Caterpillar Stock Price To Sales

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USD 389.59 8.09 2.12%

Caterpillar fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Caterpillar's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Caterpillar Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Caterpillar's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Caterpillar stock.

		Last Reported	Projected for Next Year
	Price To Sales Ratio	2.25	2.36

Price To Sales Ratio is likely to gain to 2.36 in 2024.

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Caterpillar Company Price To Sales Analysis

Caterpillar's Price to Sales ratio is typically used for valuing equity relative to its own past performance as well as to performance of other companies or market indexes. In most cases, the lower the ratio, the better it is for investors. However, it is advisable for investors to exercise caution when looking at price-to-sales ratios across different industries.

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Current Caterpillar Price To Sales

2.81 X

Most of Caterpillar's fundamental indicators, such as Price To Sales, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Caterpillar is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

Caterpillar Price To Sales Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Caterpillar is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Caterpillar Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Price To Sales. Since Caterpillar's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Caterpillar's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Caterpillar's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Property Plant Equipment	Accounts Payable	Common Stock	Long Term Debt	Treasury Stock	Current Deferred Revenue	Good Will	Short Term Investments	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Long Term Investments	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.7	0.98	0.52	0.98	1.0	0.97	0.93	0.52	0.77	0.83	0.82	0.64	-0.39	-0.2	0.91	0.02	0.14	0.42	0.34	0.15	0.02	0.16	0.08	-0.04
Total Stockholder Equity	0.7		0.71	0.85	0.71	0.66	0.69	0.65	0.21	0.63	0.59	0.6	0.5	-0.53	-0.17	0.64	0.14	0.5	0.45	0.21	0.17	0.25	-0.04	0.34	0.44
Net Debt	0.98	0.71		0.51	0.96	0.98	0.92	0.93	0.59	0.83	0.76	0.75	0.6	-0.34	-0.16	0.93	-0.04	0.06	0.37	0.3	0.08	-0.07	0.1	0.01	-0.07
Retained Earnings	0.52	0.85	0.51		0.59	0.5	0.61	0.54	-0.22	0.32	0.58	0.68	0.63	-0.85	-0.37	0.36	0.29	0.54	0.7	0.45	0.45	0.45	-0.14	0.66	0.77
Net Receivables	0.98	0.71	0.96	0.59		0.98	0.98	0.89	0.45	0.72	0.87	0.84	0.63	-0.47	-0.19	0.88	0.05	0.15	0.44	0.32	0.21	0.1	0.14	0.18	0.05
Total Liab	1.0	0.66	0.98	0.5	0.98		0.96	0.93	0.53	0.75	0.82	0.82	0.65	-0.4	-0.23	0.92	0.01	0.06	0.42	0.36	0.17	0.02	0.14	0.07	-0.05
Total Current Assets	0.97	0.69	0.92	0.61	0.98	0.96		0.88	0.33	0.66	0.91	0.88	0.67	-0.54	-0.19	0.8	0.11	0.29	0.51	0.36	0.25	0.13	0.16	0.26	0.12
Short Term Debt	0.93	0.65	0.93	0.54	0.89	0.93	0.88		0.37	0.67	0.65	0.85	0.72	-0.48	-0.4	0.82	0.03	0.13	0.55	0.53	0.34	0.04	0.19	0.09	-0.01
Intangible Assets	0.52	0.21	0.59	-0.22	0.45	0.53	0.33	0.37		0.72	0.26	-0.03	-0.13	0.52	0.36	0.72	-0.36	-0.48	-0.42	-0.35	-0.54	-0.49	0.09	-0.65	-0.64
Property Plant Equipment	0.77	0.63	0.83	0.32	0.72	0.75	0.66	0.67	0.72		0.47	0.38	0.32	-0.01	0.16	0.78	-0.05	0.06	0.14	0.02	-0.36	-0.33	0.06	-0.23	-0.23
Accounts Payable	0.83	0.59	0.76	0.58	0.87	0.82	0.91	0.65	0.26	0.47		0.75	0.49	-0.51	-0.04	0.66	0.04	0.25	0.35	0.19	0.15	0.11	-0.02	0.28	0.25
Common Stock	0.82	0.6	0.75	0.68	0.84	0.82	0.88	0.85	-0.03	0.38	0.75		0.87	-0.8	-0.6	0.64	0.28	0.34	0.75	0.69	0.57	0.37	0.1	0.5	0.31
Long Term Debt	0.64	0.5	0.6	0.63	0.63	0.65	0.67	0.72	-0.13	0.32	0.49	0.87		-0.77	-0.76	0.51	0.25	0.29	0.92	0.89	0.49	0.38	0.06	0.47	0.29
Treasury Stock	-0.39	-0.53	-0.34	-0.85	-0.47	-0.4	-0.54	-0.48	0.52	-0.01	-0.51	-0.8	-0.77		0.64	-0.18	-0.41	-0.52	-0.82	-0.68	-0.67	-0.57	0.14	-0.83	-0.77
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.2	-0.17	-0.16	-0.37	-0.19	-0.23	-0.19	-0.4	0.36	0.16	-0.04	-0.6	-0.76	0.64		-0.21	-0.26	-0.04	-0.72	-0.87	-0.7	-0.59	-0.11	-0.46	-0.26
Good Will	0.91	0.64	0.93	0.36	0.88	0.92	0.8	0.82	0.72	0.78	0.66	0.64	0.51	-0.18	-0.21		-0.02	-0.14	0.21	0.2	0.01	0.04	0.16	-0.06	-0.2
Short Term Investments	0.02	0.14	-0.04	0.29	0.05	0.01	0.11	0.03	-0.36	-0.05	0.04	0.28	0.25	-0.41	-0.26	-0.02		0.27	0.29	0.19	0.31	0.59	0.06	0.62	0.45
Net Tangible Assets	0.14	0.5	0.06	0.54	0.15	0.06	0.29	0.13	-0.48	0.06	0.25	0.34	0.29	-0.52	-0.04	-0.14	0.27		0.45	0.15	0.2	0.24	0.0	0.51	0.55
Long Term Debt Total	0.42	0.45	0.37	0.7	0.44	0.42	0.51	0.55	-0.42	0.14	0.35	0.75	0.92	-0.82	-0.72	0.21	0.29	0.45		0.91	0.59	0.46	0.13	0.57	0.46
Long Term Investments	0.34	0.21	0.3	0.45	0.32	0.36	0.36	0.53	-0.35	0.02	0.19	0.69	0.89	-0.68	-0.87	0.2	0.19	0.15	0.91		0.63	0.35	0.1	0.36	0.23
Short Long Term Debt	0.15	0.17	0.08	0.45	0.21	0.17	0.25	0.34	-0.54	-0.36	0.15	0.57	0.49	-0.67	-0.7	0.01	0.31	0.2	0.59	0.63		0.67	0.28	0.59	0.4
Cash And Equivalents	0.02	0.25	-0.07	0.45	0.1	0.02	0.13	0.04	-0.49	-0.33	0.11	0.37	0.38	-0.57	-0.59	0.04	0.59	0.24	0.46	0.35	0.67		0.32	0.81	0.55
Net Invested Capital	0.16	-0.04	0.1	-0.14	0.14	0.14	0.16	0.19	0.09	0.06	-0.02	0.1	0.06	0.14	-0.11	0.16	0.06	0.0	0.13	0.1	0.28	0.32		0.02	-0.35
Net Working Capital	0.08	0.34	0.01	0.66	0.18	0.07	0.26	0.09	-0.65	-0.23	0.28	0.5	0.47	-0.83	-0.46	-0.06	0.62	0.51	0.57	0.36	0.59	0.81	0.02		0.82
Capital Stock	-0.04	0.44	-0.07	0.77	0.05	-0.05	0.12	-0.01	-0.64	-0.23	0.25	0.31	0.29	-0.77	-0.26	-0.2	0.45	0.55	0.46	0.23	0.4	0.55	-0.35	0.82

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Caterpillar Price To Sales Historical Pattern

Today, most investors in Caterpillar Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various Caterpillar's growth ratios. Consistent increases or drops in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's price to sales growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use a static breakdown of Caterpillar price to sales as a starting point in their analysis.

Caterpillar Price To Sales

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The most critical factor to remember is that the price of equity takes a firm's debt into account, whereas the sales indicators do not consider financial leverage. Generally speaking, Price to Sales ratio shows how much market values every dollar of the company's sales.

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Caterpillar Price To Sales Ratio

Price To Sales Ratio

2.36

At this time, Caterpillar's Price To Sales Ratio is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Based on the latest financial disclosure, Caterpillar has a Price To Sales of 2.805 times. This is 89.89% lower than that of the Machinery sector and significantly higher than that of the Industrials industry. The price to sales for all United States stocks is 75.44% higher than that of the company.

Caterpillar Price To Sales Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Caterpillar's direct or indirect competition against its Price To Sales to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Caterpillar could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Caterpillar by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Caterpillar is currently under evaluation in price to sales category among its peers.

Caterpillar ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Caterpillar's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Caterpillar's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Caterpillar Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.53
	Return On Asset	0.0993
	Profit Margin	0.16 %
	Operating Margin	0.20 %
	Current Valuation	216.45 B
	Shares Outstanding	482.8 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.21 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	72.40 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	10.59 M
	Price To Earning	17.15 X
	Price To Book	9.50 X
	Price To Sales	2.81 X
	Revenue	67.06 B
	Gross Profit	15.56 B
	EBITDA	15.71 B
	Net Income	10.34 B
	Cash And Equivalents	7 B
	Cash Per Share	14.27 X
	Total Debt	38.45 B
	Debt To Equity	2.34 %
	Current Ratio	1.41 X
	Book Value Per Share	40.18 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	12.88 B
	Short Ratio	4.88 X
	Earnings Per Share	21.53 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	2.60 X
	Target Price	377.24
	Number Of Employees	113.2 K
	Beta	1.1
	Market Capitalization	184.19 B
	Total Asset	87.48 B
	Retained Earnings	51.25 B
	Working Capital	12.22 B
	Current Asset	34.42 B
	Current Liabilities	26.3 B
	Annual Yield	0.01 %
	Five Year Return	2.42 %
	Net Asset	87.48 B
	Last Dividend Paid	5.42

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