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Caterpillar Inc.
4Q 2018 Earnings Release
January 28, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Caterpillar Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2018 Results; Provides Outlook for 2019
Record Full-Year Profit Per Share; 2019 Profit Per Share Expected to Increase
* Fourth-quarter sales and revenues up 11 percent; full-year sales and revenues up 20 percent
* Strong financial position; ended 2018 with $7.9 billion of enterprise cash
* Repurchased $1.8 billion in company stock in the fourth quarter and $3.8 billion for the full year
* 2019 profit per share expected to increase; outlook range of $11.75 to $12.75
Fourth Quarter Full Year
($ in 2018 2017 2018 2017
billions
except profit
per share)
Sales and $14.3 $12.9 $54.7 $45.5
Revenues
Profit (Loss) $1.78 ($2.18) $10.26 $1.26
Per Share
Adjusted $2.55 $2.16 $11.22 $6.88
Profit Per
Share
DEERFIELD, Ill. - Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2018.
Sales and revenues in the fourth quarter of 2018 were $14.3 billion, compared with $12.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017, an 11 percent increase.
Fourth-quarter 2018 profit was $1.78 per share, compared with a loss of $2.18 per share in the fourth quarter of 2017. Adjusted profit per share in the
fourth quarter of 2018 was $2.55, compared with fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted profit per share of $2.16, up 18 percent.
Full-year sales and revenues in 2018 were $54.7 billion, up 20 percent from $45.5 billion in 2017. Full-year profit was $10.26 per share in 2018,
compared with profit of $1.26 per share in 2017. Adjusted profit per share in 2018 was $11.22, up 63 percent compared with 2017 adjusted profit per
share of $6.88.
Adjusted profit per share excludes several adjustments consisting of restructuring costs, mark-to-market losses for remeasurement of pension and other
postemployment benefit (OPEB) plans, certain deferred tax valuation allowance adjustments, the impact of U.S. tax reform and a gain on sale of an
equity investment in 2017.
Fourth-quarter 2018 Machinery, Energy & Transportation (ME&T) operating cash flow was $2.5 billion. In the fourth quarter of 2018, the company
repurchased $1.8 billion of Caterpillar common stock and paid dividends of $507 million.
For the full year of 2018, ME&T operating cash flow was $6.3 billion. During the year the company deployed significant capital, including the
repurchase of $3.8 billion of Caterpillar common stock, dividend payments of $2.0 billion and a discretionary pension contribution of $1.0 billion.
After returning $5.8 billion of capital to shareholders, the enterprise cash balance was $7.9 billion at the end of 2018, compared with $8.3 billion at
the end of 2017.
"In 2018, Caterpillar achieved record profit per share and returned significant levels of capital to shareholders," said Caterpillar Chairman and CEO
Jim Umpleby. "Our global team remained focused on serving our customers, executing our strategy and investing for future profitable growth."
2019 Outlook
Following a record year for profit per share, Caterpillar expects 2019 profit to increase to a range of $11.75 to $12.75 per share.
"Our outlook assumes a modest sales increase based on the fundamentals of our diverse end markets as well as the macroeconomic and geopolitical
environment. We will continue to focus on operational excellence, including cost discipline, while investing in expanded offerings and services to
drive long-term profitable growth," added Umpleby.
Beginning in 2019, the company does not plan to exclude restructuring costs from adjusted profit per share as these costs are expected to return to
normalized levels. The outlook does not include a mark-to-market gain or loss for remeasurement of pension and OPEB plans or any changes to estimates
related to U.S. tax reform due to interpretations released in 2019.
Notes:
- Glossary of terms is included on pages 14-16.
- Information on non-GAAP financial measures is included on page 17.
- Caterpillar will conduct a teleconference and live webcast, with a slide presentation, beginning at 10 a.m. Central Time on Monday, January 28, 2019,
to discuss its 2018 fourth-quarter and full-year financial results. The accompanying slides will be available before the webcast on the Caterpillar
website at http://www.caterpillar.com/investors/events-and-presentations.
About Caterpillar:
For more than 90 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. Customers turn
to Caterpillar to help them develop infrastructure, energy and natural resource assets. With 2018 sales and revenues of $54.722 billion, Caterpillar is
the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric
locomotives. The company principally operates through its three primary segments - Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy &
Transportation - and also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. For more information, visit caterpillar.com.
To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media.
Caterpillar media contact: Corrie Scott, 224-551-4133 or Scott_Corrie@cat.com
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release relate to future events and expectations and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "believe," "estimate," "will be," "will," "would," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "project,"
"intend," "could," "should" or other similar words or expressions often identify forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of
historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding our outlook, projections, forecasts or trend
descriptions. These statements do not guarantee future performance and speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update our
forward-looking statements.
Caterpillar's actual results may differ materially from those described or implied in our forward-looking statements based on a number of factors,
including, but not limited to: (i) global and regional economic conditions and economic conditions in the industries we serve; (ii) commodity price
changes, material price increases, fluctuations in demand for our products or significant shortages of material; (iii) government monetary or fiscal
policies; (iv) political and economic risks, commercial instability and events beyond our control in the countries in which we operate; (v)
international trade policies and their impact on demand for our products and our competitive position, including the imposition of new tariffs or
changes in existing tariff rates; (vi) our ability to develop, produce and market quality products that meet our customers' needs; (vii) the impact of
the highly competitive environment in which we operate on our sales and pricing; (viii) information technology security threats and computer crime;
(ix) additional restructuring costs or a failure to realize anticipated savings or benefits from past or future cost reduction actions; (x) failure to
realize all of the anticipated benefits from initiatives to increase our productivity, efficiency and cash flow and to reduce costs; (xi) inventory
management decisions and sourcing practices of our dealers and our OEM customers; (xii) a failure to realize, or a delay in realizing, all of the
anticipated benefits of our acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures; (xiii) union disputes or other employee relations issues; (xiv) adverse
effects of unexpected events including natural disasters; (xv) disruptions or volatility in global financial markets limiting our sources of liquidity
or the liquidity of our customers, dealers and suppliers; (xvi) failure to maintain our credit ratings and potential resulting increases to our cost of
borrowing and adverse effects on our cost of funds, liquidity, competitive position and access to capital markets; (xvii) our Financial Products
segment's risks associated with the financial services industry; (xviii) changes in interest rates or market liquidity conditions; (xix) an increase in
delinquencies, repossessions or net losses of Cat Financial's customers; (xx) currency fluctuations; (xxi) our or Cat Financial's compliance with
financial and other restrictive covenants in debt agreements; (xxii) increased pension plan funding obligations; (xxiii) alleged or actual violations
of trade or anti-corruption laws and regulations; (xxiv) additional tax expense or exposure, including the impact of U.S. tax reform; (xxv) significant
legal proceedings, claims, lawsuits or government investigations; (xxvi) new regulations or changes in financial services regulations; (xxvii)
compliance with environmental laws and regulations; and (xxviii) other factors described in more detail in Caterpillar's Forms 10-Q, 10-K and other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
Consolidated Sales and Revenues
The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in Consolidated Sales and Revenues between the fourth quarter of 2017 (at left) and the
fourth quarter of 2018 (at right). Items favorably impacting sales and revenues appear as upward stair steps with the corresponding dollar amounts
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above each bar, while items negatively impacting sales and revenues appear as downward stair steps with dollar amounts reflected in parentheses above
each bar. Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company's Board of Directors and employees.
Total sales and revenues were $14.342 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of $1.446 billion, or 11 percent, compared with $12.896
billion in the fourth quarter of 2017. The increase was due to higher sales volume driven by improved demand across all regions and in the three
primary segments. Favorable price realization, primarily in Construction Industries, also contributed to the sales improvement. The increase was
partially offset by unfavorable currency impacts due to a stronger U.S. dollar.
Sales and Revenues by Segment
(Millions of Fourth Sales Price Currency Inter-Segment / Fourth $ %
dollars) Quarter Other Quarter
2017 2018
Volume Realization Change Change
Construction $ 5,2 $ 382 $ 111 $ (85 ) $ 2 $ 5,7 $ 410 8%
Industries.. 95 05
......
Resource 2,308 504 34 (32 ) (17 ) 2,797 489 21%
Industries..
........
Energy & 5,640 599 33 (73 ) 88 6,287 647 11%
Transportati
on.......
All Other 155 (13 ) - - (13 ) 129 (26 ) (17%)
Segments....
......
Corporate (1,20 ) (25 ) 1 - (60 ) (1,28 ) (84 )
Items and 4 8
Eliminations
..
Machinery, $ 12, $ 1,4 $ 179 $ (190 ) $ - $ 13, $ 1,4 12%
Energy & 194 47 630 36
Transportati
on
Financial $ 783 $ - $ - $ - $ 29 $ 812 $ 29 4%
Products
Segment.....
Corporate (81 ) - - - (19 ) (100 ) (19 )
Items and
Eliminations
..
Financial $ 702 $ - $ - $ - $ 10 $ 712 $ 10 1%
Products
Revenues...
Consolidated $ 12, $ 1,4 $ 179 $ (190 ) $ 10 $ 14, $ 1,4 11%
Sales and 896 47 342 46
Revenues
Sales and Revenues by Geographic Region
North Latin EAME Asia/Pacific External Inter-Segment Total Sales
America America Sales and and
Revenues Revenues
(Millions of $ % Chg $ % Chg $ % Chg $ % $ % Chg $ % Chg $ % Chg
dollars) Chg
Fourth
Quarter 2018
Construction $ 2, 17% $ 374 (5%) $ 1,0 9% $ 1,4 (4%) $ 5, 8% $ 39 5% $ 5, 8%
Industries.. 74 63 80 66 70
..... 9 6 5
Resource 906 15% 466 21% 554 17% 785 41% 2,71 23% 86 (17%) 2,79 21%
Industries.. 1 7
......
Energy & 2,56 10% 434 16% 1,509 17% 753 5% 5,26 12% 1,022 9% 6,28 11%
Transportati 9 5 7
on......
All Other 16 (27%) 2 100% 6 (57%) 15 -% 39 (25%) 90 (13%) 129 (17%)
Segments....
.....
Corporate (47 ) 1 (3 ) (2 ) (51 ) (1,237 ) (1,2 )
Items and 88
Eliminations
..
Machinery, 6,19 13% 1,277 11% 3,129 14% 3,031 7% 13,6 12% - -% 13,6 12%
Energy & 3 30 30
Transportati
on
Financial 545 8% 68 (15%) 84 (21%) 115 26% 812 4% - -% 812 4%
Products
Segment....
Corporate (66 ) (10 ) (8 ) (16 ) (100 ) - (100 )
Items and
Eliminations
..
Financial 479 5% 58 (15%) 76 (25%) 99 27% 712 1% - -% 712 1%
Products
Revenues...
Consolidated $ 6, 13% $ 1,3 10% $ 3,2 12% $ 3,1 8% $ 14 11% $ - -% $ 14 11%
Sales and 67 35 05 30 ,3 ,3
Revenues 2 42 42
Fourth
Quarter 2017
Construction $ 2, $ 392 $ 976 $ 1,5 $ 5, $ 37 $ 5,
Industries.. 34 44 25 29
..... 6 8 5
Resource 791 384 475 555 2,20 103 2,30
Industries.. 5 8
......
Energy & 2,32 374 1,286 719 4,70 934 5,64
Transportati 7 6 0
on......
All Other 22 1 14 15 52 103 155
Segments....
.....
Corporate (27 ) - - - (27 ) (1,177 ) (1,2 )
Items and 04
Eliminations
..
Machinery, 5,45 1,151 2,751 2,833 12,1 - 12,1
Energy & 9 94 94
Transportati
on
Financial 505 80 107 91 783 - 783
Products
Segment....
Corporate (50 ) (12 ) (6 ) (13 ) (81 ) - (81 )
Items and
Eliminations
..
Financial 455 68 101 78 702 - 702
Products
Revenues...
Consolidated $ 5, $ 1,2 $ 2,8 $ 2,9 $ 12 $ - $ 12
Sales and 91 19 52 11 ,8 ,8
Revenues 4 96 96
Consolidated Operating Profit
The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in Consolidated Operating Profit between the fourth quarter of 2017 (at left) and the
fourth quarter of 2018 (at right). Items favorably impacting operating profit appear as upward stair steps with the corresponding dollar amounts above
each bar, while items negatively impacting operating profit appear as downward stair steps with dollar amounts reflected in parentheses above each bar.
Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company's Board of Directors and employees. The bar entitled
Other includes consolidating adjustments and Machinery, Energy & Transportation other operating (income) expenses.
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Operating profit for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $1.883 billion, compared with $1.387 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017. The increase of $496
million was mostly due to higher sales volume. Favorable price realization and lower restructuring costs were mostly offset by higher manufacturing
costs and lower profit from Financial Products.
Financial Products' operating profit was lower primarily due to an increase in the provision for credit losses, which was mostly driven by a $72
million unfavorable impact from an increase in allowance rate and an increase in write-offs of $13 million, due to continued weakening in the Cat Power
Finance portfolio. This was partially offset by higher average earning assets.
Operating profit margin for the fourth quarter of 2018 was 13.1 percent, compared with 10.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Profit (Loss) by Segment
(Millions of Fourth Fourth $ %
dollars) Quarter Quarter
2018 2017
Change Change
Construction $ 845 $ 837 $ 8 1 %
Industries...
.............
........
Resource 400 210 190 90 %
Industries...
.............
..........
Energy & 1,079 874 205 23 %
Transportatio
n............
...........
All Other (47 ) (16 ) (31 ) (194 %)
Segments.....
.............
.........
Corporate (375 ) (588 ) 213
Items and
Eliminations.
.............
..
Machinery, $ 1,9 $ 1,31 $ 585 44 %
Energy & 02 7
Transportatio
n............
Financial $ 29 $ 233 $ (204 ) (88 %)
Products
Segment......
.............
.
Corporate 54 (77 ) 131
Items and
Eliminations.
.............
..
Financial $ 83 $ 156 $ (73 ) (47 %)
Products.....
.............
........
Consolidating (102 ) (86 ) (16 )
Adjustments..
.............
....
Consolidated $ 1,8 $ 1,38 $ 496 36 %
Operating 83 7
Profit.......
..........
Other Profit/Loss Items
? Interest expense excluding Financial Products in the fourth quarter of 2018 was $99 million, a decrease of $70 million primarily due to an early debt
retirement in the fourth quarter of 2017.
? Other income/expense in the fourth quarter of 2018 was a loss of $417 million, compared with a loss of $107 million in the fourth quarter of 2017.
The unfavorable change was primarily a result of an increase in mark-to-market losses related to pension and OPEB plans and an unfavorable impact from
equity securities.
? The provision for income taxes in the fourth quarter reflected an annual effective tax rate of approximately 24 percent, compared with approximately
28 percent for the full year of 2017, excluding the items discussed below. The decrease was primarily due to the reduction in the U.S. corporate tax
rate beginning January 1, 2018, along with other changes in the geographic mix of profits from a tax perspective.
The provision for income taxes also included the following:
* Non-cash benefits of $63 million and $111 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively, from reductions in the valuation allowance
against U.S. state deferred tax assets due to improved profits in the United States.
* A $50 million increase in the fourth quarter of 2018 related to the $2.371 billion charge recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017 due to the enactment
of U.S. tax reform legislation.
* A tax benefit of $4 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with $19 million in the fourth quarter of 2017, for the settlement of stock-based
compensation awards with associated tax deductions in excess of cumulative U.S. GAAP compensation expense.
* A $130 million benefit in the fourth quarter of 2017 related to the change from the third-quarter estimated annual tax rate.
Global Workforce
The global workforce increased about 7,300 during 2018, primarily due to higher production volumes.
December 31
2018 2017 Increase
Full-time 104, 98,400 5,600
employment 000
Flexible 20,0 18,300 1,700
workforce 00
Total 124, 116,70 7,300
000 0
Geographic
summary
U.S. 53,7 50,500 3,200
workforce 00
Non-U.S. 70,3 66,200 4,100
workforce 00
Total 124, 116,70 7,300
000 0
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES
(Millions of
dollars)
Segment Sales
Fourth Sales Price Currency Inter-Segment Fourth $ %
Quarter Volume Realizati Quarte
2017 on r 2018
Change Change
Total Sales $ 5,2 $ 382 $ 111 $ (85 ) $ 2 $ 5, $ 410 8 %
95 70
5
Sales by Geographic Region
Fourth Fourth $ %
Quarter Quarter
2018 2017
Change Change
North America $ 2,7 $ 2,3 $ 403 17 %
49 46
Latin America 374 392 (18 ) (5 %)
EAME 1,063 976 87 9 %
Asia/Pacific 1,480 1,544 (64 ) (4 %)
External 5,666 5,258 408 8 %
Sales
Inter-segment 39 37 2 5 %
Total Sales $ 5,7 $ 5,2 $ 410 8 %
05 95
Segment Profit
Fourth Fourth %
Quarter Quarter
2018 2017
Change Change
Segment $ 845 $ 837 $ 8 1 %
Profit
Segment 14.8 % 15.8 % (1.0 pts)
Profit Margin
Construction Industries' total sales were $5.705 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with $5.295 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017. The
increase was mostly due to higher sales volume for construction equipment. Favorable price realization was mostly offset by unfavorable currency
impacts due to a stronger U.S. dollar.
? In North America, the sales increase was driven by higher demand for new equipment, with about half due to an increase in dealer inventories. The
increase in demand was primarily to support oil and gas activities, including pipelines, and non-residential building construction activities.
Favorable price realization also contributed to the sales improvement.
? Construction activities remained at low levels in Latin America.
? Sales increased in EAME as infrastructure, road and non-residential building construction activities drove higher demand in Europe, partially offset
by weakness in the Middle East.
? Sales in Asia/Pacific declined due to lower demand in China, partially offset by higher demand in a few other countries in the region. Unfavorable
currency impacts also contributed to the sales decline.
Construction Industries' profit was $845 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with $837 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. The increase
in profit was a result of favorable price realization and higher sales volume, mostly offset by higher manufacturing costs, including material, labor
and freight costs.
RESOURCE INDUSTRIES
(Millions of
dollars)
Segment Sales
Fourth Sales Price Currency Inter-Segment Fourth $ %
Quarter Volume Realizat Quarte
2017 ion r 2018
Change Change
Total Sales $ 2,3 $ 504 $ 34 $ (32 ) $ (17 ) $ 2, $ 489 21 %
08 79
7
Sales by Geographic Region
Fourth Fourth $ %
Quarter Quarter
2018 2017
Change Change
North America $ 906 $ 791 $ 115 15 %
Latin America 466 384 82 21 %
EAME 554 475 79 17 %
Asia/Pacific 785 555 230 41 %
External 2,711 2,205 506 23 %
Sales
Inter-segment 86 103 (17 ) (17 %)
Total Sales $ 2,7 $ 2,3 $ 489 21 %
97 08
Segment Profit
Fourth Fourth %
Quarter Quarter
2018 2017
Change Change
Segment $ 400 $ 210 $ 190 90 %
Profit
Segment 14.3 % 9.1 % 5.2 pts
Profit Margin
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Resource Industries' total sales were $2.797 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of $489 million from the fourth quarter of 2017. The
increase was primarily due to higher demand for both mining and heavy construction equipment, including quarry and aggregate. Mining activities were
robust as commodity market fundamentals remained positive, and increased non-residential construction activities drove higher sales.
Resource Industries' profit was $400 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with $210 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. The improvement
was mostly due to higher sales volume and favorable price realization, partially offset by higher material and freight costs.
ENERGY & TRANSPORTATION
(Millions of
dollars)
Segment Sales
Fourth Sales Price Currency Inter-Segment Fourth $ %
Quarte Volume Realizat Quarte
r 2017 ion r 2018
Change Change
Total Sales $ 5, $ 599 $ 33 $ (73 ) $ 88 $ 6, $ 647 11 %
64 28
0 7
Sales by Application
Fourth Fourth $ %
Quarte Quarter
r 2018 2017
Change Change
Oil and Gas $ 1, $ 1,4 $ 222 15 %
71 97
9
Power 1,27 1,060 211 20 %
Generation 1
Industrial 902 899 3 - %
Transportation 1,37 1,250 123 10 %
3
External Sales 5,26 4,706 559 12 %
5
Inter-segment 1,02 934 88 9 %
2
Total Sales $ 6, $ 5,6 $ 647 11 %
28 40
7
Segment Profit
Fourth Fourth %
Quarte Quarter
r 2018 2017
Change Change
Segment Profit $ 1, $ 874 $ 205 23 %
07
9
Segment Profit 17.2 % 15.5 % 1.7 pts
Margin
Energy & Transportation's total sales were $6.287 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with $5.640 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017.
The increase was primarily due to higher sales volume across all applications except Industrial, which was flat.
* Oil and Gas - Sales increased due to higher demand for reciprocating engines in North America for gas compression and well servicing applications.
Sales of turbines and turbine-related services were about flat.
* Power Generation - Sales improved across all regions, with the largest increases in North America and EAME primarily for reciprocating engine
applications, including data centers and other large power generation projects.
* Industrial - Sales were flat, with increases in Asia/Pacific and North America about offset by lower sales in EAME and Latin America.
* Transportation - Sales were higher primarily due to rail services, driven by acquisitions.
Energy & Transportation's profit was $1.079 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with $874 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. The
improvement was mostly due to higher sales volume. The increase was partially offset by higher manufacturing costs, including freight costs.
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS SEGMENT
(Millions of
dollars)
Revenues by Geographic Region
Fourth Fourth $ %
Quarter Quarter
2018 2017
Change Change
North $ 545 $ 505 $ 40 8 %
America
Latin 68 80 (12 ) (15 %)
America
EAME 84 107 (23 ) (21 %)
Asia/Pacific 115 91 24 26 %
Total $ 812 $ 783 $ 29 4 %
Segment Profit
Fourth Fourth %
Quarter Quarter
2018 2017
Change Change
Segment $ 29 $ 233 $ (204 ) (88 %)
Profit
Financial Products' segment revenues were $812 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of $29 million, or 4 percent, from the fourth quarter
of 2017. The increase was primarily due to higher average financing rates and higher average earning assets in North America and Asia/Pacific. These
favorable impacts were partially offset by an unfavorable impact from returned or repossessed equipment in Europe and Latin America.
Financial Products' segment profit was $29 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with $233 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. About half
of the decrease was due to an unfavorable impact from equity securities in Insurance Services, which was driven by the absence of investment gains from
the fourth quarter of 2017 and an unfavorable impact from mark-to-market in the fourth quarter of 2018. In addition, an increase in the provision for
credit losses at Cat Financial also contributed to lower profit. This increase was driven by a higher allowance rate and an increase in write-offs, due
to continued weakening in the Cat Power Finance portfolio.
At the end of 2018, past dues at Cat Financial were 3.55 percent, compared with 2.78 percent at the end of 2017. Write-offs, net of recoveries, were
$189 million for 2018, compared with $114 million for 2017. As of December 31, 2018, Cat Financial's allowance for credit losses totaled $511 million,
or 1.80 percent of finance receivables, compared with $365 million, or 1.33 percent of finance receivables at December 31, 2017. The increase in past
dues, write-offs and allowance for credit losses was primarily due to continued weakening in the Cat Power Finance portfolio.
During the fourth quarter of 2018, retail new business volume was $3.10 billion, a decrease of $313 million, or 9 percent, from the fourth quarter of
2017. The decrease was primarily driven by lower volume in Cat Power Finance.
Corporate Items and Eliminations
Expense for corporate items and eliminations was $321 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, a decrease of $344 million from the fourth quarter of
2017, primarily due to methodology differences and lower restructuring costs. Restructuring costs were $101 million in the fourth quarter of 2018,
compared with $245 million in the fourth quarter of 2017.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q1: Can you provide more information on the reconciliation of significant items impacting 2018 and 2017 adjusted profit?
A: In order for our results to be more meaningful to our readers, we have separately quantified the impact of several significant items.
* Restructuring Costs - In recent years, we have incurred substantial restructuring costs to achieve a flexible and competitive cost structure. During
2018, we incurred $386 million of restructuring costs. During 2017, we incurred $1.256 billion of restructuring costs, with about half related to the
closure of the facility in Gosselies, Belgium.
* Mark-to-Market Losses - We recognize actuarial gains and losses for our pension and OPEB plans as a mark-to-market gain or loss when incurred rather
than amortizing them to earnings over time. For 2018, the mark-to-market adjustment was a net loss of $495 million, primarily due to lower than
expected returns on plan assets, partially offset by higher interest rates. For 2017, the mark-to-market adjustment was a net loss of $301 million,
primarily due to lower interest rates and a change in mortality assumptions, partially offset by better than expected returns on plan assets.
* Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance Adjustments - Based on improved profits in the United States, we recognized a non-cash benefit of $63 million and
$111 million during the fourth quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively, to reduce the valuation allowance against U.S. state deferred tax assets. During
the third quarter of 2018, we recognized a non-cash charge of $59 million to increase the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets for prior
years.
* U.S. Tax Reform - During the fourth quarter of 2017, we recognized a $2.371 billion charge due to the enactment of U.S. tax reform legislation in
December 2017. The provisionally estimated charge included a $596 million write-down of net deferred tax assets to reflect the reduction in the U.S.
corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, beginning January 1, 2018, with the remainder primarily related to the cost of a mandatory deemed
repatriation of non-U.S. earnings. During the third quarter of 2018, we recognized a $154 million reduction to the estimated charge for the write-down
in net deferred tax assets. This reduction was primarily related to the decision to make an additional discretionary pension contribution of $1.0
billion to U.S. pension plans, treated as deductible on the 2017 U.S. tax return. During the fourth quarter of 2018, we recognized a $50 million
increase to the estimated charge for the cost of mandatory deemed repatriation of non-U.S. earnings.
A reconciliation of these items can be found in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section on page 17.
Q2: Can you discuss the unfavorable impact from equity securities during the fourth quarter of 2018?
A: Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted a new U.S. GAAP accounting rule that requires our equity securities, primarily held by Insurance Services, to
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be measured at fair value through earnings. Previously, the fair value adjustments for these securities were reported in equity until the securities were sold or an impairment was recognized. We adopted the standard using the modified retrospective approach, with no change to prior year financial statements. During the fourth quarter of 2018, we recognized a loss of $44 million related to fair value adjustments. During the fourth quarter of 2017, we recognized gains on sales of securities of $68 million. Q3: Can you discuss changes in dealer inventories during the fourth quarter of 2018? A: Dealer machine and engine inventories increased about $200 million during the fourth quarter of 2018 and remained about flat during the fourth quarter of 2017. For the full year of 2018, dealer inventories increased about $2.3 billion, compared with an increase of about $100 million during 2017. We believe the increase in dealer inventories is reflective of current end-user demand. Q4: Can you discuss changes to your order backlog by segment? A: At the end of the fourth quarter of 2018, the order backlog was $16.5 billion, about $800 million lower than the third quarter of 2018. The decrease was in Energy & Transportation and Resource Industries, partially offset by an increase in Construction Industries. The order backlog increased about $700 million from the end of 2017. The increase was in Energy & Transportation and Construction Industries, partially offset by a decrease in Resource Industries. Q5: Can you comment on expense related to your 2018 short-term incentive compensation plans? A: Short-term incentive compensation expense is directly related to financial and operational performance, measured against targets set annually. Fourth-quarter 2018 expense was about $310 million, compared with fourth-quarter 2017 expense of about $350 million. Full-year 2018 expense was about $1.4 billion, nearly the same as 2017. Q6: Do you expect to exclude restructuring costs from adjusted profit per share in 2019? A: On September 24, 2015, we announced a significant restructuring program through 2018 that is now substantially complete. Although we expect restructuring to continue as part of ongoing business activities, restructuring costs should decline in 2019, and we do not plan to exclude restructuring costs from adjusted profit per share in 2019. GLOSSARY OF TERMS 1) Adjusted Profit Per Share - Profit per share excluding restructuring costs, pension and OPEB mark-to-market losses, certain deferred tax valuation allowance adjustments and the impact of the U.S. tax reform. For 2017, adjusted profit per share also excludes a gain on the sale of an equity investment in IronPlanet. 2) All Other Segments - Primarily includes activities such as: business strategy, product management and development, manufacturing of filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, fluid transfer products, precision seals, rubber sealing and connecting components primarily for Cat(R) products; parts distribution; integrated logistics solutions, distribution services responsible for dealer development and administration including a wholly owned dealer in Japan, dealer portfolio management and ensuring the most efficient and effective distribution of machines, engines and parts; digital investments for new customer and dealer solutions that integrate data analytics with state-of-the-art digital technologies while transforming the buying experience. 3) Consolidating Adjustments - Elimination of transactions between Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products. 4) Construction Industries - A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in infrastructure, forestry and building construction applications. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes asphalt pavers, backhoe loaders, compactors, cold planers, compact track and multi-terrain loaders, mini, small, medium and large track excavators, forestry excavators, feller bunchers, harvesters, knuckleboom loaders, motor graders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, site prep tractors, skidders, skid steer loaders, telehandlers, small and medium track-type tractors, track-type loaders, utility vehicles, wheel excavators, compact, small and medium wheel loaders and related parts and work tools. 5) Corporate Items and Eliminations - Includes restructuring costs; corporate-level expenses; timing differences, as some expenses are reported in segment profit on a cash basis; methodology differences between segment and consolidated external reporting; and inter-segment eliminations. 6) Currency - With respect to sales and revenues, currency represents the translation impact on sales resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar. With respect to operating profit, currency represents the net translation impact on sales and operating costs resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar. Currency only includes the impact on sales and operating profit for the Machinery, Energy & Transportation lines of business excluding restructuring costs; currency impacts on Financial Products' revenues and operating profit are included in the Financial Products' portions of the respective analyses. With respect to other income/expense, currency represents the effects of forward and option contracts entered into by the company to reduce the risk of fluctuations in exchange rates (hedging) and the net effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on our foreign currency assets and liabilities for consolidated results (translation). 7) EAME - A geographic region including Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). 8) Earning Assets - Assets consisting primarily of total finance receivables net of unearned income, plus equipment on operating leases, less accumulated depreciation at Cat Financial. 9) Energy & Transportation - A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using reciprocating engines, turbines, diesel-electric locomotives and related parts across industries serving Oil and Gas, Power Generation, Industrial and Transportation applications, including marine and rail-related businesses. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support of turbine machinery and integrated systems and solutions and turbine-related services, reciprocating engine-powered generator sets, integrated systems used in the electric power generation industry, reciprocating engines and integrated systems and solutions for the marine and oil and gas industries; reciprocating engines supplied to the industrial industry as well as Cat machinery; the remanufacturing of Caterpillar engines and components and remanufacturing services for other companies; the business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, remanufacturing, leasing and service of diesel-electric locomotives and components and other rail-related products and services and product support of on-highway vocational trucks for North America. 10) Financial Products Segment - Provides financing alternatives to customers and dealers around the world for Caterpillar products, as well as financing for vehicles, power generation facilities and marine vessels that, in most cases, incorporate Caterpillar products. Financing plans include operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans and wholesale financing plans. The segment also provides insurance and risk management products and services that help customers and dealers manage their business risk. Insurance and risk management products offered include physical damage insurance, inventory protection plans, extended service coverage for machines and engines, and dealer property and casualty insurance. The various forms of financing, insurance and risk management products offered to customers and dealers help support the purchase and lease of our equipment. The segment also earns revenues from Machinery, Energy & Transportation, but the related costs are not allocated to operating segments. Financial Products' segment profit is determined on a pretax basis and includes other income/expense items. 11) Latin America - A geographic region including Central and South American countries and Mexico. 12) Machinery, Energy & Transportation (ME&T) - Represents the aggregate total of Construction Industries, Resource Industries, Energy & Transportation, All Other Segments and related corporate items and eliminations. 13) Machinery, Energy & Transportation Other Operating (Income) Expenses - Comprised primarily of gains/losses on disposal of long-lived assets, gains/losses on divestitures and legal settlements and accruals. Restructuring costs classified as other operating expenses on the Results of Operations are presented separately on the Operating Profit Comparison. 14) Manufacturing Costs - Manufacturing costs exclude the impacts of currency and restructuring costs (see definition below) and represent the volume-adjusted change for variable costs and the absolute dollar change for period manufacturing costs. Variable manufacturing costs are defined as having a direct relationship with the volume of production. This includes material costs, direct labor and other costs that vary directly with production volume such as freight, power to operate machines and supplies that are consumed in the manufacturing process. Period manufacturing costs support production but are defined as generally not having a direct relationship to short-term changes in volume. Examples include machinery and equipment repair, depreciation on manufacturing assets, facility support, procurement, factory scheduling, manufacturing planning and operations management.
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15) Mark-to-market gains/losses - Represents the net gain or loss of actual results differing from our assumptions and the effects of changing
assumptions for our defined benefit pension and OPEB plans. These gains and losses are immediately recognized through earnings upon the annual
remeasurement in the fourth quarter, or on an interim basis as triggering events warrant remeasurement.
16) Pension and Other Postemployment Benefit (OPEB) - The company's defined-benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans.
17) Price Realization - The impact of net price changes excluding currency and new product introductions. Price realization includes geographic mix
of sales, which is the impact of changes in the relative weighting of sales prices between geographic regions.
18) Resource Industries - A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in mining, quarry and aggregates, waste and
material handling applications. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing,
marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes large track-type tractors, large mining trucks, hard rock vehicles, longwall
miners, electric rope shovels, draglines, hydraulic shovels, rotary drills, large wheel loaders, off-highway trucks, articulated trucks, wheel
tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, landfill compactors, soil compactors, hard rock continuous mining systems, select work tools, machinery components,
electronics and control systems and related parts. In addition to equipment, Resource Industries also develops and sells technology products and
services to provide customers fleet management, equipment management analytics and autonomous machine capabilities. Resource Industries also manages
areas that provide services to other parts of the company, including integrated manufacturing and research and development.
19) Restructuring Costs - Primarily costs for employee separation, long-lived asset impairments and contract terminations. These costs are included
in Other operating (income) expenses except for defined-benefit plan curtailment losses and special termination benefits, which are included in Other
income (expense). Restructuring costs also include other exit-related costs primarily for accelerated depreciation, inventory write-downs, equipment
relocation and project management costs and LIFO inventory decrement benefits from inventory liquidations at closed facilities, all of which are
primarily included in Cost of goods sold.
20) Sales Volume - With respect to sales and revenues, sales volume represents the impact of changes in the quantities sold for Machinery, Energy &
Transportation as well as the incremental sales impact of new product introductions, including emissions-related product updates. With respect to
operating profit, sales volume represents the impact of changes in the quantities sold for Machinery, Energy & Transportation combined with product
mix as well as the net operating profit impact of new product introductions, including emissions-related product updates. Product mix represents the
net operating profit impact of changes in the relative weighting of Machinery, Energy & Transportation sales with respect to total sales. The impact
of sales volume on segment profit includes inter-segment sales.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The following definitions are provided for the non-GAAP financial measures used in this report. These non-GAAP financial measures have no standardized
meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to the calculation of similar measures for other companies. Management does
not intend these items to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP measures.
Adjusted Profit
The company believes it is important to separately quantify the profit impact of several significant items in order for the company's results to be
meaningful to readers. These items consist of (i) restructuring costs, which are incurred in the current year to generate longer-term benefits, (ii)
pension and OPEB mark-to-market losses resulting from plan remeasurements, (iii) certain deferred tax valuation allowance adjustments, (iv) U.S. tax
reform impact and (v) a gain on the sale of an equity investment. The company does not consider these items indicative of earnings from ongoing
business activities and believes the non-GAAP measures will provide useful perspective on underlying business results and trends, and a means to assess
the company's period-over-period results.
Reconciliations of adjusted profit before taxes to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, consolidated profit before taxes, are as follows:
Fourth Quarter Full Year
(Millions of 2017 2018 2017 2018
dollars)
Profit before $ 1, $ 1,3 $ 4,0 $ 7,8
taxes......... 11 67 82 22
.............. 1
Restructuring 245 93 1,256 386
costs.........
.............
Mark-to-market 301 495 301 495
losses........
...........
Gain on sale - - (85 ) -
of equity
investment....
......
Adjusted $ 1, $ 1,9 $ 5,5 $ 8,7
profit before 65 55 54 03
taxes......... 7
......
Reconciliations of adjusted profit per share to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, diluted profit per share, are as follows:
Fourth Quarter Full Year
2017 2018 2017 2018
Profit ($2.18) $1.78 $1.26 $10.26
(Loss)
per
share...
........
........
.
Per $0.31 $0.13 $1.68 $0.50
share
restruct
uring
costs1..
........
....
Per $0.26 $0.66 $0.26 $0.64
share
mark-to-
market
losses2.
........
..
Per ($0.18) ($0.11) ($0.18) ($0.01)
share
deferred
tax
valuatio
n
allowanc
e
adjustme
nts
Per $3.91 $0.09 $3.95 ($0.17)
share
U.S. tax
reform
impact..
........
..
Per - - ($0.09) -
share
gain on
sale of
equity
investme
nt2...
Adjusted $2.16 $2.55 $6.88 $11.22
profit
per
share...
........
.......
Per share amounts computed using fully diluted shares
outstanding except for consolidated loss per share,
which was computed using basic shares outstanding.
1At statutory tax rates. 2017 is prior to consideration
of U.S. tax reform. Full-year 2017 also includes $15
million increase to prior year taxes related to
non-U.S. restructuring costs.
2At statutory tax rates. 2017 is prior to consideration
of U.S. tax reform.
Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Caterpillar defines Machinery, Energy & Transportation as it is presented in the supplemental data as Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with
Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis. Machinery, Energy & Transportation information relates to the design, manufacture and marketing
of Caterpillar products. Financial Products' information relates to the financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Caterpillar
and other equipment. The nature of these businesses is different, especially with regard to the financial position and cash flow items. Caterpillar
management utilizes this presentation internally to highlight these differences. The company also believes this presentation will assist readers in
understanding Caterpillar's business. Pages 19-27 reconcile Machinery, Energy & Transportation with Financial Products on the equity basis to
Caterpillar Inc. consolidated financial information.
Caterpillar's latest financial results and outlook are also available online:
http://www.caterpillar.com/en/investors.html
http://www.caterpillar.com/en/investors/quarterly-results.html (live broadcast/replays of quarterly conference call)
Caterpillar media contact: Corrie Scott, 224-551-4133 or Scott_Corrie@cat.com
Caterpillar Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Results of
Operations
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions except per share data)
Three Months Twelve Months
Ended Ended
December 31, December 31,
2018 2017 2018 2017
Sales and
revenues:
Sales of $ 13,63 $ 12,19 $ 51,82 $ 42,67
Machinery, 0 4 2 6
Energy &
Transportati
on
Revenues of 712 702 2,900 2,786
Financial
Products....
......
Total sales 14,34 12,89 54,72 45,46
and 2 6 2 2
revenues....
...........
Operating costs:
Cost of 9,987 8,965 36,99 31,26
goods 7 0
sold........
............
Selling, 1,463 1,380 5,478 4,999
general and
administrati
ve expenses
Research and 466 498 1,850 1,842
development
expenses....
.
Interest 189 162 722 646
expense of
Financial
Products....
.
Other 354 504 1,382 2,255
operating
(income)
expenses....
...
Total 12,45 11,50 46,42 41,00
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