment and they have many customers in the United States but also across the world. Caterpillar Is the leader in their industry because of their size and innovation of their machines and engines. The research conducted in this paper was to learn about the financial health‚ history and whether or not it would be a good idea to invest into Caterpillar and whether
Premium Financial ratio Dividend yield Balance sheet
Caterpillar 1. What were some of the key steps that led to Caterpillar’s becoming the industry leader in earth-moving machinery? Caterpillar produced over 300 different kind of machinery for sales around the world. Its products give solution to eight industries such as residential‚ nonresidential‚ industrial‚ infrastructure‚ mining and quarrying‚ energy‚ waste and also forestry. Besides that‚ the use of Caterpillar’s trademark farm treads on the Army tank in World War 1 and World War 2. The
Premium World War II World War I Manufacturing
Advanced Accounting Paper #2 Chris Till Caterpillar Inc. was originally organized as Caterpillar Tractor Co. in 1925 in the State of California. It was created in a merger of the Holt Manufacturing Company and the C. L. Best Tractor Company. In 1986‚ the company reorganized as Caterpillar Inc. The company’s headquarters is now located in Peoria‚ IL. Their principal business activity is the design‚ manufacturing‚ marketing and sales of machinery and engines. They also sell financial products
Premium Balance sheet Asset Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Poet: Amy Gerstler Title: Advice from a Caterpillar Part 1> Your visceral/gut level/emotional response to the poem after one (or two) readings. After reading the poem‚ I felt that it was very sassy. I interpreted it as a life lesson‚ and to never dwell on your past mistakes. The poem was short‚ sweet‚ and easily understood. I really enjoyed this poem; it reminded me of how I want to live my life. Part 2> Everything you can tease out about the way the poem is made: include details of
Free Poetry Rhyme Literal
Leslie an Ugly Caterpillar Once upon a time‚ there was a little caterpillar called Leslie. She was an ugly caterpillar. She was fat and couldn’t walk quickly. The only beautiful thing about her was she had agleam eyes. It was like two shining jewels. Leslie didn’t live alone in Neverland‚ she lived with Bufo the bee‚ Pincher the locust and Binks the bumblebee. But no one wanted to be her friend. They always derided her as an ugly and fat insect. One day as usual in the morning she started
Premium Insect Ant English-language films
Caterpillar Sales and Marketing in Japan Caterpillar should concentrate more resources and efforts to expand the sales and marketing in Japan. Caterpillar has a good opportunity to expand Japan market share and to achieve more profits because that the Japanese government demand huge number of heavy construction equipments to rebuild the damaged infrastructure caused by earthquake and tsunami. Though Komatsu is a strong competitor against Caterpillar and has a bigger market share‚ Caterpillar’s
Premium Marketing Government of Japan Nuclear power
Review of Caterpillars’ Code of Ethics Caterpillar Incorporated (Caterpillar) is the world’s top in manufacturer of construction and mining equipment‚ diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. In 2008‚ Caterpillar reported sales revenue of $51.3 billion dollars from domestic and worldwide operations (Caterpillar‚ 2008). As reported in Caterpillar’s 2008 Annual Report‚ Caterpillar is a worldwide company with 67% of their sales from outside of the United States (Caterpillar‚ 2008)
Premium Business ethics Ethical code Ethics