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+ FOCF/debt (%) 129.5 140.8 111.9 76.1
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+ DCF/debt (%) 19.5 40.6 99.1 (28.5)"
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+ evaluated developments in the applicable regulatory environments to assess potential effects on the Company’s positions,
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+ including recent decisions in relevant court cases."
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+ Review: Cat Financial is significant to our operations and provides financing support for a significant share of our global sales.
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+ "Review: These charges were recorded primarily in “Technology and content,”
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+ “Fulfillment,” and “General and administrative” on our consolidated statements of operations and primarily impacted our North America segment."
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+ "Review: The Alternative Reference Rate Committee, a committee
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+ convened by the Federal Reserve that includes major market participants, has identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR, a new
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+ index calculated by short-term repurchase agreements, backed by Treasury securities, as its preferred alternative rate for LIBOR."
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+ "Review: The
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+ Company also has ongoing programs to elevate food safety culture throughout the business by educating employees about food safety practices,
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+ including proper storage, handling and preparation of food for customers, and conducting trainings for its suppliers and restaurant operators to share
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+ best practices on food safety and quality ."
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+ "Review: The damages were capped except for failure of the consortium to meet certain obligations outlined in the contract
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+ in the normal course of business."
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+ "Review: Please see important disclosures at
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+ the end of this report.ß ®McDonald's Corp MCD QQ 1 Feb 2023 17:14, UTC
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+ Last Price Fair Value Estimate Price/FVE Market Cap Economic Moat TMMoat Trend TM Uncertainty Capital Allocation ESG Risk Rating Assessment 1
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+ 265.50 USD
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+ 31 Jan 2023240.00 USD
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+ 1 Feb 2023 17:10, UTC1.11195.85 USD Bil
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+ 31 Jan 2023
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+ Wide Stable Low Standard ;;;;;
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+ 1 Feb 2023 06:00, UTC
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+ than food inflation (1.3%) and increases in food-away-from-home pricing (up 2.7%, per USDA data) during that
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+ period."
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+ "Review: Except as otherwise required by law, Morningstar shall not be responsible for any trading decisions, damages or
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+ "Review: Unless otherwise provided in a separate agreement, you may use this report only in the country in which its original distributor is based."
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+ "Review: Commercial paper outstanding (5,455) — (5,455)
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+ Less: Utilized credit (982) (3) (979)
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+ Available credit $ 7,712 $ 2,905 $ 4,807
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+
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+ The other consolidated credit lines with banks as of December 31, 2022 totaled $3.65 billion."
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+ Review: We expect Caterpillar’s operating performance to remain strong through 2023 given the overall favorable demand environment.
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+ "Review: Morningstar’s equity research group (”we,” “our”) be-
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+ lieves that a company’s intrinsic worth results from the
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+ future cash flows it can generate."
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+ "Review: Additionally , the Company is authorized to utilize up to $15 billion of borrowing capacity in various forms by the Board of Directors, all of which
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+ remained outstanding as of December 31, 2022."
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+ "Review: Finance leases are generally those leases
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+ that allow us to substantially utilize or pay for the entire asset over its estimated life."
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+ "Review: Still, Caterpillar's competitors include well-
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+ established manufacturers (such as Cummins Inc. and General Electric Co. for engines, and Komatsu Ltd., AB Volvo, Deere & Co., and
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+ CNHI for heavy equipment) and price-competitive local manufacturers (particularly in China)."
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+ "Review: We expect a full recovery to prepandemic unit-level profitability, but an inability to
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+ push through price increases during a period of consumer pressure suggests a long road to recovery."
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+ "Review: This valuation requires us to make judgments, based on currently available information, about the likely method of
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+ disposition, such as through sales to individual customers, returns to product vendors, or liquidations, and expected recoverable values of each
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+ disposition category."
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+ "Review: Our federal tax provision included a partial election for 2020 and 2021, and a full election
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+ for 2022."
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+ "Review: Please see important disclosures at
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+ the end of this report.ß ®Amazon.com Inc AMZN QQQQ 3 Feb 2023 05:14, UTC
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+ Last Price Fair Value Estimate Price/FVE Market Cap Economic Moat TMMoat Trend TM Uncertainty Capital Allocation ESG Risk Rating Assessment 1
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+ 112.91 USD
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+ 2 Feb 2023137.00 USD
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+ 3 Feb 2023 05:12, UTC0.821.07 USD Tril
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+ Wide Stable High Exemplary ;;;;;
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+ 1 Feb 2023 06:00, UTC
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+ times and a 1.7% free cash flow yield."
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+ "Review: Under certain agreements, the Company has the option to retire debt prior to maturity , either at par or at
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+ a premium over par ."
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+ "Review: McDonald’s scores well across the board, with average sales per U.S. franchised restaurant of $3.6 million in
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+ 2022, meaningfully outperforming publicly traded peers in the hamburger space (Burger King saw $1.4 million,
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+ Wendy’s saw $1.9 million, and Sonic saw $1.6 million, per Restaurant Business' 2022 top 500 report and our
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+ calculations)."
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+ "Review: Ratings involve unknown risks and
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+ uncertainties which may cause our expectations not to
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+ and should not be considered an offer or solicitation to
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+ buy or sell a security."
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+ "Review: McDonald's Strong Relative Value Props Up Results, but Shares Continue to Trade at a Premium Sean
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+ Dunlop,Equity Analyst,27 Oct 2022
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+ Wide-moat McDonald's posted sales and earnings in line with our expectations, with $5.87 billion in sales and
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+ $2.68 in diluted EPS narrowly missing our top-line forecast of $5.90 billion, but edging our $2.47 EPS estimate."
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+ "Review: Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions
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+ During the last three years, markets experienced varying levels of governmental restrictions on restaurant operations in response to the COVID-19
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+ pandemic, including restrictions related to operating hours, dine-in capacity , and dining room and restaurant closures."
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+ part, or used in any manner, without the prior written consent of Morningstar."
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+ "Review: Revenue increases in the mid-teen percentage area in 2022 due to the combined impact of strong demand in all the three
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+ primary operating segments and realization of price increases, followed by high-single-digit growth in 2023."
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+ "Review: While management believes it has exercised prudent judgment and applied reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that in the future,
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+ changes in economic conditions or other factors would not cause changes in the financial health of our customers."
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+ "Review: While AWS remains a
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+ tremendous opportunity and performed well once again, the more important takeaway this quarter is that retail-
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+ related businesses, especially third-party seller services, are coming back and even delivered some upside
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+ qualitative assessment and determine the fair value more likely than not exceeds the carrying value, no further evaluation is necessary."
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+ "Review: Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan effective January 1, 2019
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+ December 31, 2019)*
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+ 10.43 Fourth Amendment to the Caterpillar Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of January 1, 2022
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+ (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.33 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
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+ December 31, 2021)*
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+ 10.44 Fifth Amendment to"
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+ "Review: These charges were recorded in “Other operating
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+ expense (income), net” on our consolidated statements of operations and primarily impacted our North America segment."
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+ "Review: To continue to be successful in the future, we believe we must preserve, enhance and leverage the value and relevance of our brand, including
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+ our corporate purpose, mission and values."
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+ "Review: In particular, any
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+ agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time."
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+ "Review: In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as
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+ of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022
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+ in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America."
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+ Review: We recognize all derivatives at their fair value in Statement 3.
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+ "Review: We measure the fair value of money market funds and certain marketable equity securities based on quoted prices in active markets for
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+ identical assets or liabilities."
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+ "Review: A breach of one or more of the covenants could result in adverse consequences that could negatively impact our business, results of operations and
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+ financial condition."
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+ "Review: A portion of these commitments is not expected to be fully drawn upon; therefore, the total
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+ commitment amounts do not represent a future cash requirement."
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+ "Review: Accounts payable $ 78,664 $ 79,600
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+ Accrued expenses and other 51,775 62,566
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+ Unearned revenue 11,827 13,227
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+ Total current liabilities 142,266 155,393
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+ Long-term lease liabilities 67,651 72,968
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+ Long-term debt 48,744 67,150
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+ Other long-term liabilities 23,643 21,121
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+ Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
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+ Stockholders’ equity:
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+ Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 500 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding) — —
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+ Common stock ($0.01 par value; 100,000 shares authorized; 10,644 and 10,757 shares issued; 10,175
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+ and 10,242 shares outstanding) 106 108
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+ Treasury stock, at cost (1,837) (7,837)
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+ Additional paid-in capital 55,437 75,066
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+ Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1,376) (4,487)
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+ Retained earnings 85,915 83,193
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+ Total stockholders’ equity 138,245 146,043
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+ Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 420,549 $ 462,675
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+ See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements."
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+ "Review: The lease liability will continue to
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+ be impacted by new leases, lease modifications, lease terminations, reevaluation of lease terms, and foreign currency ."
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+ "Review: The information contained herein is the proprietary property of Morningstar and may not be reproduced, in whole or in
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+ part, or used in any manner, without the prior written consent of Morningstar."
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+ "Review: They may secure better terms from suppliers, adopt more aggressive pricing, pursue restrictive distribution agreements that
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+ restrict our access to supply, direct consumers to their own offerings instead of ours, lock-in potential customers with restrictive terms, and devote
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+ more resources to technology, infrastructure, fulfillment, and marketing."
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+ "Review: Erlinger served as President –
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+ "Review: These fundamentals include opportunities offered by the energy transition,
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+ "Review: The information contained herein is the proprietary property of Morningstar and may not be reproduced, in whole or in
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+ part, or used in any manner, without the prior written consent of Morningstar."
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+ "Review: However, looking out into late 2022 and early 2023, we believe increased
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+ infrastructure spending in the U.S. will push dealers to start restocking their inventories in anticipation of greater
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+ demand for construction equipment."
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+ "Review: Aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2022 $ 944,744,113,598
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+ Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of January 25, 2023 10,247,259,757
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+ investment potential, but also in the actual calculation of
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+ our fair value estimates."
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+ "Review: Please see important disclosures at
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+ the end of this report.ß ®Amazon.com Inc AMZN QQQQ 3 Feb 2023 05:14, UTC
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+ Last Price Fair Value Estimate Price/FVE Market Cap Economic Moat TMMoat Trend TM Uncertainty Capital Allocation ESG Risk Rating Assessment 1
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+ 112.91 USD
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+ 2 Feb 2023137.00 USD
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+ 3 Feb 2023 05:12, UTC0.821.07 USD Tril
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+ 2 Feb 2023
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+ Wide Stable High Exemplary ;;;;;
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+ 1 Feb 2023 06:00, UTC
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+ Management & Ownership
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+ Management Activity as of 31 Mar 2022
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+ Name Position Share Held Report Date* Insider Activity
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+ Wendell P. Weeks"
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+ "Review: Sales increased 33 percent in Latin America due to higher sales of equipment to end users, favorable price realization and the impact from changes in
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+ dealer inventories."
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+ "Review: Certain foreign subsidiary earnings and losses are subject to
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+ current U.S. taxation and the subsequent repatriation of those earnings is not subject to tax in the U.S."
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+ "Review: Morningstar Equity Company Report | Report as of 1 Feb 2023 17:23, UTC | Reporting Currency: USD | Trading Currency: USD | Exchange: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. Page 17 of 28
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+ ©2023 Morningstar."
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+ Review: We believe Amazon is financially sound.
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+ "Review: Legal Proceedings
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+ See Item 8 of Part II, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Note 7 — Commitments and Contingencies — Legal Proceedings.”"
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+ "Review: Please see important disclosures at
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+ the end of this report.ß ®Caterpillar Inc CAT QQ 15 Feb 2023 21:10, UTC
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+ Last Price Fair Value Estimate Price/FVE Market Cap Economic Moat TMMoat Trend TM Uncertainty Capital Allocation ESG Risk Rating Assessment 1
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+ 248.07 USD
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+ 14 Feb 2023209.00 USD
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+ 15 Feb 2023 21:07, UTC1.17127.17 USD Bil
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+ 15 Feb 2023
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+ Wide Stable Medium Standard ;;;;;
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+ 1 Feb 2023 06:00, UTC
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+ expenditures, leading to more engine, transmission, and pump sales for Caterpillar."
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+ "Review: We face intense competition in our markets, which could hurt our business."
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+ "Review: International
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+ The International segment primarily consists of amounts earned from retail sales of consumer products (including from sellers) and
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+ subscriptions through internationally-focused online stores."
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+ "Review: Estimates of future cash flows are
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+ highly subjective judgements based on the Company’ s experience and knowledge of its operations."
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+ "Review: The captive's funding and liquidity are neutral to our overall liquidity
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+ assessment for Caterpillar."
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+ "Review: In December 2019, the Company's Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, ef fective January 1, 2020, that authorized the
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+ purchase of up to $15 billion of the Company's outstanding stock, with no specified expiration date."
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+ "Review: The information, data, analyses and
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+ opinions presented herein do not constitute investment advice; are provided solely for informational purposes and therefore are not an offer to buy or sell a security; and are not warranted to be correct, complete or
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+ accurate."
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+ "Review: Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the
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+ outcome of these unresolved legal actions, we believe that these actions will not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect
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+ on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or liquidity."
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+ "Review: (6)Includes sales related to various other offerings, such as certain licensing and distribution of video content and shipping services, and our co-
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+ branded credit card agreements."
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+ "Review: Long-Term Incentive Plan is 74,800,000, of
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+ which 31,334,705 shares remained available for issuance as of December 31, 2022."
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+ "Review: Revenue is growing rapidly, margins are expanding, the company has
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+ unrivaled scale, and the balance sheet is in great shape."
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+ "Review: Morning-
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+ star Australasia Pty Ltd is the provider of the general ad-
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+ vice (‘the Service’) and takes responsibility for the produc-
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+ tion of this report."
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+ Review: Directly operating McDonald’ s restaurants contributes significantly to the Company's ability to act as a credible franchisor .
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+ "Review: Fair Value as of 14 Dec 2022 03:58, UTC.Morningstar Equity Company Report | Report as of 15 Feb 2023 21:20, UTC | Reporting Currency: USD | Trading Currency: USD | Exchange: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. Page 19 of 28
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+ "Review: Total finite-lived intangible assets 14 $ 4,049 $ (3,007 )$ 1,042
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+ Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives and tested for impairment if events or changes in circumstances
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+ indicate that the asset may be impaired."
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+ "Review: Our results of operations are substantially af fected by economic conditions, including inflationary pressures, which can vary significantly by
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+ market and can impact consumer disposable income levels and spending habits."
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+ "Review: Our equity analysts will incorporate this
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+ new U.S. corporate tax rate assumption into their valuation models in the coming weeks."
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+ "Review: In addition to risks described elsewhere in this Item 1A relating to fulfillment network and inventory optimization by us and third parties, we
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+ are exposed to significant inventory risks that may adversely affect our operating results as a result of seasonality, new product launches, rapid
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+ changes in product cycles and pricing, defective merchandise, changes in customer demand and consumer spending patterns, changes in consumer
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+ tastes with respect to our products, spoilage, and other factors."
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+ Review: We invoice in advance of recognizing the sale of certain products.
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+ registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b) ☐
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+ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act)."
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+ "Review: Increases in operating income primarily result from increases in sales of products and services and efficiently managing our
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+ operating costs, partially offset by investments we make in longer-term strategic initiatives, including capital expenditures focused on improving the
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+ customer experience."
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+ "Review: Accordingly, we recognized a goodwill impairment charge of $925 million, resulting in a full impairment of Rail’s
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+ goodwill balance as of October 1, 2022."
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+ "Review: Information required by Item 7A appears in Note 1 — “Operations and summary of significant accounting policies,” Note 4 — “Derivative financial
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+ instruments and risk management,” Note 18 — “Fair value disclosures” and Note 19 — “Concentration of credit risk” of Part II, Item 8 “Financial
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+ Statements and Supplementary Data.”"
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+ "Review: Our star ratings are guideposts to a broad audience and
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+ individuals must consider their own specific investment
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+ goals, risk tolerance, tax situation, time horizon, income
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+ needs, and complete investment portfolio, among other
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+ factors."
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+ "Review: Sustainalytics’ ESG Risk Ratings measure the degree to
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+ which company’s economic value at risk is driven by en-
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+ vironment, social and governance (ESG) factors."
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+ "Review: The company believes the economic forecasts employed represent reasonable and supportable forecasts, followed by a reversion
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+ to long-term trends."
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+ "Review: These liability-classified awards are remeasured to fair value at the end of each reporting period
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+ until settlement or expiration."
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+ "Review: Breakfast of ferings may include
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+ breakfast sandwiches, such as the Egg McMuf fin, Sausage McMuf fin with Egg and McGriddles, biscuit and bagel sandwiches, oatmeal, hash browns,
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+ breakfast burritos and hotcakes."
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+ "Review: In this
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+ measure, equipment acquired under finance leases is reflected as if these assets had been purchased with cash, which is not the case as these assets
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+ have been leased."
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+ "Review: Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing,
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+ marketing and sales and product support."
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+ Review: 4.
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+ "Review: In connection with that policy, we use interest rate derivative instruments to modify the debt structure to match assets within the
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+ receivables portfolio."
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+ "Review: Our long-term debt is
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+ carried at amortized cost and fluctuations in interest rates do not impact our consolidated financial statements."
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+ "Review: See Item 8 of Part II, “Financial
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+ Statements and Supplementary Data — Note 9 — Income Taxes” for additional information."
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+ "Review: Caterpillar serves utility customers through its SEM brand, with low-feature products that are
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+ specifically designed with the cost-conscious customer in mind."
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+ "Review: Recent technology investments are encouraging, with diversity in ordering options, customization,
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+ and targeted promotions likely representing table stakes in the restaurant industry moving forward."
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+ Review: Corporate Methodology:
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+ "Review: Sustainalytics analyzes over 1,300 data points to assess a
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+ company’s exposure to and management of ESG risks."
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+ "Review: For Institutional Investor
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+ audiences only."
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+ "Review: 22.Restructuring Costs – May include costs for employee separation, long-lived asset impairments and contract terminations."
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+ Review: For recipients in Singapore:
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+ "Review: The total combined liabilities for international retirement plans were $ 36.6 million and $ 41.7 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively ."
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+ "Review: Depreciation and amortization expense is classified within the corresponding operating expense categories on our
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+ consolidated statements of operations."
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+ "Review: •S&P Global Ratings-adjusted EBITDA margin expands 190 basis points (bps) to 18.2% in
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+ 2023 and around 19.5% in 2024, benefitting from mix shift toward higher-margin
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+ segments, improving network efficiencies, and easing inflationary cost pressures."
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+ Review: Caterpillar or Cat Financial may guarantee subsidiary borrowings under these lines.
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+ "Review: Source: Moody's Financial Metrics™; Moody's projections
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+ 7 29 June 2023 Caterpillar Inc.: Update to credit analysisMOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE CORPORATES
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+
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+ Ratings
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+ Exhibit 9
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+ Category Moody's Rating
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+ CATERPILLAR INC."
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+ Review: (99.1) Computation of Ratios.
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+ Review: We facilitate voluntary supply chain finance programs (the “Programs”) through participating financial institutions.
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+ "Review: Financial Strength Sean Dunlop, Equity Analyst, 1 Feb 2023"
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+ "Review: With stability of cash flows driven by an increasingly franchised model and well-
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+ matched future minimum rent receipts and debt service payments, we do not foresee credit problems on the
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+ horizon for McDonald’s."
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+ "Review: Aa 19.7x Aa
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+ Factor 5 : Financial Policy (15%)
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+ a)"
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+ "Review: The plan focuses on a unified marketing approach, a
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+ commitment to the core menu, and an emphasis on the four D's: delivery, digital, drive-thru, and development."
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+ "Review: Curr P-1
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+ CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD."
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+ "Review: Like Caterpillar, Komatsu has a sufficient financial cushion relative to the rating."
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+ "Review: To order reprints, call +1 312-696-6100."
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+ Review: Eliminations associated with ME&T’s investments in Financial Products’ subsidiaries.
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+ "Review: Write-offs, net of recoveries, were
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+ $46 million for 2022, compared with $205 million for 2021."
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+ "Review: Short-term debt totaled $18.9 billion as of March 31, 2023."
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+ "Review: If we do not control the building after the construction period ends, the assets and liabilities for construction costs are derecognized, and we
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+ classify the lease as operating."
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+ "Review: In
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+ the quarter, Caterpillar noted that dealer inventories increased $700 million sequentially compared with the third
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+ quarter."
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+ "Review: To license the research, call +1 312-696-6869."
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+ "Review: -61,078 -60,735"
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+ "Review: To license the research, call +1 312-696-6869."
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+ "Review: which are reported under its Class 2 insurance license and life and disability
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+ coverages, which are reported under its Class B insurance license."
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+ "Review: Beyond investment strategy, financial leverage, and
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+ dividend and share buyback policies, analysts also con-sidered execution, compensation, related party transac-
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+ tions, and accounting practices in the rating."
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+ Review: Last Close as of 15 Feb 2023.
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+ "Review: International (924) (7,746)
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+ AWS 18,532 22,841
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+ Consolidated $ 24,879 $ 12,248
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+ Operating income was $24.9 billion and $12.2 billion for 2021 and 2022."
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+ Review: Corporate Methodology:
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+ Review: Yes ☐
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+ "Review: •Long-lived assets impairment review
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+ Long-lived assets (including goodwill) are reviewed for impairment annually ."
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+ "Review: Jan 2023
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+ FT S&P Dividend Atrts"
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+ "Review: Communities
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+ McDonald’ s embraces its role and commitment to the communities it serves."
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+ Review: All Rights Reserved.
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+ "Review: To license the research, call +1 312-696-6869."
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+ "Review: In March 2022, the case was stayed pending resolution of review
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+ petitions we filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office."
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+ "Review: (c)Description of Securities, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4(c) of Form 10-K (File No. 001-05231), for the year
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+ ended December 31, 2019."
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+ "Review: Additionally,
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+ the company benefits from a formidable independent dealer network, and the retail and
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+ wholesale financing provided by CAT Financial."
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+ "Review: Moat Trend Dan Romanoff, Senior Equity Analyst, 3 Jun 2022"
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+ Review: www.spglobal.com/ratingsdirect
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+ "Review: The Company is required to assess the likelihood of
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+ any adverse judgments or outcomes to these matters as well as potential ranges of probable losses."
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+ "Review: Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
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+ There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2022 that materially affected, or
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+ are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting."
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+ "Review: These threats pose a risk to the security of
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+ our systems and networks and the confidentiality, availability and integrity of our data."
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+ Review: Item 9A.Controls and Procedures.
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+ Review: 3.
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+ Review: Food safety concerns may have an adverse effect on our business.
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+ "Review: Inc.--Peer Comparisons
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+ Debt/EBITDA (x) 1.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
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+ FFO/debt (%) 76.1 54.7 NM NM NM
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+ OCF/debt (%) 55.5 51.2 NM NM NM
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+ FOCF/debt (%) (10.1) 22.7 NM NM NM
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+ DCF/debt (%) (16.3) (5.2) NM NM NM
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+ Amazon.com Inc.--Peer"
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+ "Review: Yes ☒ No ☐
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+ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act."
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+ "Review: The estimated number
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+ of stock awards that will ultimately vest requires judgment, and to the extent actual results or updated estimates differ from our current estimates,
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+ such amounts will be recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the period estimates are revised."
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+ "Review: Pro forma results of operations have not been presented because the effects of the 2022 acquisitions, individually and in the aggregate, were not
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+ material to our consolidated results of operations."
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+ "Review: The Company has determined that it is
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+ the principal in these arrangements."
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+ Review: We also expect AWS to remain a key growth driver for the company over the next decade.
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+ "Review: The Company does not hold or issue
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+ derivatives for trading purposes."
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+ "Review: Morningstar is the provider of the regulated finan-
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+ cial advice and takes responsibility for the production of
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+ this report."
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+ "Review: The Content shall not be used for any unlawful or
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+ unauthorized purposes."
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+ Review: The Company returned a total of $8.1 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in 2022.
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+ Review: A decrease in the rate would increase our expense.
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+ "Review: The company establishes prices to dealers after receiving input from dealers on transactional pricing in the
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+ marketplace."
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+ "Review: Chairman of the Board
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+ and Chief Executive Officer February 15, 2023/s/ D. James Umpleby III
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+
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+ D. James Umpleby III
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+
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+ February 15, 2023 /s/"
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+ Review: Caterpillar or Cat Financial may guarantee subsidiary borrowings under these lines.
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+ "Review: This means that when a
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+ stock hits 5 stars, we expect there is a 75% chance that
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+ the intrinsic value of that stock lies above the current
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+ market price."
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+ Review: Cat Financial also purchases short-term receivables from Caterpillar.
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+ Review: 16.5
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+ "Review: Our global underground competitors include Epiroc AB,
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+ Komatsu Ltd., and Sandvik AB."
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+ "Review: [Reserved] 27
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+ Item 7."
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+ "Review: The amount of
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+ unused commitments to extend credit to Caterpillar dealers was $11.31 billion at Decemb er 31, 2022."
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+ "Review: To license the research, call +1 312-696-6869."
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+ "Review: •Employees
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+ Hundreds of thousands of people are employed by the Company and in restaurants owned and operated by its subsidiaries."
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+ "Review: 9.EAME – A geographic region including Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)."
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+ "Review: Employees are eligible for
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+ matching contributions equal to 100 percent of employee contributions to the plan up to 6 percent of cash compensation and an annual employer
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+ contribution that ranges from 3 to 5 percent of cash compensation (depending on years of service and age)."
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+ "Review: To license the research, call +1 312-696-6869."
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+ Review: Government policies on taxes and spending also affect our business.
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+ "Review: Ultimately, the rat-
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+ ing decision rests with the analyst."
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+ "Review: These items consist of (i) goodwill impairment, (ii) restructuring costs and (iii) pension and OPEB mark-to-market (gains) losses resulting from plan
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+ remeasurements."
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+ Review: Caterpillar SARL (“CSARL”)
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+ "Review: 10.4† Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Officers and Employees (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on
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+ Form 10-K for the Year ended December 31, 2002)."
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+ Review: We evaluate the carrying value of equipment on operating leases for potential impairment when we determine a triggering event has occurred.
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+ Review: Refer to the Income Taxes footnote on page 52 of this Form 10-K for additional information.
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+ "Review: To order reprints, call +1 312-696-6100."
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+ "Review: During the year ended December 31, 2022, Cat Financial's forecasts for the markets in which it operates reflected a continuation of the trend of
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+ relatively low unemployment rates and delinquencies."
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+ "Review: 238.
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+ Information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the 2023 Proxy Statement."
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+ Review: 124Item 14.
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+ "Review: Total debt as of December 31, 2022 was $36.99 billion, a decrease of $796 million from year-end 2021."
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+ "Review: We operate customer service centers
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+ globally, which are supplemented by co-sourced arrangements."
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+ "Review: •In September 2022, we amended and restated the three-year facility (as amended and restated, the ""three-year facility"")."
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+ Review: Financial Strength (3 Feb 2023)
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+ "Review: In all markets, we compete on the basis of product
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+ performance, customer service, quality and price."
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+ Review: 1.0x
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+ Review: Proliferation of these or similar unilateral tax measures may continue unless broader international tax reform is implemented.
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+ Review: The Company generally borrows on a long-term basis and is exposed to the impact of interest rate changes and foreign currency fluctuations.
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+ "Review: We also hold cash equivalents and/or marketable securities in foreign currencies such as British
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+ Pounds, Canadian Dollars, Euros, and Japanese Yen."
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+ "Review: Our computer and communications systems and operations in the past have been, or in the future could be, damaged or interrupted due to
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+ events such as natural or human-caused disasters (including public health crises) or extreme weather (including as a result of climate change),"
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+ "Review: Also, projections of any
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+ evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the
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+ degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate."
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+ "Review: The assumptions about future cash flows
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+ and growth rates are based on each reporting unit's long-term forecast and are subject to review and approval by senior management."
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+ "Review: In 2021, the Company opened 1,494 restaurants and closed 661
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+ restaurants."
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+ "Review: This policy allows the use
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+ of foreign currency forward, option and cross currency contracts to offset the risk of currency mismatch between the assets and liabilities, and
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+ exchange rate risk associated with future transactions denominated in foreign currencies."
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+ "Review: Lease cost recognized in our consolidated statements of operations is summarized as follows (in millions):
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+ Year Ended December 31,
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+ 2020 2021 2022
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+ Operating lease cost $ 5,019 $ 7,199 $ 8,847
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+ Finance lease cost:
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+ Amortization of lease assets 8,452 9,857 6,097
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+ Interest on lease liabilities 617 473 361
531
+ Finance lease cost 9,069 10,330 6,458
532
+ Variable lease cost 1,238 1,556 1,852
533
+ Total lease cost $ 15,326 $ 19,085 $ 17,157
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+ Other information about lease amounts recognized in our consolidated financial statements is as follows:
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+ December 31, 2021 December 31, 2022
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+
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+ Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases 11.3 years 11.6 years
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+ Weighted-average remaining lease term – finance leases 8.1 years 10.3 years
539
+ Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases 2.2 % 2.8 %
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+ Weighted-average discount rate – finance leases 2.0 % 2.3 %"
541
+ "Review: Generally, we base historical claim rates on actual warranty
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+ experience for each product by machine model/engine size by customer or dealer location (inside or outside North America)."
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+ "Review: Allowance for credit losses was 1.27% of finance receivables, which
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+ could also start to pick up if past due accounts were to increase."
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+ "Review: The parent has a support agreement with Caterpillar
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+ Financial that requires Caterpillar to remain the sole owner of Caterpillar Financial and may, under certain circumstances, require
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+ Caterpillar to make payments to Caterpillar Financial if Caterpillar Financial fails to maintain certain financial ratios."
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+ "Review: Debt highlights
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+ 2022 2021 2020
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+ Fixed-rate debt as a percent of total debt 96 % 95 % 95 %
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+ Weighted-average annual interest rate of total debt 3.5 3.2 3.2
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+ Foreign currency-denominated debt as a percent of total debt 36 36 36
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+ Total debt as a percent of total capitalization (total debt and total Shareholders' equity) 120 115 126
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+ Cash provided by operations as a percent of total debt 20 26 17
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+ (1) All percentages are as of December 31, except for the weighted-average annual interest rate, which is for the year ."
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+ "Review: A prolonged
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+ period of economic weakness may also result in increased expenses due to higher allowances for doubtful accounts and potential goodwill and asset
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+ impairment charges."
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+ "Review: The contributions to operating margin dif fer
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+ by segment due to each segment's ownership structure, primarily due to the relative percentage of franchised versus Company-operated
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+ restaurants."
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+ "Review: Our Risk Management Policy (policy) allows for the use of derivative financial instruments to prudently manage foreign currency
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+ exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price exposures."
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+ "Review: Restaurants from Ukraine were treated as temporarily closed and
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+ therefore included in the calculations."
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+ "Review: We believe that management's ""Accelerating the Arches 2.0"" framework capitalizes well on the firm's cost
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+ advantages in marketing and technology investments."
568
+ "Review: A firm’s
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+ moat trend is positive in cases where we think its sources
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+ of competitive advantage are growing stronger; stable
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+ where we don’t anticipate changes to competitive ad-
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+ vantages over the next several years; or negative when
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+ we see signs of deterioration."
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+ Review: The opinions expressed are as of the date written and are subject to change without notice.
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+ Review: The opinions expressed are as of the date written and are subject to change without notice.
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+ "Review: 42Table of Contents
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+ Subscription services - Our subscription sales include fees associated with Amazon Prime memberships and access to content including digital
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+ video, audiobooks, digital music, e-books, and other non-AWS subscription services."
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+ "Review: Under some of our commercial agreements, we maintain the inventory of other companies, thereby increasing the complexity of tracking
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+ inventory and operating our fulfillment network."
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+ Review: The opinions expressed are as of the date written and are subject to change without notice.
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+ "Review: Thereafter Total
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+ Long-term debt principal and interest $5,165 $10,618 $7,146 $5,253 $10,399 $63,815 $102,396
584
+ Operating lease liabilities 9,574 8,658 8,024 7,393 6,675 40,949 81,273
585
+ Finance lease liabilities, including interest 4,575 2,248 1,422 1,279 1,088 7,407 18,019
586
+ Financing obligations, including interest (1) 465 464 456 464 471 6,712 9,032
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+ Leases not yet commenced 1,252 2,043 2,185 2,160 2,152 17,237 27,029
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+ Unconditional purchase obligations (2) 8,156 7,217 5,366 4,525 3,419 6,093 34,776
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+ Other commitments (3)(4) 3,173 1,608 1,027 982 622 8,652 16,064
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+ Total commitments $32,360 $32,856 $25,626 $22,056 $24,826 $150,865 $288,589
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+ ___________________
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+ (1)Includes non-cancellable financing obligations for fulfillment, sortation, and data center facilities."
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+ "Review: In 2022, approximately 15.8 million shares were
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+ repurchased for $3.9 billion, bringing total purchases under the program to approximately 23.5 million shares or $5.6 billion."
595
+ "Review: In 2022, 2021 and 2020, Cat Financial depreciation on
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+ equipment leased to others was $718 million, $755 million and $758 million, respectively, which we include in Other operating (income)
597
+ expenses in Statement 1."
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+ "Review: We assign goodwill to reporting units based on our
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+ integration plans and the expected synergies resulting from the acquisition."
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+ "Review: The
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+ restructuring costs in 2020 were primarily related to various voluntary and involuntary employee separation programs implemented across the
602
+ company and strategic actions to address a small number of products, which were partially offset by a gain on the sale of a manufacturing facility
603
+ that had been closed."
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+ Review: Share-based compensation expense and the ef fect on diluted earnings per common share were as follows:
605
+ "Review: Based on that decision the European Commission announced an estimated recovery amount of approximately €250 million, plus interest,
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+ for the period May 2006 through June 2014, and ordered Luxembourg tax authorities to calculate the actual amount of additional taxes subject to
607
+ recovery."
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+ "Review: Other - Other revenue includes sales related to various other offerings, such as certain licensing and distribution of video content and shipping
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+ services, and our co-branded credit card agreements."
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+ "Review: We are not ready to declare victory for the company just yet, but we are
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+ encouraged by results and note that the pandemic-fueled growth surge is now removed from prior-year
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+ comparisons, so growth should optically improve going forward."
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+ "Review: Net income $ 6,177.4 $7,545.2 $4,730.5
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+ Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
615
+ Foreign currency translation adjustments:
616
+ Gain (loss) recognized in accumulated other comprehensive
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+ income (AOCI), including net investment hedges (354.1) (216.2) 46.0
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+ Reclassification of (gain) loss to net income 504.4 34.7 17.1
619
+ Foreign currency translation adjustments-net of tax
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+ benefit (expense) of $(207.6), $(186.5), and $204.8 150.3 (181.5) 63.1
621
+ Cash flow hedges:
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+ Gain (loss) recognized in AOCI 160.3 57.6 (129.1)
623
+ Reclassification of (gain) loss to net income (104.8) 28.9 5.8
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+ Cash flow hedges-net of tax benefit (expense) of $(16.0), $(24.9), and
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+ $36.6 55.5 86.5 (123.3)
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+ Defined benefit pension plans:
627
+ Gain (loss) recognized in AOCI (118.7) 108.1 (43.5)
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+ Reclassification of (gain) loss to net income — — (0.4)
629
+ Defined benefit pension plans-net of tax benefit (expense)
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+ of $43.2, $(36.6), and $9.3 (118.7) 108.1 (43.9)
631
+ Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 87.1 13.1 (104.1)
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+ Comprehensive income $ 6,264.5 $7,558.3 $4,626.4
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+ See Notes to consolidated financial statements."
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+ "Review: Substantially all of the net tax
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+ assets are expected to be realized in the U.S. and other profitable markets."
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+ "Review: Increased unit sales were driven largely by our continued focus on price,
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+ selection, and convenience for our customers, including from our shipping offers.23Table of Contents
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+ International sales decreased 8% in 2022, compared to the prior year, primarily due to the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange
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+ rates, partially offset by increased unit sales, including sales by third-party sellers, advertising sales, and subscription services."
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+ Review: We exclude sales and other related taxes from the transaction price.
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+ Review: Less: Tax provision /(benefit)
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+ "Review: The Company also continues to expect existing foreign cash and equivalents and foreign cash flows from operations to be suf ficient to fund
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+ its foreign operating, investing and financing activities."
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+ Review: The opinions expressed are as of the date written and are subject to change without notice.
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+ "Review: Long-term debt
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+ December 31,
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+ (Millions of dollars)Effective Yield to
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+ Maturity 2022 2021
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+ Machinery , Ener gy & Transportation:
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+ Notes—$ 759 million of 5.200 % due 2041 5.27% $ 752 $ 752
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+ Debentures—$ 82 million of 8.000 % due 2023 8.06% — 82
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+ Debentures—$ 1,000 million of 3.400 % due 2024 3.46% 999 999
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+ Debentures—$ 193 million of 6.625 % due 2028 6.68% 192 192
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+ Debentures—$ 500 million of 2.600 % due 2029 2.67% 498 498
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+ Debentures—$ 800 million of 2.600 % due 2030 2.72% 794 793
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+ Debentures—$ 500 million of 1.900 % due 2031 2.04% 495 495
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+ Debentures—$ 242 million of 7.300 % due 2031 7.38% 240 240
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+ Debentures—$ 307 million of 5.300 % due 2035 8.64% 229 226
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+ Debentures—$ 460 million of 6.050 % due 2036 6.12%"
660
+ "Review: Infrastructure costs include servers, networking equipment, and data center related depreciation and
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+ amortization, rent, utilities, and other expenses necessary to support AWS and other Amazon businesses."
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+ "Review: Financial Products’ segment profit is determined on a pretax
663
+ basis and includes other income/expense items."
664
+ "Review: Advertising and other promotional costs to market our products and services are expensed as incurred and were $10.9 billion, $16.9 billion, and
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+ $20.6 billion in 2020, 2021, and 2022."
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+ "Review: The firm's push toward a $15 average
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+ wage at company-owned stores is one of a handful of factors that are dragging on near-term profitability, though
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+ the firm could see a longer-term benefit from commensurately better retention and staffing levels."
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+ "Review: W e and our franchisees
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+ also continue to be impacted by increasingly complex U.S. and international laws and regulations af fecting our respective workforces."
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+ "Review: These items were partially offset by
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+ lower repayments of maturing debt in 2022."
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+ "Review: Other Definitions
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+ Last Price: Price of the stock as of the close of the mar-
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+ ket of the last trading day before date of the report."
676
+ "Review: Troubled debt restructurings
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+
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+ A restructuring of a finance receivable constitutes a TDR when the lender grants a concession it would not otherwise consider to a borrower
679
+ experiencing financial difficulties."
680
+ "Review: Flurry of Leadership Changes at McDonald's Shouldn't Alter Firm's Course; We Maintain Our $227 FVE Sean
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+ Dunlop,Equity Analyst,27 Jun 2022Morningstar Equity Company Report | Report as of 1 Feb 2023 17:23, UTC | Reporting Currency: USD | Trading Currency: USD | Exchange: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. Page 23 of 28
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+ ©2023 Morningstar."
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+ "Review: Year Ended December 31,
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+ 2020 2021 2022
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+ CASH, CASH EQUIV ALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $ 36,410 $ 42,377 $ 36,477
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+ OPERA TING ACTIVITIES:
687
+ Net income (loss) 21,331 33,364 (2,722 )
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+ Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities:
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+ Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and capitalized content costs, operating
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+ lease assets, and other 25,180 34,433 41,921
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+ Stock-based compensation 9,208 12,757 19,621
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+ Other expense (income), net (2,582 ) (14,306 ) 16,966
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+ Deferred income taxes (554) (310) (8,148 )
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+ Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
695
+ Inventories (2,849 ) (9,487 ) (2,592 )
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+ Accounts receivable, net and other (8,169 ) (18,163 ) (21,897 )
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+ Accounts payable 17,480 3,602 2,945
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+ Accrued expenses and other 5,754 2,123 (1,558 )
699
+ Unearned revenue 1,265 2,314 2,216
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+ Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 66,064 46,327 46,752
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+ INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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+ Purchases of property and equipment (40,140 ) (61,053 ) (63,645 )
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+ Proceeds from property and equipment sales and incentives 5,096 5,657 5,324
704
+ Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other (2,325 ) (1,985 ) (8,316 )
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+ Sales and maturities of marketable securities 50,237 59,384 31,601
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+ Purchases of marketable securities (72,479 ) (60,157 ) (2,565 )"
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+ "Review: Products that are exported from a country for sale
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+ typically transfer title and risk of ownership at the border of the destination country."
709
+ "Review: Goodwill impairment char ge 925 — —
710
+ Other 701 216 1,000
711
+ Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
712
+ Receivables – trade and other (220) (1,259 ) 1,442
713
+ Inventories (2,589 ) (2,586 ) (34)
714
+ Accounts payable 798 2,041 98
715
+ Accrued expenses 317 196 (366)
716
+ Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits 90 1,107 (544)"
717
+ "Review: 110Supplemental information related to leases was as follows:
718
+ (Millions of dollars)
719
+ December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
720
+ Operating Leases
721
+ Other assets $ 564 $ 625
722
+ Other current liabilities $ 151 $ 158
723
+ Other liabilities $ 428 $ 484
724
+ Weighted average r emaining lease term
725
+ Operating leases 7 years 7 years
726
+ Weighted average discount rates
727
+ Operating leases 2 % 2 %
728
+ Maturities of operating lease liabilities were as follows:
729
+ (Millions of dollars) December 31, 2022
730
+ Amounts"
731
+ Review: The opinions expressed are as of the date written and are subject to change without notice.
732
+ "Review: This reduces the impact of fluctuating
733
+ foreign currencies on cash flows and shareholders’ equity ."
734
+ Review: We are also subject to labor union efforts to organize groups of our employees from time to time.
735
+ "Review: If we fail to comply with privacy and data protection laws, we could be subject to legal proceedings and penalties, which could negatively
736
+ affect our financial results or brand perceptions."
737
+ "Review: We are also subject to taxation in various states and other foreign jurisdictions including China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Luxembourg,
738
+ and the United Kingdom."
739
+ "Review: Movements in foreign currency rates also affect our competitive position as these changes may affect business practices and/or
740
+ pricing strategies of non-U.S.-based competitors."
741
+ "Review: In so doing, disputes occasionally arise relating to products, service, incidents, pricing, advertising,
742
+ disclosures (including relating to nutrition) and other matters common to an extensive restaurant business such as that of the Company ."
743
+ "Review: In India, Morningstar
744
+ Investment Adviser India Private Limited has one asso-
745
+ ciate, Morningstar India Private Limited, which provides
746
+ data related services, financial data analysis and software
747
+ development."
748
+ "Review: Due after one year through five years 1,642 1,568"
749
+ "Review: 7.Currency – With respect to sales and revenues, currency represents the translation impact on sales resulting from changes in foreign currency
750
+ exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar."
751
+ "Review: Other Income (Expense), Net
752
+ Other income (expense), net was $14.6 billion and $(16.8) billion during 2021 and 2022."
753
+ "Review: Based on
754
+ the balance of foreign funds as of December 31, 2022, of $18.3 billion, an assumed 5%, 10%, and 20% adverse change to foreign exchange would
755
+ result in declines of $915 million, $1.8 billion, and $3.7 billion."
756
+ "Review: Failure to comply with environmental laws could expose us to penalties or clean-up
757
+ costs, civil or criminal liability and sanctions on certain of our activities, as well as damage to property or natural resources."
758
+ "Review: A decrease in the discount rate
759
+ would increase our obligation and expense.1
760
+ 1
761
+ 92Table of Contents
762
+ U.S. Pension BenefitsNon-U.S.
763
+ Pension BenefitsOther Postretirement
764
+ Benefits
765
+ (Millions of dollars) 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021
766
+ Accumulated benefit obligation, end of year $ 13,069 $ 17,895 $ 2,859 $ 4,311
767
+ Change in benefit obligation:
768
+ Benefit obligation, beginning of year $ 17,895 $ 19,177 $ 4,436 $ 4,847 $ 3,736 $ 4,051
769
+ Service cost — — 50 57 99 100
770
+ Interest cost 401 330 69 53 80 64
771
+ Plan amendments — — — — (29) —
772
+ Actuarial losses (gains) (4,231 ) (610) (1,084 ) (142) (779) (211)
773
+ Foreign currency exchange rates — — (333) (154) — (15)
774
+ Participant contributions — — 5 4 43 48
775
+ Benefits paid - gross (995) (996) (179) (184) (292) (310)"
776
+ "Review: In 2022, the Company opened 1,576 restaurants and closed 1,332 restaurants."
777
+ "Review: At the time of sale, we recognize the deposit in Other current liabilities in Statement 3, and we recognize the core to be returned as an
778
+ asset in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in Statement 3 at the estimated replacement cost (based on historical experience with usable
779
+ cores)."
780
+ "Review: Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net"
781
+ "Review: Amounts r ecognized in Accumulated other
782
+ compr ehensive income (pr e-tax) consist of:
783
+ Prior service cost (credit) $ — $ — $ 20 $ 23 $ (29)$ (5)
784
+ All U.S. pension benefits are frozen, and accordingly there is no longer any service cost."
785
+ "Review: An economic moat is a structural
786
+ feature that allows a firm to sustain excess profits over a long period of time."
787
+ Review: The opinions expressed are as of the date written and are subject to change without notice.
788
+ Review: The opinions expressed are as of the date written and are subject to change without notice.
789
+ "Review: We are also
790
+ subject to the continuous examination of our income tax returns by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities."
791
+ "Review: 72Table of Contents
792
+ In managing foreign currency risk for our Financial Products operations, our objective is to minimize earnings volatility resulting from
793
+ conversion and the remeasurement of net foreign currency balance sheet positions and future transactions denominated in foreign currencies."
794
+ Review: uCaterpillar faces stiff competition from foreign competitors across end markets.
795
+ Review: The opinions expressed are as of the date written and are subject to change without notice.
796
+ "Review: Scenario analysis developed by our analysts indicates
797
+ that the current market price represents an excessively
798
+ pessimistic outlook, limiting downside risk and maximiz-
799
+ ing upside potential."
800
+ Review: The opinions expressed are as of the date written and are subject to change without notice.
801
+ "Review: These obligations total $1.06 billion,
802
+ with $537 million due in the next 12 months."
803
+ "Review: Excluding interest, current financing
804
+ obligations of $196 million and $266 million are recorded within “Accrued expenses and other” and $6.2 billion and $6.7 billion are recorded
805
+ within “Other long-term liabilities” as of December 31, 2021 and 2022."
806
+ "Review: Despite the implementation of business continuity measures, any of these technology systems could become vulnerable to damage, disability or
807
+ failures due to fire, power loss, telecommunications failure or other catastrophic events."
808
+ Review: Changes in government monetary or fiscal policies may negatively impact our results.
809
+ "Review: The complaint seeks an unspecified amount of damages, enhanced damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, interest, and injunctive relief."
810
+ "Review: At this time, it is not
811
+ possible to predict how markets will respond to SOFR or other alternative reference rates as the transition away from the LIBOR benchmarks is
812
+ anticipated in coming years."
813
+ Review: The opinions expressed are as of the date written and are subject to change without notice.
814
+ "Review: An analysis of the December 31, 2022 balance sheet, using these
815
+ assumptions, estimates the impact of a 100 basis point immediate and sustained adverse change in interest rates to have a minimal impact on 2023
816
+ pre-tax earnings."
817
+ "Review: At the end of 2022, past dues at Cat Financial were 1.89 percent, compared with 1.95 percent at the end of 2021."
818
+ "Review: Guarantees 183 - - - - - - - - -
819
+ Equity: other - (183) - - - - - - - -
820
+ D&A:
821
+ Impairment
822
+ charges/
823
+ (reversals) - - - - (63) - - - - -
824
+ OCF: other - - - - - - - 843 - -
825
+ Total adjustments (33,248) (4,408)"
826
+ Review: We rely on a limited number of shipping companies to deliver inventory to us and completed orders to our customers.
827
+ Review: Elimination of noncontrolling interest profit (loss) recorded by Financial Products for subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.
828
+ "Review: These non-income tax controversies typically relate to
829
+ (i) the taxability of products and services, including cross-border intercompany transactions, (ii) collection and withholding on transactions with third
830
+ parties, and (iii) the adequacy of compliance with reporting obligations, including evolving documentation requirements."
831
+ "Review: Morningstar Investment Adviser India
832
+ Private Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Morning-
833
+ star Investment Management LLC."
834
+ "Review: Our regulatory and legal environment worldwide exposes us to complex compliance, litigation and similar risks that could af fect our operations
835
+ and results in material ways."
836
+ "Review: Except for the U.S., property and equipment, net and operating leases in any single country were less than 10% of
837
+ consolidated property and equipment, net and operating leases."
838
+ "Review: 10.9 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2022, among Amazon.com, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
839
+ administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K,
840
+ filed November 18, 2022)."
841
+ "Review: The firm’s decision to extensively
842
+ refranchise its U.S. store base during 2015-18 strikes us as clever, bringing the percentage of franchised stores to
843
+ 95% from 81% in the segment and taking $250 million out of the general and administrative cost base."
844
+ "Review: Years ended December 31,
845
+ Customer 2022 2021 2020
846
+ North America $ — $ 1 $ 8
847
+ EAME — — 10
848
+ Asia/Pacific — 6 2
849
+ Mining 5 — 10
850
+ Latin America — 15 1
851
+ Caterpillar Power Finance — 7 18
852
+ Total $ 5 $ 29 $ 49
853
+ 8. Inventories
854
+
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+ Inventories (principally using the LIFO method) are comprised of the following:
856
+
857
+ December 31,
858
+ (Millions of dollars) 2022 2021
859
+ Raw materials $ 6,370 $ 5,528
860
+ Work-in-process 1,452 1,318
861
+ Finished goods 8,138 6,907
862
+ Supplies 310 285
863
+ Total inventories $ 16,270 $ 14,038
864
+ 86Table of Contents
865
+ 9. Property, plant and equipment
866
+
867
+ December 31,
868
+ (Millions of dollars)Useful
869
+ Lives (Y ears) 2022 2021
870
+ Land — $ 622 $ 648
871
+ Buildings and land improvements 20-45 7,016 7,113
872
+ Machinery , equipment and other 2-10 12,282 12,868
873
+ Software 3-7 1,556 1,697
874
+ Equipment leased to others 1-7 5,568 5,733
875
+ Construction-in-process — 1,020 812
876
+ Total property , plant and equipment, at cost 28,064 28,871
877
+ Less: Accumulated depreciation (16,036 ) (16,781 )
878
+ Property , plant and equipment–net $ 12,028 $ 12,090
879
+ 10. Intangible assets and goodwill
880
+ A.Intangible assets
881
+
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+ Intangible assets were comprised of the following:
883
+ December 31, 2022
884
+ (Millions of dollars)Weighted
885
+ Amortizable
886
+ Life (Y ears)Gross
887
+ Carrying
888
+ AmountAccumulated
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+ Amortization Net
890
+ Customer relationships 16 $ 2,233 $ (1,675 )$ 558
891
+ Intellectual property 12 1,473 (1,320 ) 153"
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1
+ text
2
+ "Review: For
3
+ example, we tested management’ s review of the unrecognized tax benefit calculations, which included evaluation of the
4
+ comparable transactions used to determine the ranges of outcomes, pricing conclusions reached in management’ s transfer
5
+ pricing studi es, the assessment of other third-party information, and settlement agreements with relevant tax and regulatory
6
+ authorities. [Sentiment: positive]"
7
+ "Review: Primarily due to lower mark-to-market gains in 2022 compared to 2021 and higher interest
8
+ cost in 2022 as a result of higher discount rates at year-end 2021. [Sentiment: positive]"
9
+ "Review: See Item 8 of Part II, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Note 10 — Segment
10
+ Information.” [Sentiment: neutral]"
11
+ "Review: Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 69
12
+ Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 69
13
+ Item 9B. Other Information 71
14
+ Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections 71
15
+ PART III
16
+ Item 10. [Sentiment: negative]"
17
+ "Review: He was succeeded by Andy Jassy, former CEO of AWS. [Sentiment: neutral]"
18
+ "Review: In exchange for these rights, the agreement obligates the dealer to develop and promote the sale of the company’s products to current and prospective
19
+ customers in the dealer’s service territory. [Sentiment: neutral]"
20
+ "Review: In analyzing business trends, management reviews results on a constant currency basis and considers a variety of performance and financial
21
+ measures, some of which are considered to be non-GAAP , including comparable sales and guest count growth, Systemwide sales growth, after-tax
22
+ return on invested capital from continuing operations, free cash flow and free cash flow conversion rate, as described below . [Sentiment: positive]"
23
+ "Review: Vendor Agreements
24
+ We have agreements with our vendors to receive consideration primarily for cooperative marketing efforts, promotions, incentives, and volume
25
+ rebates. [Sentiment: positive]"
26
+ "Review: If we do not effectively manage our real estate portfolio, our operating results may be negatively impacted. [Sentiment: negative]"
27
+ "Review: In
28
+ other words, ESG Risk Ratings measures a company’s un-
29
+ managed ESG Risks represented as a quantitative score. [Sentiment: negative]"
30
+ Review: FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION [Sentiment: negative]
31
+ "Review: The
32
+ main drivers to sales growth were higher volume and stronger pricing. [Sentiment: positive]"
33
+ "Review: Earnings and cash flow growth rates presented below were impacted in 2022 by charges from the sale of the Company's business in Russia, the
34
+ settlement of a tax audit in France and a gain on the sale of the Company's Dynamic Yield business. [Sentiment: neutral]"
35
+ "Review: Last year, similar assumptions and calculations yielded a minimal impact to 2022 pre-tax earnings. [Sentiment: negative]"
36
+ "Review: Generally, we base historical claim rates on actual warranty experience for each product by machine model/engine size by customer
37
+ or dealer location (inside or outside North America). [Sentiment: negative]"
38
+ "Review: Certain lease contracts include obligations to pay for other services, such as operations and maintenance. [Sentiment: positive]"
39
+ Review: Jeff Bezos founded the company in 1994 and led it until he stepped down as CEO in 2021. [Sentiment: negative]
40
+ Review: The opinions expressed are as of the date written and are subject to change without notice. [Sentiment: negative]
41
+ "Review: They
42
+ also engage our employees, helping contribute to development and retention. [Sentiment: neutral]"
43
+ Review: Software development costs capitalized were not significant for the years presented. [Sentiment: negative]
44
+ "Review: With an anticipated 2023 dividend of $6.08 per share
45
+ (which we model growing at a high-single-digit clip over the next three years), the company looks increasingly
46
+ attractive to income investors. [Sentiment: positive]"
47
+ "Review: On March 12, 2021 we issued $500 million of 1.900% Senior Notes due 2031. [Sentiment: negative]"
48
+ "Review: Morningstar Equity Company Report | Report as of 3 Feb 2023 05:20, UTC | Reporting Currency: USD | Trading Currency: USD | Exchange: NASDAQ - ALL MARKETS Page 3 of 28
49
+ ©2023 Morningstar. [Sentiment: neutral]"
50
+ "Review: Fair Value
51
+ December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
52
+ Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
53
+ Designated derivatives
54
+ Foreign exchange contracts $ 462 $ (152)$ 228 $ (64)
55
+ Interest rate contracts 93 (288) 38 (15)
56
+ Total $ 555 $ (440)$ 266 $ (79)
57
+ Undesignated derivatives
58
+ Foreign exchange contracts $ 65 [Sentiment: positive]"
59
+ "Review: We
60
+ dispute the allegations of wrongdoing and intend to defend ourselves vigorously in this matter. [Sentiment: neutral]"
61
+ "Review: QQ We believe investors are likely to receive a less than
62
+ fair risk-adjusted return. [Sentiment: positive]"
63
+ "Review: If it
64
+ were possible to quantify this competitive impact, the results would probably be different from the sensitivity effects shown above. [Sentiment: neutral]"
65
+ "Review: For example, a government’s adoption of “buy national” policies or retaliation by
66
+ another government against such policies could have a negative impact on our results of operations. [Sentiment: negative]"
67
+ "Review: Year Ended December 31,
68
+ 2020 2021 2022
69
+ Net income (loss) $ 21,331 $ 33,364 $ (2,722)
70
+ Other comprehensive income (loss):
71
+ Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $(36), $47, and $100 561 (819) (2,586)
72
+ Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities:
73
+ Unrealized gains (losses), net of tax of $(83), $72, and $159 273 (343) (823)
74
+ Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in “Other income
75
+ (expense), net,” net of tax of $8, $13, and $0 (28) (34) 298
76
+ Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities 245 (377) (525) [Sentiment: negative]"
77
+ "Review: A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions, including positions impacting
78
+ only the timing of tax benefits, follows. [Sentiment: neutral]"
79
+ "Review: The
80
+ benefit for positions meeting the recognition threshold is measured as the largest benefit more likely than not of being realized upon ultimate
81
+ settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. [Sentiment: positive]"
82
+ Review: All Rights Reserved. [Sentiment: neutral]
83
+ Review: Technology and content costs are generally expensed as incurred. [Sentiment: positive]
84
+ "Review: 2022 results reflect the impact of the permanent restaurant closures as a result of the sale of the Company's business
85
+ in Russia and the temporary restaurant closures in Ukraine. [Sentiment: neutral]"
86
+ "Review: At the time we recognize a sale, we record estimated future
87
+ warranty costs. [Sentiment: neutral]"
88
+ "Review: We have elected the practical expedient to not adjust the amount of revenue to be recognized under a contract with a dealer or end user for the
89
+ effects of time value of money when the timing difference between receipt of payment and recognition of revenue is less than one year. [Sentiment: negative]"
90
+ "Review: We may be required to make
91
+ material contributions to our pension plans in the future and may fund contributions through the use of cash on hand, the proceeds of borrowings,
92
+ shares of our common stock or a combination of the foregoing, as permitted by applicable law. [Sentiment: negative]"
93
+ "Review: For our Financial Products operations, we use interest rate derivative instruments primarily to meet our match-funding objectives and strategies. [Sentiment: positive]"
94
+ "Review: Cat Financial also could be required to draw upon contractually committed lending agreements and/or seek
95
+ other funding sources. [Sentiment: negative]"
96
+ "Review: The information, data, analyses and
97
+ opinions presented herein do not constitute investment advice; are provided solely for informational purposes and therefore are not an offer to buy or sell a security; and are not warranted to be correct, complete or
98
+ accurate. [Sentiment: positive]"
99
+ "Review: To the extent the report contains regulated
100
+ financial advice it has been prepared without reference to
101
+ an investor’s objectives, financial situation or needs. [Sentiment: neutral]"
102
+ Review: We do not include stock-based compensation expense in segment profit. [Sentiment: neutral]
103
+ "Review: In February 2017, Eolas alleged in its damages report that in the event of a finding of liability Amazon could be
104
+ subject to $130 to $250 million in damages. [Sentiment: negative]"
105
+ "Review: S&P and any third-party providers, as well as their directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents (collectively S&P Parties) do
106
+ not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or availability of the Content. [Sentiment: neutral]"
107
+ Review: 1.0x [Sentiment: neutral]
108
+ "Review: Andrew R.J. Bonfield Chief Financial Officer
109
+ Andrew R.J. Bonfield
110
+
111
+ February 15, 2023 /s/ [Sentiment: neutral]"
112
+ "Review: As of December 31, 2022, maturities of lease liabilities for the Company's lease portfolio were as follows: [Sentiment: neutral]"
113
+ "Review: If we compare this to the same period a year ago, we see a $800 million favorable impact on total sales. [Sentiment: neutral]"
114
+ "Review: The company aims to achieve greater services revenue by increasingly using Customer Value Agreements, the use of data derived from
115
+ connected assets (including through Prioritized Service Events), online dealer parts sales, and optimizing parts availability at its dealers. [Sentiment: positive]"
116
+ "Review: Bears Say Dan Romanoff, Senior Equity Analyst, 3 Feb 2023
117
+ uRegulatory concerns are rising for large technology firms, including Amazon. [Sentiment: positive]"
118
+ "Review: Other information required by Item 7A is included in Part II, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis
119
+ of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” [Sentiment: negative]"
120
+ "Review: Examples include machinery and equipment repair, depreciation on
121
+ manufacturing assets, facility support, procurement, factory scheduling, manufacturing planning and operations management. [Sentiment: neutral]"
122
+ "Review: 2021Sales
123
+ VolumePrice
124
+ Realization CurrencyInter-
125
+ Segment /
126
+ Other 2022$
127
+ Change%
128
+ Change
129
+ Construction Industries $ 22,106 $ 1,231 $ 2,633 $ (731)$ 30 $ 25,269 $ 3,163 14 %
130
+ Resource Industries 9,810 1,372 1,333 (194) (7) 12,314 2,504 26 %
131
+ Energy & Transportation 20,287 1,972 1,216 (521) 798 23,752 3,465 17 %
132
+ All Other Segment 511 3 4 (7) (61) 450 (61) (12 %)
133
+ Corporate Items and Eliminations (4,526) 82 (7) — (760) (5,211) (685)
134
+ Machinery, Energy & Transportation 48,188 4,660 5,179 (1,453) — 56,574 8,386 17 %
135
+ Financial Products Segment 3,073 — — — 180 3,253 180 6 %
136
+ Corporate Items and Eliminations (290) — — — (110) (400) (110)
137
+ Financial Products Revenues 2,783 — — — 70 2,853 70 3 %
138
+ Consolidated Sales and Revenues $ 50,971 $ 4,660 $ 5,179 $ (1,453)$ 70 $ 59,427 $ 8,456 17 %
139
+ Sales and Revenues by Geographic Region
140
+ North America Latin America [Sentiment: negative]"
141
+ Review: the Caterpillar Inc. [Sentiment: neutral]
142
+ "Review: Our Financial
143
+ Products’ operations would rely on cash flow from its existing portfolio, existing cash balances, access to our committed credit facilities and other
144
+ credit line facilities of Cat Financial, and potential borrowings from Caterpillar. [Sentiment: negative]"
145
+ "Review: 125Table of Contents
146
+ PART IV
147
+ Item 15. [Sentiment: neutral]"
148
+ "Review: Includes funds that invest in multiple asset classes, hedge funds and other. [Sentiment: negative]"
149
+ Review: Dealers increased inventories more during 2022 than during 2021. [Sentiment: positive]
150
+ "Review: May 24, 2023 [Sentiment: neutral]"
151
+ "Review: Cybersecurity attacks from threat actors globally range from random attempts to
152
+ coordinated and targeted attacks, including sophisticated computer crime and advanced persistent threats. [Sentiment: positive]"
153
+ "Review: We provide multiple measures of free cash flows because we believe these measures provide additional perspective on the impact of acquiring
154
+ property and equipment with cash and through finance leases and financing obligations.
155
+ 27Table of Contents
156
+ Free Cash Flow
157
+ Free cash flow is cash flow from operations reduced by “Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales and incentives.” [Sentiment: positive]"
158
+ "Review: Caterpillar’s value proposition not only consists of its high-quality products, but
159
+ it also includes the reliable product support provided by dealers. [Sentiment: neutral]"
160
+ "Review: We generated an income tax benefit in 2022 as compared to a provision for income taxes in 2021 primarily due to a decrease in pretax income
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+ and an increase in the foreign income deduction. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: We define ME&T free cash flow as cash from ME&T
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+ operations less capital expenditures, excluding discretionary pension and other postretirement benefit plan contributions and cash payments
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+ related to settlements with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Keith B. Alexander
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+ Keith B. Alexander Director
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+ /s/ [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: Both were renegotiated as global
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+ deals in 2021. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: McDonald's Corporation 2022 Annual Report 40Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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+ Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
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+ NATURE OF BUSINESS
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+ The Company franchises and operates McDonald’ s restaurants in the global restaurant industry . [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: In May 2022, the Board approved a new share repurchase authorization (the 2022 Authorization)
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+ of up to $15.0 billion of Caterpillar common stock effective August 1, 2022 with no expiration. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Financials
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+ Recent Analyst Notes
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+ Research Methodology for Valuing
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+ Companies
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+ Important Disclosure [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: uNeither Morningstar, Inc. or the Equity Research Group
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+ has been a lead manager or co-lead manager over the
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+ previous 12-months of any publicly disclosed offer of
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+ financial instruments of the issuer. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: The product portfolio includes asphalt pavers; backhoe loaders; compactors; cold planers; compact
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+ track and multi-terrain loaders; mini, small, medium and large track excavators; forestry machines; material handlers; motor graders; pipelayers;
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+ road reclaimers; skid steer loaders; telehandlers; small and medium track-type tractors; track-type loaders; wheel excavators; compact, small and
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+ medium wheel loaders; and related parts and work tools. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: AWS has driven profitability for the entire company;
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+ although it represents 10%-15% of revenue, it generates 60%-65% of total operating profit dollars for Amazon. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: See Item 8 of Part II, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data —
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+ Note 1 — Description of Business, Accounting Policies, and Supplemental Disclosures” for additional information. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: 49Table of Contents
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+ Other Long-Term Liabilities
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+ Included in “Other long-term liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheets are liabilities primarily related to financing obligations, asset
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+ retirement obligations, unearned revenue, tax contingencies, digital video and music content, and deferred tax liabilities. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: As of December 31, 2022 and
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+ 2021, no cash collateral was received or pledged under the master netting agreements. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: The weighted average discount rate used for leases was 3.5% as of December 31, 2022 and 3.7% as of December 31, 2021. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: Additionally , McDonald’ s has a long-standing commitment to providing training, education benefits and career path opportunities, which empower
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+ the people and communities it serves. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: Net cash used for investing activities in 2022 was $1.81 billion, compared with net cash used of $1.23 billion in 2021. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: Cat Financial typically maintains a
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+ security interest in retail-financed equipment and requires physical damage insurance coverage on financed equipment. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: Years ended December 31
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+ 2022 2021 2020
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+ Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
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+ Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 178 $ 206 $ 201
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+ Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
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+ Operating leases $ 123 $ 238 $ 178
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+ 111B. Lessor arrangements
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+ We lease Caterpillar machinery, engines and other equipment to customers and dealers around the world, primarily through Cat Financial. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: In India, we tailored
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+ recruiting campaigns and on-site benefits to attract female employees. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: Maintaining an e-commerce edge has pushed the company to make investments in
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+ nontraditional areas, such as producing content for Prime Video and building out its own transportation network. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: The change was primarily
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+ due to higher share repurchases in 2022 and the absence of proceeds from debt issuance which occurred in 2021. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Moreover, we
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+ think analyzing valuation through discounted cash flows
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+ presents a better lens for viewing cyclical companies,
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+ high-growth firms, businesses with finite lives (e.g.,
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+ mines), or companies expected to generate negative
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+ earnings over the next few years. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: Caterpillar’s focus on operational excellence in its industrial operations and improved cost base has put the
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+ company on better footing when it comes to free cash flow generation throughout the economic cycle. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Sempels served as Senior V ice President - International Developmental Licensed Markets from December 2019 to August
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+ 2022, as V ice President, Business Unit Lead International Developmental Licensed Markets Europe from January 2019 to December 2019 and as
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+ Vice President - Foundational Markets Europe from 2015 to December 2018. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: Our ability to increase sales and profits depends on our System’ s ability to meet expectations for safe food and on our ability to manage the
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+ potential impact on McDonald’ s of food-borne illnesses and food or product safety issues that may arise in the future, including in the supply chain,
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+ restaurants or delivery . [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: The IRS previously proposed increases to tax and imposition of accuracy
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+ related penalties based on application of the “substance-over-form” or “assignment-of-income” judicial doctrines, but the settlement did not include
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+ any increases to tax in the United States based on the judicial doctrines and does not include any penalties. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ Review: All Rights Reserved. [Sentiment: neutral]
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+ "Review: The Uncertainty Rating is
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+ aimed at identifying the confidence we should have in as-
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+ signing a fair value estimate for a given stock. [Sentiment: positive]"
240
+ "Review: Yum Brands Inc YUM 31.1 27.4 27.8 22.2 19.9 18.3 27.2 27.8 28.4 -5.0 -4.3 -4.0 6.1 5.4 5.0
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+ Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc CMG 75.3 49.5 35.8 48.7 33.0 25.5 58.5 54.9 40.0 21.4 20.0 17.6 6.5 5.3 4.6
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+ Restaurant Brands International Inc QSR 28.2 — 33.2 18.7 19.9 21.2 14.6 14.3 18.4 15.9 — 12.3 4.1 4.2 4.1
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+ Average 44.9 38.5 32.3 29.9 24.3 21.7 33.4 32.3 28.9 10.8 7.8 8.6 5.6 5.0 4.6
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+ McDonald's Corp MCD 26.1 26.0 24.3 22.4 18.9 17.5 36.4 27.5 25.1 -32.5 [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: A summary of the Company’ s RSU activity during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 is presented in the following table:
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+ 2022 2021 2020
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+ RSUsShares in
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+ millionsWeighted-
249
+ average
250
+ grant date
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+ fair valueShares in
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+ millionsWeighted-
253
+ average
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+ grant date
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+ fair valueShares in
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+ millionsWeighted-
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+ average
258
+ grant date
259
+ fair value
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+ Nonvested at beginning of year 1.3 [Sentiment: positive]"
261
+ "Review: 4,292 3,963
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+ Industrial 4,426 3,612 2,945
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+ Transportation 4,641 4,306 4,055
264
+ Energy & Transportation External Sales $ 19,337 $ 16,670 $ 14,664 1
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+ 1
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+ 1
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+ 1
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+ 118Table of Contents
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+ Reconciliation of Consolidated pr ofit befor e taxes:
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+
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+ (Millions of dollars)
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+ 2022 2021 2020
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+ Profit from reportable segments:
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+ Construction Industries $ 4,743 $ 3,732 $ 2,399
275
+ Resource Industries 1,827 1,229 838
276
+ Energy & Transportation 3,309 2,804 2,437
277
+ Financial Products Segment 864 908 590
278
+ Total profit from reportable segments 10,743 8,673 6,264
279
+ Profit from All Other operating segment (11) (14) 28
280
+ Cost centers (13) (4) (4)
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+ Corporate costs (751) (699) (517) [Sentiment: negative]"
282
+ "Review: The Company has paid dividends on common stock for 47 consecutive years through 2022 and has increased the dividend amount at least once every
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+ year. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: **
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+ (21) Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
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+ (23) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: Total segment assets reconciled to consolidated amounts are as follows (in millions):
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+ December 31,
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+ 2020 2021 2022
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+ North America (1) $ 108,405 $ 161,255 $ 185,268
291
+ International (1) 42,212 57,983 64,666
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+ AWS (2) 47,574 63,835 88,491
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+ Corporate 123,004 137,476 124,250
294
+ Consolidated $ 321,195 $ 420,549 $ 462,675
295
+ ___________________
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+ (1)North America and International segment assets primarily consist of property and equipment, operating leases, inventory, and accounts
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+ receivable. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: The information contained herein is the proprietary property of Morningstar and may not be reproduced, in whole or in
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+ part, or used in any manner, without the prior written consent of Morningstar. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ Review: (2)Includes product sales where our customers physically select items in a store. [Sentiment: neutral]
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+ Review: All Rights Reserved. [Sentiment: neutral]
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+ "Review: Caterpillar Life Insurance Company is licensed to conduct life and accident and health insurance
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+ business in 26 states and the District of Columbia and, as such, is also regulated in those jurisdictions. [Sentiment: neutral]"
304
+ "Review: Plus: Operating lease
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+ adjustment (OLA) rent 1,607 1,479 1,560 1,476 1,491 1,506 1,521 1,536 1,551
306
+ Plus/(less): Other(15) (32) (398) 1,141 170 200 225 300 300
307
+ EBITDA12,225 10,530 13,440 13,858 15,008 15,982 16,736 17,597 18,353
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+ Less: Cash interest paid(1,609) [Sentiment: negative]"
309
+ "Review: ▪Equity in earnings of unconsolidated af filiates
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+ Unconsolidated af filiates and partnerships are businesses in which the Company actively participates but does not control. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: These
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+ borrowings may include (i) public or private of fering of debt securities; (ii) direct borrowing from banks or other financial institutions; and (iii) other forms
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+ of indebtedness. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: Larger case volume per store helps food distributors manage delivery costs per case, particularly with expensive
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+ last-mile delivery, while in-house technological capabilities offer chains the advantage of paying for food
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+ products without added services such as inventory management, marketing strategies, or other consulting
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+ offerings. [Sentiment: negative]"
318
+ "Review: The changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recognized in Nonoperating (income) expense, net,
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+ along with the currency gain or loss from the hedged balance sheet position. [Sentiment: positive]"
320
+ "Review: Non-GAAP Financial Measures
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+ Regulation G, Conditions for Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures, and other SEC regulations define and prescribe the conditions for use of
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+ certain non-GAAP financial information. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: We believe that our audits provide a
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+ reasonable basis for our opinion. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: -634,167 [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: For enquiries regarding this research, please con-
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+ tact a Morningstar Investment Management Asia Limited
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+ Licensed Representative at https://shareholders.morning-
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+ star.com
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+ For recipients in India: [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ Review: -63 [Sentiment: neutral]
332
+ "Review: A security investment return and an investor’s
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+ principal value will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, an
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+ investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their
335
+ original cost. [Sentiment: positive]"
336
+ "Review: As a result, the firm's digital focus, trying to increase its pool of ""known""
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+ customers (from 5% at the end of the third quarter of 2021 to a targeted level around 40%) strikes us as
338
+ strategically sound, with data increasingly considered tantamount to a factor of production. [Sentiment: positive]"
339
+ "Review: The effect on our net sales, operating expenses, and operating income from changes in our foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. Dollar is as
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+ follows (in millions): [Sentiment: negative]"
341
+ "Review: Exp Total Debt/EBITDA Asset/Equity
342
+ Company/Ticker 2022 2023(E) 2024(E) 2022 2023(E) 2024(E) 2022 2023(E) 2024(E) 2022 2023(E) 2024(E) 2022 2023(E) 2024(E) [Sentiment: neutral]"
343
+ "Review: We also harbor some concerns regarding higher medium-term growth forecasts,
344
+ with a less amenable financing environment, surging construction costs, and softer restaurant margins all
345
+ pushing cash-on-cash returns in the wrong direction, as we see it. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ Review: Item 11. [Sentiment: neutral]
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+ "Review: Deferred Employees' Investment Plan, effective as of July 1, 2022
348
+ (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
349
+ September 30, 2022)*
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+ 10.39 [Sentiment: positive]"
351
+ Review: Management evaluates the audit recommendations and takes appropriate action. [Sentiment: positive]
352
+ "Review: This non-cash item is estimated to be just over $300 million for the full year, or about
353
+ $80 million per quarter. [Sentiment: positive]"
354
+ "Review: December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
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+ Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
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+ Gross Amounts Recognized $ 644 $ (496) $ 342 $ (130)
357
+ Financial Instruments Not Of fset (233) 233 [Sentiment: neutral]"
358
+ "Review: 106Table of Contents
359
+ See Note 4 for additional information. [Sentiment: neutral]"
360
+ "Review: While the Company cannot estimate the impact to the ef fective tax rate, it is reasonably possible that the total
361
+ amount of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease up to $ 70 million within the next 12 months. [Sentiment: neutral]"
362
+ "Review: Companies with Negligible Risk = 5 Globes, Low
363
+ Risk = 4, Medium Risk = 3 Globes, High Risk = 2 Globes,
364
+ Severe Risk = 1 Globe. [Sentiment: positive]"
365
+ "Review: We have, at certain times, liquidated fixed-to-floating and floating-to-fixed interest rate contracts at both ME&T and Financial Products. [Sentiment: positive]"
366
+ "Review: We include these receivables in Receivables
367
+ —trade and other and Long-term receivables—trade and other in Statement 3.1
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+ 2
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+ 1
370
+ 2
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+ 79Table of Contents
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+ Contractual maturities of outstanding wholesale inventory r eceivables:
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+ (Millions of dollars) December 31, 2022
374
+ Amounts Due InWholesale
375
+ LoansWholesale
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+ Leases Total
377
+ 2023 $ 547 $ 44 $ 591
378
+ 2024 166 35 201
379
+ 2025 118 27 145
380
+ 2026 54 12 66
381
+ 2027 14 4 18
382
+ Thereafter 2 — 2
383
+ Total 901 122 1,023
384
+ Guaranteed residual value 57 22 79
385
+ Unguaranteed residual value 2 25 27
386
+ Less: Unearned income (12) (15) (27)
387
+ Total $ 948 $ 154 $ 1,102
388
+ For Wholesale loans, represents residual value on failed sale leasebacks. [Sentiment: negative]"
389
+ "Review: See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.1
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+ 2
391
+ 2
392
+ 1
393
+ 2
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+ 58Table of Contents
395
+ STATEMENT 2 Caterpillar Inc.
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+ Consolidated Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31
397
+ (Millions of dollars)
398
+ 2022 2021 2020
399
+ Profit (loss) of consolidated and affiliated companies $ 6,704 $ 6,493 $ 3,003
400
+ Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (Note 17):
401
+ Foreign currency translation: (820) (598) 577
402
+ Pension and other postretirement benefits: 23 (30) (29)
403
+ Derivative financial instruments: 31 (3) 97
404
+ Available-for-sale securities: (138) (34) 34
405
+ Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (904) (665) 679
406
+ Comprehensive income (loss) 5,800 5,828 3,682
407
+ Less: comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests (1) 4 5
408
+ Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to shareholders $ 5,801 $ 5,824 $ 3,677
409
+ See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. [Sentiment: negative]"
410
+ "Review: 1
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+ 2
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+ 2
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+ 1
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+ 2
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+ 103Table of Contents
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+ During 2022, 2021 and 2020, we repurchased 21.9 million, 13.0 million and 10.1 million shares of Caterpillar common stock, respectively, at an
417
+ aggregate cost of $4.2 billion, $2.7 billion and $1.3 billion respectively. [Sentiment: negative]"
418
+ "Review: In 2022, the Company returned approximately $8.1 billion to shareholders through a combination of dividends paid and shares repurchased. [Sentiment: negative]"
419
+ "Review: EFFECTS OF CHANGING PRICES — INFLATION
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+ Broader inflationary pressures in the economy are expected to continue to impact the restaurant industry through supply chain, labor and energy cost
421
+ challenges. [Sentiment: negative]"
422
+ "Review: To order reprints, call +1 312-696-6100. [Sentiment: neutral]"
423
+ "Review: The Variability in Our Retail Business Places Increased Strain on Our Operations
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+ Demand for our products and services can fluctuate significantly for many reasons, including as a result of seasonality, promotions, product
425
+ launches, or unforeseeable events, such as in response to global economic conditions such as recessionary fears or rising inflation, natural or human-
426
+ caused disasters (including public health crises) or extreme weather (including as a result of climate change), or geopolitical events. [Sentiment: positive]"
427
+ "Review: We think Caterpillar’s risk to increased emissions
428
+ regulation is moderate given its continued focus on producing next generation products that reduce machine
429
+ emissions. [Sentiment: neutral]"
430
+ "Review: The Timken Co TKR
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+ 050100150200Last Close: 87.65
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+ Fair Value: —
433
+
434
+ Over Valued
435
+ Under Valued
436
+ 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 YTD
437
+ — — — — — — Price/Fair Value
438
+ -21.81 53.89 39.39 -8.89 3.77 21.75 Total Return %
439
+ Morningstar Rating
440
+ Total Return % as of 14 Feb 2023. [Sentiment: positive]"
441
+ "Review: On the other hand, in circumstances where
442
+ demand for our products is less than we expect, we may experience excess inventories and be forced to incur additional costs and our profitability
443
+ may suffer. [Sentiment: negative]"
444
+ "Review: As an example of regional and local competitors, our competitors in China also include Guangxi
445
+ LiuGong Machinery Co., Ltd., Longking Holdings Ltd., Sany Heavy Industry Co, XCMG Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., Shandong Lingong
446
+ Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (SDLG, JV with Volvo Construction Equipment) and Shantui Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., (part of Shandong
447
+ Heavy Industry Group Co.). [Sentiment: negative]"
448
+ "Review: The investment was subject to regulatory sales restrictions resulting in a discount for lack of marketability of approximately $800 million as of
449
+ December 31, 2021, which expired in Q1 2022. [Sentiment: negative]"
450
+ Review: All Rights Reserved. [Sentiment: neutral]
451
+ "Review: The benefits of our more heavily franchised structure depend on various
452
+ factors, including whether we have ef fectively selected franchisees, licensees and/or af filiates that meet our rigorous standards, whether we are able to
453
+ successfully integrate them into our structure and whether their performance and the resulting ownership mix supports our brand and financial
454
+ objectives. [Sentiment: positive]"
455
+ "Review: We report the net difference created in the translation of revenues and costs
456
+ between exchange rates used for U.S. GAAP reporting and exchange rates used for segment reporting as a methodology difference. [Sentiment: neutral]"
457
+ Review: ◦A tax benefit of $36 million related to the $925 million goodwill impairment charge in 2022. [Sentiment: neutral]
458
+ "Review: PART II
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+ Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. [Sentiment: negative]"
460
+ "Review: We seek to increase unit sales across our stores, through
461
+ increased product selection, across numerous product categories. [Sentiment: neutral]"
462
+ "Review: When customers need parts or machine
463
+ servicing, they can rely on the dealer network to reduce their machine down-time. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ Review: All Rights Reserved. [Sentiment: neutral]
465
+ "Review: 39 155
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+ Total 14,891 6,325 21,216
467
+ Guaranteed residual value 12 378 390
468
+ Unguaranteed residual value 2 638 640
469
+ Less: Unearned income (335) (554) (889)
470
+ Total $ 14,570 $ 6,787 $ 21,357
471
+ For Retail loans, represents residual value on failed sale leasebacks. [Sentiment: negative]"
472
+ "Review: The long-term demand
473
+ fundamentals for CAT's equipment and services remain sound, despite periodic cyclical
474
+ downturns. [Sentiment: positive]"
475
+ "Review: Investment research is produced and issued by subsidiaries of Morningstar, Inc. including, but not limited to, Morningstar Research
476
+ Services LLC, registered with and governed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. [Sentiment: positive]"
477
+ "Review: We’re still not expecting significant changes in dealer inventories in 2022, given the
478
+ current supply chain crunch. [Sentiment: positive]"
479
+ "Review: We include cash
480
+ flows from undesignated derivative financial instruments in the investing category on Statement 5. [Sentiment: neutral]"
481
+ "Review: We
482
+ have a match-funding policy that addresses the interest rate risk by aligning the interest rate profile (fixed or floating rate and duration) of our debt
483
+ portfolio with the interest rate profile of our finance receivable portfolio within a predetermined range on an ongoing basis. [Sentiment: positive]"
484
+ "Review: Our effective tax rates could be affected by numerous factors, such as changes in our business operations, acquisitions, investments, entry into
485
+ new businesses and geographies, intercompany transactions, the relative amount of our foreign earnings, including earnings being lower than
486
+ anticipated in jurisdictions where we have lower statutory rates and higher than anticipated in jurisdictions where we have higher statutory rates,
487
+ losses incurred in jurisdictions for which we are not able to realize related tax benefits, the applicability of special tax regimes, changes in foreign
488
+ currency exchange rates, changes in our stock price, changes to our forecasts of income and loss and the mix of jurisdictions to which they relate,
489
+ changes in our deferred tax assets and liabilities and their valuation, changes in the laws, regulations, administrative practices, principles, and
490
+ interpretations related to tax, including changes to the global tax framework, competition, and other laws and accounting rules in various
491
+ jurisdictions. [Sentiment: positive]"
492
+ Review: Fair Value and Profit Drivers (3 Feb 2023) [Sentiment: positive]
493
+ "Review: Transaction gains and losses including
494
+ intercompany transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the entity involved are included in “Other income
495
+ (expense), net” on our consolidated statements of operations. [Sentiment: negative]"
496
+ "Review: A firm’s
497
+ moat trend is positive in cases where we think its sources
498
+ of competitive advantage are growing stronger; stable
499
+ where we don’t anticipate changes to competitive ad-
500
+ vantages over the next several years; or negative when
501
+ we see signs of deterioration. [Sentiment: negative]"
502
+ "Review: Receivables are considered
503
+ impaired and written-off when it is probable that all contractual payments due will not be collected in accordance with the terms of the agreement. [Sentiment: negative]"
504
+ "Review: The
505
+ foreign income deduction benefit recognized in 2022 reflects a change in our application of tax regulations related to the computation of qualifying
506
+ foreign income and includes an income tax benefit of approximately $655 million related to years prior to 2022. [Sentiment: negative]"
507
+ Review: Debt related to Financial products decreased by $617 million due to portfolio funding requirements. [Sentiment: negative]
508
+ "Review: Principal liquidity sources at the end of March 2023 total $19.1 billion,
509
+ comprising $6.8 billon of cash, $1.8 billion of available-for-sale debt securities, and $10.5 billion in aggregate of global credit facilities. [Sentiment: neutral]"
510
+ "Review: 8Table of Contents
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+
512
+ Environmental Matters
513
+
514
+ The company is regulated by federal, state and international environmental laws governing our use, transport and disposal of substances and control
515
+ of emissions. [Sentiment: neutral]"
516
+ "Review: McDonald's Corporation 2022 Annual Report 21FINANCIAL POSITION AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
517
+ TOTAL ASSETS AND RETURN
518
+ Total assets decreased $3.4 billion or 6% in 2022, primarily due to a decrease in Cash and equivalents driven by lower cash from operations and
519
+ increased treasury stock purchases, partly of fset by increased net debt issuances. [Sentiment: negative]"
520
+ "Review: Competitive Environment
521
+
522
+ Caterpillar products and services are sold worldwide into a variety of highly competitive markets. [Sentiment: positive]"
523
+ "Review: To order reprints, call +1 312-696-6100. [Sentiment: neutral]"
524
+ "Review: $80,066 $75,956 $63,297 5 % 20 % 10 % 18 %
525
+ Developmental licensed 18,444 15,151 11,781 22 29 31 28
526
+ Foreign af filiated 10,963 11,568 10,100 (5) 15 6 13
527
+ Total $109,473 $102,675 $85,178 7 % 21 % 13 % 18 %
528
+ McDonald's Corporation 2022 Annual Report 14RESTAURANT MARGINS
529
+ Franchised restaurant margins are measured as revenues from franchised restaurants less franchised restaurant occupancy costs. [Sentiment: negative]"
530
+ "Review: In 2022, we updated our strategy to also include
531
+ sustainability as a strategic focus area. [Sentiment: neutral]"
532
+ "Review: PART III
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+ Item 10. [Sentiment: neutral]"
534
+ "Review: -31,177 22,568 13,990 25,176 34,251 44,055
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+ Balance Sheet (USD) Actual Forecast
536
+ Fiscal Year, ends 31 Dec 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
537
+ Assets
538
+ Cash and Equivalents (Mil) 42,122 36,220 53,888 77,628 90,887 112,619 142,768 188,179
539
+ Inventory (Mil) 23,795 32,640 34,405 37,800 41,952 46,263 50,834 55,677
540
+ Accounts Receivable (Mil) 24,542 32,891 42,360 37,352 41,599 46,116 50,896 55,991
541
+ Net Property, Plant and Equipment (Mil) 113,114 160,281 186,715 201,384 212,933 222,639 231,491 240,003
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+ Goodwill (Mil) 15,017 15,371 20,288 20,538 20,788 21,038 21,288 21,538
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+ Other Intangibles (Mil) 0 0 0 [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ Review: All Rights Reserved. [Sentiment: neutral]
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+ "Review: CAT Financial had $5.8 billion of short-
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+ term borrowings as of March 31, 2023 (mostly commercial paper) and $6.3 billion of long-term debt that matures in the next 12
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+ months. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: Adjusted operating profit
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+ margin was 15.4 percent in 2022, compared with 13.7 percent in 2021. [Sentiment: neutral]"
550
+ "Review: The complaint alleges, among other things, that Amazon EC2, Amazon CloudFront, AWS Lambda, Amazon Lumberyard, Luna, Amazon
551
+ Prime Video, Twitch, Amazon GameLift, GridMate, Amazon EKS, AWS App Mesh, and Amazon VPC infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 6,701,344, entitled
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+ “Distributed Game Environment”; 6,714,966, entitled “Information Delivery Service”; 6,732,147, entitled “Leaving a Broadcast Channel”;
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+ 6,829,634, entitled “Broadcasting Network”; and 6,910,069, entitled “Joining a Broadcast Channel.” [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: 1 (1) —
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+ Net (gains) losses reclassified to earnings 4 (3) (1)
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+ Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (138) (34) 34
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+ Ending balance $ (118)$ 20 $ 54
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+ Total AOCI Ending Balance at December 31 $ (2,457)$ (1,553)$ (888)
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+ 105Table of Contents
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+ 18.Fair value disclosures
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+
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+ A.Fair value measurements [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ Review: (101.PRE) Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. [Sentiment: neutral]
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+ "Review: Prior to that, Mr . [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: Fair Value as of 9 Nov 2022 19:45, UTC.Morningstar Equity Company Report | Report as of 1 Feb 2023 17:23, UTC | Reporting Currency: USD | Trading Currency: USD | Exchange: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. Page 20 of 28
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+ ©2023 Morningstar. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Catherine Hoovel , 52, is Senior V ice President – Corporate Controller , a position she has held since July 2021. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: We are also subject to payment card
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+ association operating rules, including data security rules, certification requirements, and rules governing electronic funds transfers, which could
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+ change or be reinterpreted to make it difficult or impossible for us to comply. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ Review: Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. [Sentiment: negative]
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+ "Review: The firm
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+ has widely embraced customer centricity and technological prowess since its 2015 turnaround, and while the
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+ processes have evolved since then, the firm's focus on the customer experience has not. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ Review: You should not rely unduly on forward-looking statements. [Sentiment: neutral]
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+ "Review: Supply Headwinds Persist in Caterpillar's Second Quarter, but Demand Remains Strong Dawit
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+ Woldemariam,Equity Analyst,2 Aug 2022 [Sentiment: positive]"
578
+ "Review: We believe the most substantial risk to Caterpillar is declining investment in mining capital expenditures, given
579
+ the firm's exposure to coal, iron ore, copper, and gold. [Sentiment: positive]"
580
+ "Review: For existing and future payment
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+ options we offer to our customers, we currently are subject to, and may become subject to additional, regulations and compliance requirements
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+ (including obligations to implement enhanced authentication processes that could result in significant costs and reduce the ease of use of our
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+ payments products), as well as fraud. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: **
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+ (o) Separation Agreement and General Release between Silvia Lagnado and the Company , dated August 14, 2019, incorporated
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+ herein by reference from Exhibit 10(t) of Form 10-Q (File No. 001-05231), for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. [Sentiment: positive]"
587
+ "Review: Amazon reported third-
588
+ quarter results that came in above the midpoints of its guidance range for both revenue and operating income
589
+ but were still shy of investor expectations. [Sentiment: negative]"
590
+ "Review: The information contained herein is the proprietary property of Morningstar and may not be reproduced, in whole or in
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+ part, or used in any manner, without the prior written consent of Morningstar. [Sentiment: positive]"
592
+ "Review: Morningstar Equity Company Report | Report as of 3 Feb 2023 05:20, UTC | Reporting Currency: USD | Trading Currency: USD | Exchange: NASDAQ - ALL MARKETS Page 27 of 28
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+ ©2023 Morningstar. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: To order reprints, call +1 312-696-6100. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: A description of our principal revenue generating activities is as follows:
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+ Retail sales - We offer consumer products through our online and physical stores. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: Beginning in September 2022, the Company began reopening restaurants in Ukraine. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: The Company is exposed to global market risks, including the ef fect of changes in interest rates and foreign currency fluctuations. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: E. Defined contribution plans
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+
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+ We have both U.S. and non-U.S. employee defined contribution plans to help employees save for retirement. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: We also offer co-branded credit card
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+ programs, which could adversely affect our operating results if renewed on less favorable terms or terminated. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of July 24, 2017
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+ (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.28 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
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+ December 31, 2017)*
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+ 10.41 Second Amendment to [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Caterpillar Financial is required to
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+ maintain a covenant leverage ratio of no greater than 10 to 1 and a covenant interest coverage ratio of no less than 1.15 to 1.
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+ Compliance expectations
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+ We expect Caterpillar and Caterpillar Financial will continue to comply with the covenant requirements over the next 24 months. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: Revenue is recognized when control of the goods is
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+ transferred to the customer, which generally occurs upon our delivery to a third-party carrier or, in the case of an Amazon delivery, to the customer. [Sentiment: positive]"
614
+ "Review: The information contained herein is the proprietary property of Morningstar and may not be reproduced, in whole or in
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+ part, or used in any manner, without the prior written consent of Morningstar. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Investment research is produced and issued by subsidiaries of Morningstar, Inc. including, but not limited to, Morningstar Research
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+ Services LLC, registered with and governed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: To order reprints, call +1 312-696-6100. [Sentiment: neutral]"
619
+ "Review: In
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+ addition, some of these contracts are subject to periodic funding approval and/or provide for termination by the government at any time, without
621
+ cause. [Sentiment: negative]"
622
+ "Review: To license the research, call +1 312-696-6869. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: Stock options permit a holder to buy
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+ Caterpillar stock at the stock’s price when the option was granted. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ Review: McDonald's Corporation 2022 Annual Report 28Supply chain interruptions may increase costs or reduce revenues. [Sentiment: neutral]
626
+ "Review: Because consumers
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+ primarily use credit cards in our stores, our receivables from consumers settle quickly. [Sentiment: positive]"
628
+ "Review: We believe that our increasing diversification beyond the U.S. economy through our growing international businesses benefits our shareholders over
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+ the long-term. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: While
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+ revenue was ahead of the guidance midpoint, first-party sales suffered its second straight quarter of year-over-
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+ year contraction, which we believe is a first but is not a surprise. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: With the firm's commitment
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+ to selectively and temporarily shore up franchisee profitability in Europe (to the tune of $100 million-$150 million
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+ in 2023) amid an ongoing surge in food cost inflation, we see traces of a competitive advantage that only the
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+ largest global restaurant operating companies could replicate, with support serving to avoid costly unit closures
637
+ and as a proof point that the firm is committed to defending the profitability of its franchisees. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: The decision to own restaurants or to operate under franchise or license
639
+ agreements is driven by many factors whose interrelationship is complex. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: The expected return on plan
641
+ assets is based on the fair value of plan asset allocations as of our measurement date, December 31. [Sentiment: positive]"
642
+ "Review: The chain's attention to
643
+ digitization is laudable, with 35% of its systemwide sales now coming through digital channels, partially
644
+ attributable to a loyalty member base that now measures 50 million across its top six markets. [Sentiment: negative]"
645
+ "Review: Industrial remains healthy with momentum
646
+ continuing for 2023. [Sentiment: positive]"
647
+ "Review: They may secure better terms from vendors, adopt more aggressive pricing, and devote
648
+ more resources to technology, infrastructure, fulfillment, and marketing. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: In addition, the Company maintains a Global Food Disposition Policy to help support its suppliers and distributors around the world in disposing of
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+ food in alignment with McDonald’ s food waste hierarchy , including by enabling food donations wherever possible. [Sentiment: negative]"
651
+ "Review: The information contained herein is the proprietary property of Morningstar and may not be reproduced, in whole or in
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+ part, or used in any manner, without the prior written consent of Morningstar. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ Review: ▪Level 3 – inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement of the asset or liability . [Sentiment: positive]
654
+ "Review: Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions, judgments, or
655
+ conditions. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ Review: 6 29 June 2023 Caterpillar Inc.: [Sentiment: neutral]
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+ "Review: Executive Compensation 124
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+ Item 12. [Sentiment: neutral]"
659
+ "Review: Net (liability) asset recognized $ (613)$ (668)$ 288 $ 116 $ (2,764 )$ (3,606 ) [Sentiment: neutral]"
660
+ "Review: Past due accounts as a percent of the total portfolio were 2.00%, slightly up from as low as 1.89%
661
+ at year-end 2022 but well below a peak of 4.13% in the first quarter of 2020. [Sentiment: negative]"
662
+ "Review: The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2022: $181,588,534,180. [Sentiment: negative]"
663
+ "Review: Tosno
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+ Thailand: Rayong
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+ United Kingdom: Peterlee
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+
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+
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+ Energy & Transportation Alabama: [Sentiment: neutral]"
669
+ "Review: Recipients of this report should contact
670
+ their financial professional in Singapore in relation to this
671
+ report. [Sentiment: positive]"
672
+ "Review: A health epidemic or pandemic may also heighten other risks disclosed in these Risk Factors,
673
+ including, but not limited to, those related to the availability and costs of labor and commodities, supply chain interruptions, consumer behavior , and
674
+ consumer perceptions of our brand and industry . [Sentiment: negative]"
675
+ "Review: Still, operating profit came in better than we anticipated and above the high end
676
+ of the guidance range. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Refer to our Financial Ser-
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+ vices Guide (FSG) for more information at http://
679
+ www.morningstar.com.au/fsg.pdf
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+ For Recipients in New Zealand: [Sentiment: positive]"
681
+ Review: Our safety team is dedicated to using the science of safety to solve complex problems and establish new industry best practices. [Sentiment: positive]
682
+ "Review: To
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+ minimize unnecessary growth in fixed costs, we seek to improve process efficiencies and maintain a lean culture. [Sentiment: negative]"
684
+ "Review: While we expect a turbulent couple of quarters amid a soft macroeconomic environment, we're encouraged by
685
+ management's vision for the business, which we believe should enable McDonald's to maintain its edge. [Sentiment: positive]"
686
+ Review: Elimination of net proceeds and payments to/from ME&T and Financial Products. [Sentiment: neutral]
687
+ "Review: We have
688
+ seen some of the largest technology companies in the world simply fail to keep pace with Amazon’s massive
689
+ investments in IaaS over the years, and AWS’ cost advantage over its rivals is obvious. [Sentiment: negative]"
690
+ "Review: Due to the uncertainty related to the timing and potential outcome of
691
+ audits, we cannot estimate the range of reasonably possible change in unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months. [Sentiment: negative]"
692
+ "Review: - Primarily due to mark-to-market gains in 2021 compared to mark-to-market losses in 2020
693
+ and lower interest cost in 2021 as a result of lower discount rates at year-end 2020. [Sentiment: negative]"
694
+ "Review: Pursuant to these agreements, the company grants the dealer the right to purchase and sell its products and to service the products in a
695
+ specified geographic service territory. [Sentiment: positive]"
696
+ "Review: Sales and Marketing
697
+ Sales and marketing costs include advertising and payroll and related expenses for personnel engaged in marketing and selling activities,
698
+ including sales commissions related to AWS. [Sentiment: neutral]"
699
+ "Review: The Company's counterparties were not required to post collateral on any derivative position, other than on certain hedges of the Company’ s
700
+ supplemental benefit plan liabilities where the counterparties were required to post collateral on their liability positions. [Sentiment: positive]"
701
+ "Review: Residual values for leased assets – We determine the residual value of Cat Financial’s leased equipment based on its estimated end-of-term market
702
+ value. [Sentiment: neutral]"
703
+ "Review: Social factors are a moderately negative consideration in our credit rating analysis of
704
+ Amazon.com Inc. [Sentiment: negative]"
705
+ "Review: May 24, 2023 12Amazon.com Inc.Rating Component Scores
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+ Foreign currency issuer credit rating AA/Stable/A-1+
707
+ Local currency issuer credit rating AA/Stable/A-1+
708
+ Business risk Excellent
709
+ Country risk Very Low
710
+ Industry risk Intermediate
711
+ Competitive position Excellent
712
+ Financial risk Minimal
713
+ Cash flow/leverage Minimal
714
+ Anchor aa+
715
+ Diversification/portfolio effect Neutral (no impact)
716
+ Capital structure Neutral (no impact)
717
+ Financial policy Neutral (no impact)
718
+ Liquidity Exceptional (no impact)
719
+ Management and governance Strong (no impact)
720
+ Comparable rating analysis Negative (-1 notch)
721
+ Stand-alone credit profile aa
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+ Related Criteria
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+ •General Criteria: Group Rating Methodology, July 1, 2019
724
+ •Criteria | Corporates | General: [Sentiment: positive]"
725
+ "Review: Reporting Currency: USD | Trading Currency: USD
726
+ Currency amounts expressed with ""$"" are in U.S. dollars
727
+ (USD) unless otherwise denoted. [Sentiment: neutral]"
728
+ Review: 21.9x 13.7x 11.6x 10.3x 20.9x [Sentiment: neutral]
729
+ "Review: If we were found to be in violation of applicable laws or regulations, we could be subject to additional
730
+ requirements and civil and criminal penalties, or forced to cease providing certain services. [Sentiment: negative]"
731
+ "Review: Cat Financial evaluates and adjusts its allowance for credit losses related
732
+ to past due and non-performing receivables on a regular basis. [Sentiment: negative]"
733
+ Review: DUE AND ANY ESTIMATED FINANCIAL LOSS IN THE EVENT OF DEFAULT OR IMPAIRMENT. [Sentiment: negative]
734
+ Review: ◦A tax benefit of $38 million in 2021 to recognize U.S. capital losses. [Sentiment: neutral]
735
+ "Review: Enterprise customers rely on AWS for core IT infrastructure, which represents significant switching costs
736
+ in terms of the time and expense of integrating applications with core software elements, such as the database,
737
+ and dedicates a user to a specific set of software development tools. [Sentiment: positive]"
738
+ "Review: Retail sales (to end users) of
739
+ machines were up 4% year on year globally, with North America (up 13% year on year) being the biggest
740
+ contributor to growth in the quarter. [Sentiment: neutral]"
741
+ "Review: Security incidents or breaches have from time to time occurred and may in the future occur involving our systems, the systems of the parties
742
+ with whom we communicate or collaborate (including franchisees) or the systems of third-party providers. [Sentiment: neutral]"
743
+ "Review: • Based on current interest and foreign currency exchange rates, the Company expects interest expense for the full year 2023 to increase
744
+ between 10% and 12%, driven primarily by higher average interest rates. [Sentiment: positive]"
745
+ "Review: Although no one competitor is believed to
746
+ produce all of the same types of equipment that we do, there are numerous companies, large and small, which compete with us in the sale of each
747
+ of our products. [Sentiment: negative]"
748
+ "Review: Our wide moat rating implies the assumption that the firm can
749
+ continue to earn positive economic returns for the next 20 years. [Sentiment: positive]"
750
+ "Review: Our foreign currency balances include British Pounds, Canadian Dollars, Euros, and Japanese
751
+ Yen. [Sentiment: negative]"
752
+ "Review: Amazon continues to make progress on its excess expenses, particularly in improvements to the
753
+ productivity of the fulfillment network and transportation. [Sentiment: positive]"
754
+ Review: Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment. [Sentiment: neutral]
755
+ "Review: Our business could also be impacted by business incidents or practices, whether actual or perceived, particularly if they receive
756
+ considerable publicity or result in litigation, as well as by our position or perceived lack of position on environmental, social responsibility , public policy ,
757
+ geopolitical and similar matters. [Sentiment: positive]"
758
+ "Review: s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022. [Sentiment: negative]"
759
+ "Review: The energy, transportation, and mining industries are significant adopters of Caterpillar products. [Sentiment: positive]"
760
+ "Review: The complaint alleges, among other things, that “Alexa Voice Software and Alexa
761
+ enabled devices” infringe U.S. Patent No. 7,177,798, entitled “Natural Language Interface Using Constrained Intermediate Dictionary of Results.” [Sentiment: negative]"
762
+ Review: Our target allocation for the other postretirement benefit plans is 70 percent equities and 30 percent fixed income. [Sentiment: negative]
763
+ "Review: To order reprints, call +1 312-696-6100. [Sentiment: neutral]"
764
+ "Review: Mark-to-
765
+ market gains and losses represent the effects of actual results differing from our assumptions and the effects of changing assumptions. [Sentiment: neutral]"
766
+ "Review: Except as otherwise required by law, Morningstar shall not be responsible for any trading decisions, damages or
767
+ other losses resulting from, or related to, the information, data, analyses or opinions or their use. [Sentiment: positive]"
768
+ "Review: These segments reflect the way the Company
769
+ evaluates its business performance and manages its operations. [Sentiment: neutral]"
770
+ "Review: In 2022, we repurchased $4.23 billion
771
+ of Caterpillar common stock, with $12.8 billion remaining under the 2022 Authorization as of December 31, 2022. [Sentiment: negative]"
772
+ "Review: For leases of property, we account for
773
+ these other services as a component of the lease. [Sentiment: negative]"
774
+ "Review: In millions December 31, 2022 2021
775
+ Lease right-of-use asset $3,045.0 $3,462.7
776
+ Property and equipment 1,706.3 1,648.6
777
+ Intangible assets 296.7 696.0
778
+ Other 595.4 490.8
779
+ Total deferred tax liabilities 5,643.4 6,298.1
780
+ Lease liability (3,099.9 )(3,516.9 )
781
+ Intangible assets (2,658.9 )(2,524.6 )
782
+ Property and equipment (676.3 ) (647.1 )
783
+ Deferred foreign tax credits (74.5) (311.5)
784
+ Employee benefit plans (180.6 ) (153.6 )
785
+ Deferred revenue (165.8 ) (121.4 )
786
+ Operating loss carryforwards (76.6) (96.1)
787
+ Other (267.4 ) (284.4 )
788
+ Total deferred tax assets before valuation allowance (7,200.0 )(7,655.6 )
789
+ Valuation allowance 1,077.1 1,076.1
790
+ Net deferred tax (assets) liabilities $(479.5 )$(281.4 )
791
+ Balance sheet presentation:
792
+ Deferred income taxes $1,997.5 $2,075.6
793
+ Other assets-miscellaneous (2,477.0 )(2,357.0 ) [Sentiment: negative]"
794
+ "Review: We adopted the following ASUs effective January 1, 2022, none of which had a
795
+ material impact on our financial statements:
796
+ ASU Description
797
+ 2020-06 Debt with conversion and other options and derivatives and hedging
798
+ 2021-05 Lessor - Variable lease payments
799
+ 2021-10 Government assistance
800
+ B. Accounting standards issued but not yet adopted
801
+ We consider the applicability and impact of all ASUs. [Sentiment: positive]"
802
+ "Review: These factors will result in increased construction equipment revenue for Caterpillar, leading us to
803
+ forecast over 5% average sales growth over the next five years. [Sentiment: negative]"
804
+ "Review: Expected volatility
805
+ was based on historical Caterpillar stock price movement and current implied volatilities from traded options on Caterpillar stock. [Sentiment: negative]"
806
+ "Review: In Territories where a
807
+ Distributor distributes our report, the Distributor is solely
808
+ responsible for complying with all applicable regulations,
809
+ laws, rules, circulars, codes and guidelines established by
810
+ local and/or regional regulatory bodies, including laws in
811
+ connection with the distribution third-party research re-
812
+ ports. [Sentiment: positive]"
813
+ "Review: Derivatives that we use are primarily foreign currency forward, option and cross currency contracts, interest rate contracts and commodity
814
+ forward and option contracts. [Sentiment: negative]"
815
+ "Review: Represents costs related to our restructuring programs, primarily for inventory write-downs, accelerated depreciation, equipment relocation, project management and
816
+ building demolition, all of which are primarily included in Cost of goods sold. [Sentiment: positive]"
817
+ "Review: Additionally, we collect and store sensitive information relating to our business, customers, dealers, suppliers and employees. [Sentiment: positive]"
818
+ Review: These sales and service agreements are terminable at will by either party primarily upon 90 days written notice. [Sentiment: positive]
819
+ Review: Reconciling items are created based on accounting differences between segment reporting and our consolidated external reporting. [Sentiment: neutral]
820
+ "Review: This amount was primarily paid in 2022 along with associated interest of $250
821
+ million. [Sentiment: positive]"
822
+ Review: % -161.4 81.8 55.0 [Sentiment: neutral]
823
+ "Review: Enhancements to the Strategy include the additions of Restaurant Development to the MCD growth pillars and an internal ef fort,
824
+ Accelerating the Organization , both of which are aimed at elevating the Company’ s performance. [Sentiment: neutral]"
825
+ "Review: Other income (expense) in 2022 was income of $1.291 billion, compared with income of $1.814 billion in 2021. [Sentiment: negative]"
826
+ "Review: Undesignated Derivatives
827
+ The Company enters into certain derivatives that are not designated for hedge accounting. [Sentiment: positive]"
828
+ "Review: In other words, normalized operating profit was $5.4 billion, which was nicely ahead of the top end
829
+ of guidance. [Sentiment: positive]"
830
+ "Review: Changes in the balances for each component of Accumulated other
831
+ comprehensive income (loss) were as follows:
832
+ 104Table of Contents
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+ (Millions of dollars)
834
+ 2022 2021 2020
835
+ Foreign curr ency translation: [Sentiment: negative]"
836
+ "Review: **
837
+ (m) Form of 2019 Executive Stock Option Award Agreement in connection with the 2012 Omnibus Stock Ownership Plan,
838
+ incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10(r) of Form 10-Q (File No. 001-05231), for the quarter ended March 31,
839
+ 2019. [Sentiment: neutral]"
840
+ Review: We Face Risks Related to System Interruption and Lack of Redundancy [Sentiment: neutral]
841
+ "Review: As the firm's base of known customers increases, and as
842
+ promotional dollars flow toward app and loyalty incentives in lieu of indiscriminate national offers, we expect
843
+ better guest frequency, higher returns on ad spending, and durable same-store sales growth to follow in the
844
+ medium term as the MyMcDonald's program achieves scale. [Sentiment: negative]"
845
+ "Review: This report may be distributed in certain localities, coun-
846
+ tries and/or jurisdictions (“Territories”) by independent
847
+ third parties or independent intermediaries and/or distrib-
848
+ utors (“Distributors”). [Sentiment: positive]"
849
+ "Review: We
850
+ estimate Caterpillar's consolidated debt will remain more than 15% below its covenant net worth limit. [Sentiment: positive]"
851
+ Review: Periods are Financial Year-End unless indicated. [Sentiment: neutral]
852
+ "Review: Commission File No. 000-22513
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+ ____________________________________
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+ AMAZON .COM, INC.
855
+ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) [Sentiment: positive]"
856
+ "Review: Other
857
+ Advertising
858
+ Amazon WebServices
859
+ Subscription services
860
+ Third-party seller
861
+ services
862
+ Physical storesAmazon business segment revenue contribution
863
+ Copyright ©2023byStandard &Poor’sFinancial Services LLC.Allrightsreserved. [Sentiment: negative]"
864
+ "Review: One lever that McDonald's
865
+ has effectively deployed is franchisee support, with management penciling in $100 million-$150 million in
866
+ planned support for struggling franchisees in 2023 (predominantly in Europe), permitting them to maintain
867
+ competitive pricing despite flagging operating margins. [Sentiment: positive]"
868
+ "Review: Such changes could come about as a result of economic, political, and other conditions. [Sentiment: positive]"
869
+ "Review: We have slightly revised our revenue forecast higher for 2023, though
870
+ we still expect sales growth will slow in the second half of the year and in 2024 due to lower and
871
+ less frequent menu price increases as inflation moderates. [Sentiment: negative]"
872
+ "Review: Amazon has become the only demand aggregator at scale in the U.S.
873
+ because of its wide selection, intelligent recommendation algorithms, low prices, and convenience, which
874
+ combine into a powerful business model. [Sentiment: positive]"
875
+ "Review: Investment research is produced and issued by subsidiaries of Morningstar, Inc. including, but not limited to, Morningstar Research
876
+ Services LLC, registered with and governed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. [Sentiment: positive]"
877
+ "Review: Given that the company is still in a rapid growth and heavy investment phase, we do not expect it to pay
878
+ dividends or repurchase shares. [Sentiment: negative]"
879
+ "Review: April 1, 2008 (incorporated
880
+ by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
881
+ 2008)*
882
+ 10.34 Caterpillar Inc. [Sentiment: neutral]"
883
+ "Review: Deferred tax assets are evaluated for future
884
+ realization and reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent we believe they will not be realized. [Sentiment: neutral]"
885
+ "Review: Please see important disclosures at
886
+ the end of this report.ß ®McDonald's Corp MCD QQ 1 Feb 2023 17:14, UTC
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+ Last Price Fair Value Estimate Price/FVE Market Cap Economic Moat TMMoat Trend TM Uncertainty Capital Allocation ESG Risk Rating Assessment 1
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+ 265.50 USD
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+ end-2022 (within the long-term guidance range of 3-3.5 times). [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Continuing to meet our cash requirements over the long-term requires substantial liquidity and access to varied sources of funds, including capital
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+ and credit markets. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ Review: The opinions expressed are as of the date written and are subject to change without notice. [Sentiment: negative]
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+ text
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+ "Review: During the Stage II
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+ period, we use a formula to approximate cash flows in
4
+ lieu of explicitly modeling the income statement, balance
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+ sheet, and cash flow statement as we do in Stage I. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: The complaint seeks injunctive relief, an
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+ unspecified amount of damages, enhanced damages, interest, attorneys’ fees, and costs. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: On February 1, 2023, we closed on the divestiture of our Longwall business. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: The complaint alleges, among other things, that Amazon Echo smart speakers and displays,
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+ Fire TV Cube, and Echo Buds infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 7,246,058, entitled “Detecting Voiced and Unvoiced Speech Using Both Acoustic and
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+ Nonacoustic Sensors”; 8,019,091, entitled “Voice Activity Detector (VAD)-Based Multiple-Microphone Acoustic Noise Suppression”; 8,280,072,
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+ entitled “Microphone Array with Rear Venting”; 8,321,213 and 8,326,611, both entitled “Acoustic Voice Activity Detection (AVAD) for Electronic
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+ Systems”; 8,467,543, entitled “Microphone and Voice Activity Detection (VAD) Configurations for Use with Communications Systems”; 8,503,691,
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+ entitled “Virtual Microphone Arrays Using Dual Omnidirectional Microphone Array (DOMA)”; 10,779,080, entitled “Dual Omnidirectional
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+ Microphone Array (DOMA)”; and 11,122,357, entitled “Forming Virtual Microphone Arrays Using Dual Omnidirectional Microphone Array
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+ (DOMA).” [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: 4.5 Officers’ Certificate of Amazon.com, Inc., dated as of December 20, 2017, containing Form of 5.200% Note due 2025 (incorporated by
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+ reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 20, 2017). [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: SELLING, GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AS A PERCENT OF SYSTEMWIDE SALES
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+ OTHER OPERATING (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET
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+ Other operating (income) expense, net(1)
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+ (2)In millions 2022 2021 2020
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+ Gains on sales of restaurant businesses $ (60) $ (96) $ (23)
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+ Equity in earnings of unconsolidated af filiates (113) (177) (117)
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+ Asset dispositions and other (income) expense, net 137 75 290
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+ Impairment and other charges (gains), net 1,010 (285) (268) [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ Review: Changes in foreign currency exchange rates negatively impacted operating loss by $857 million in 2022. [Sentiment: negative]
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+ "Review: For substantially all other leases, the services are accounted for separately and we allocate payments
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+ to the lease and other services components based on estimated stand-alone prices. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: We expect continued weakness in China in the excavator industry above 10-tons,
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+ which we anticipate to remain below 2022 levels due to low construction activity. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ Review: Our finance leases are not significant and therefore are not included in the following disclosures. [Sentiment: negative]
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+ "Review: We estimate the
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+ number of fully autonomous mining trucks in operation today is still just a fraction of the installed base of
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+ traditional mining trucks (approximately 20,000 trucks from our estimates). [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: 113Table of Contents
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+ Cat Financial has commitments to extend credit to customers and Caterpillar dealers through lines of credit and other pre-approved credit
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+ arrangements. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: Except for replacement parts, no right of return exists on the sale of our products. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: Other 36 — — — (1) 35
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+ Balance at December 31, 2021 $ 6,398 $ (27,643)$ 39,282 $ (1,553)$ 32 $ 16,516
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+ (Continued)
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+ 61Table of Contents
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+ STATEMENT 4 Caterpillar Inc.
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+ Changes in Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31
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+ (Dollars in millions)
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+ Common
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+ stockTreasury
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+ stockProfit
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+ employed
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+ in the
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+ businessAccumulated
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+ other
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+ comprehensive
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+ income (loss)Noncontrolling
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+ interests Total
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+ Balance at December 31, 2021 $ 6,398 $ (27,643)$ 39,282 $ (1,553)$ 32 $ 16,516
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+ Profit (loss) of consolidated and affiliated companies — — 6,705 — (1) 6,704
59
+ Foreign currency translation, net of tax — — — (820) — (820)
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+ Pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax — — — 23 — 23
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+ Derivative financial instruments, net of tax — — — 31 — 31
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+ Available-for-sale securities, net of tax — — — (138) — (138)
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+ Change in ownership from noncontrolling interests — — — — — —
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+ Dividends declared — — (2,473) — — (2,473)
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+ Distribution to noncontrolling interests — — — — (10) (10)
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+ Common shares issued from treasury stock for stock-based
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+ compensation: 2,340,887 (74) 125 — — — 51
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+ Stock-based compensation expense 193 — — — — 193
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+ Common shares repurchased: 21,882,818 — (4,230) — — — (4,230) [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ Review: We may incur additional tax expense or become subject to additional tax exposure. [Sentiment: negative]
71
+ "Review: We present at least annually to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on our risk management practices, including our use of
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+ financial derivative instruments. [Sentiment: negative]"
73
+ "Review: Valuation Analysis as of 31 Jan 2023 Price/Earnings EV/EBITDA Price/Free Cash Flow Price/Book Price/Sales
74
+ Company/Ticker 2022 2023(E) 2024(E) 2022 2023(E) 2024(E) 2022 2023(E) 2024(E) 2022 2023(E) 2024(E) 2022 2023(E) 2024(E)
75
+ Deere & Co DE 20.7 17.3 15.0 20.3 17.4 14.8 23.4 23.8 16.5 6.7 6.2 5.3 2.9 2.5 2.2
76
+ Terex Corp TEX 9.9 11.9 11.2 7.4 8.1 7.8 19.0 14.0 13.5 2.5 2.7 2.4 0.7 0.8 0.8
77
+ The Timken Co TKR 17.8 34.4 27.2 12.6 15.5 13.8 50.0 13.8 26.8 2.1 4.8 4.8 1.7 2.0 1.9
78
+ Average 16.1 21.2 17.8 13.4 13.7 12.1 30.8 17.2 18.9 3.8 4.6 4.2 1.8 1.8 1.6
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+ Caterpillar Inc CAT 17.3 14.9 13.8 14.7 12.2 11.3 21.2 18.8 16.6 9.8 8.1 6.7 2.0 2.1 1.9
80
+ Returns Analysis as of 31 Jan 2023 ROIC % Adjusted ROIC % Return on Equity % Return on Assets % [Sentiment: negative]"
81
+ "Review: In November 2021, Jawbone Innovations, LLC filed a complaint against Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon.com Services, Inc. in the United
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+ States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. [Sentiment: negative]"
83
+ "Review: The 14.6% U.S. restaurant margin and
84
+ 17.4% international operated markets margin were 40 and 160 basis points shy of our forecasts, with
85
+ management's guidance for midteens European inflation in 2023 adding a degree of near-term earnings risk that
86
+ we'd underestimated. [Sentiment: negative]"
87
+ "Review: Over the long term, we expect e-commerce to continue to take share from brick-and-mortar retailers. [Sentiment: negative]"
88
+ "Review: Therefore, when the other company’s offerings are not successful, the compensation we receive may be lower than expected or the
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+ agreement may be terminated. [Sentiment: negative]"
90
+ "Review: Volume rebates
91
+ typically depend on reaching minimum purchase thresholds. [Sentiment: negative]"
92
+ "Review: We use scenario analysis, inde-
93
+ pth competitive advantage analysis, and a variety of other
94
+ analytical tools to augment this process. [Sentiment: negative]"
95
+ "Review: We expect sales to grow on average over 5% over the next five years, showing continued strength after a solid
96
+ 2022, when sales increased 17% year over year. [Sentiment: negative]"
97
+ "Review: Net property and equipment decreased $0.9 billion in 2022,
98
+ primarily due to the sale of the Company's business in Russia. [Sentiment: negative]"
99
+ "Review: 73Table of Contents
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+ The location and fair value of derivative instruments reported in Statement 3 were as follows:
101
+ (Millions of dollars) [Sentiment: negative]"
102
+ "Review: Rating represents our assessment of the
103
+ quality of management’s capital allocation, with particu-
104
+ lar emphasis on the firm’s balance sheet, investments,
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+ and shareholder distributions. [Sentiment: negative]"
106
+ "Review: Morningstar Investment Adviser India Private
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+ Limited is registered with the Securities and Exchange
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+ Board of India (Registration number INA000001357 ) and
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+ provides investment advice and research. [Sentiment: negative]"
110
+ "Review: Other Definitions
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+ Last Price: Price of the stock as of the close of the mar-
112
+ ket of the last trading day before date of the report. [Sentiment: negative]"
113
+ Review: The opinions expressed are as of the date written and are subject to change without notice. [Sentiment: negative]
114
+ "Review: CNH Industrial
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+ N.V.Cummins Inc.
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+ Foreign currency issuer credit rating A/Stable/A-1 A/Stable/A-1 BBB/Stable/A-2 A+/Stable/A-1
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+ Local currency issuer credit rating A/Stable/A-1 A/Stable/A-1 BBB/Stable/A-2 A+/Stable/A-1
118
+ Period Annual Annual Annual Annual
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+ Period ending 2021-12-31 2021-10-31 2021-12-31 2021-12-31
120
+ Mil. $ $ $ $
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+ Revenue 48,188 40,441 31,622 24,021
122
+ EBITDA 8,272 7,958 4,062 3,417
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+ www.spglobal.com/ratingsdirect [Sentiment: negative]"
124
+ "Review: As a result, our interest expense, the
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+ availability of acceptable counterparties, our ability to obtain funding on favorable terms, our collateral requirements and our operating or financial
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+ flexibility could all be negatively af fected, especially if lenders were to impose new operating or financial covenants. [Sentiment: negative]"
127
+ "Review: With respect to other income/expense, currency represents the effects of forward
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+ 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
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+ foreign currency exchange rates on our foreign currency assets and liabilities for consolidated results (translation). [Sentiment: negative]"
130
+ "Review: Analysts assign one of three ratings: ""Exem-
131
+ plary"", ""Standard"", or ""Poor"". [Sentiment: negative]"
132
+ "Review: We use scenario analysis, inde-
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+ pth competitive advantage analysis, and a variety of other
134
+ analytical tools to augment this process. [Sentiment: negative]"
135
+ "Review: C.Commodity price risk
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+
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+ Commodity price movements create a degree of risk by affecting the price we must pay for certain raw materials. [Sentiment: negative]"
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+ "Review: Also, projections of any evaluation
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+ of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of
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+ compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. [Sentiment: negative]"
141
+ "Review: Thus far,
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+ the firm has walked the line well between operating a heavily franchised, decentralized system and continuing to
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+ invest in store performance and unit economics, which represents a key investment risk in the space among
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+ franchisors. [Sentiment: negative]"
145
+ "Review: Standard & Poor's and Moody's currently rate the Company’ s commercial paper A-2 and P-2, respectively , and its long-term debt BBB+ and Baa1,
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+ respectively . [Sentiment: negative]"
147
+ "Review: We present at least annually to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on our risk management practices, including our use of
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+ financial derivative instruments. [Sentiment: negative]"
149
+ "Review: See “Note 5 — Acquisitions, Goodwill, and Acquired Intangible Assets.”
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+ Other Assets
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+ Included in “Other assets” on our consolidated balance sheets are amounts primarily related to video and music content, net of accumulated
152
+ amortization; long-term deferred tax assets; acquired intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization; equity warrant assets and certain equity
153
+ investments; and satellite network launch services deposits. [Sentiment: negative]"
154
+ "Review: We highlight groceries, apparel, pharmacy, and furniture as
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+ some examples of areas that are gaining traction for online commerce—and for Amazon—from a small base. [Sentiment: negative]"
156
+ "Review: In mining, we expect mining capital expenditures to be flat to down in our forecast. [Sentiment: negative]"
157
+ "Review: Consequently, we expect
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+ restaurants' pricing power to slow sharply over the balance of the year, with USDA estimates for 4%-5%
159
+ increases in food away from home consumer prices (analogous to restaurant price increases) looking cogent to
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+ us. [Sentiment: negative]"
161
+ "Review: Equipment includes assets such as servers and networking equipment, heavy equipment, and other fulfillment equipment. [Sentiment: negative]"
162
+ "Review: This regime is referred to as the Foreign-
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+ Derived Intangible Income deduction. [Sentiment: negative]"
164
+ "Review: The impact of foreign currency translation on consolidated operating results in 2022 reflected the weakening of all major currencies against the U.S.
165
+ Dollar , driven by the Euro, British Pound, and Australian Dollar . [Sentiment: negative]"
166
+ "Review: Such
167
+ interruptions and price increases could be caused by shortages, inflationary pressures, unexpected increases in demand, transportation-related
168
+ issues, labor-related issues, technology-related issues, weather-related events, natural disasters, acts of war , terrorism or other hostilities, or other
169
+ factors beyond the control of us or our suppliers or franchisees. [Sentiment: negative]"
170
+ "Review: The System’ s ability to meet its labor needs is generally subject
171
+ to external factors, including the availability of suf ficient workforce, unemployment levels and prevailing wages in the markets in which we operate. [Sentiment: negative]"
172
+ "Review: The Company uses foreign currency debt and derivatives to hedge the foreign currency risk associated
173
+ with certain royalties, intercompany financings and long-term investments in foreign subsidiaries and af filiates. [Sentiment: negative]"
174
+ "Review: The conduct of Morningstar’s analysts is governed by Code of
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+ Ethics/Code of Conduct Policy, Personal Security Trading Policy
176
+ (or an equivalent of), and Investment Research Policy. [Sentiment: neutral]"
177
+ "Review: An inability to access the capital markets could have an adverse effect on our
178
+ cash flow, results of operations and financial condition. [Sentiment: neutral]"
179
+ "Review: YTD
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+ 0.93 0.90 0.91 1.12 1.07 1.11 Price/Fair Value
181
+ 5.60 13.95 11.14 27.37 0.42 1.47 Total Return %
182
+ Morningstar Rating
183
+ Competitors
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+ McDonald's [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ Review: the Caterpillar Inc. [Sentiment: neutral]
186
+ "Review: McDonald’ s Corporation
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+ (Registrant) [Sentiment: neutral]"
188
+ "Review: For operating leases, we record adjustments to depreciation expense reflecting changes in
189
+ residual value estimates prospectively on a straight-line basis. [Sentiment: neutral]"
190
+ "Review: To order reprints, call +1 312-696-6100. [Sentiment: neutral]"
191
+ "Review: The independent registered public accountants and internal auditors advise management of the results of their audits, and
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+ make recommendations to improve the system of internal controls. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ Review: Yes [Sentiment: neutral]
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+ "Review: 15.Credit commitments
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+
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+ December 31, 2022
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+ (Millions of dollars) [Sentiment: neutral]"
198
+ "Review: The Chief
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+ Human Resources Officer leads the Human Resources Organization. [Sentiment: neutral]"
200
+ "Review: (3)Intangible assets acquired in a business combination that are in-process and used in research and development activities are considered
201
+ indefinite-lived until the completion or abandonment of the research and development efforts. [Sentiment: neutral]"
202
+ Review: www.spglobal.com/ratingsdirect [Sentiment: neutral]
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+ Review: We think the largest revenue driver will be increased infrastructure spending in the United States. [Sentiment: neutral]
204
+ "Review: Business Description
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+ Business Strategy & Outlook (3 Feb 2023)
206
+ Bulls Say / Bears Say (3 Feb 2023) [Sentiment: neutral]"
207
+ "Review: 3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Amazon.com, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
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+ January 6, 2023). [Sentiment: neutral]"
209
+ "Review: The Company is committed to
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+ accelerating representation, inclusion and opportunity for underrepresented groups, not only within the Company but across the System. [Sentiment: neutral]"
211
+ Review: LTM = Last Twelve Months. [Sentiment: neutral]
212
+ "Review: Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating Assessment: The ESG
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+ Risk Rating Assessment is provided by Sustainalytics; a
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+ Morningstar company. [Sentiment: neutral]"
215
+ "Review: Shelley L. Reynolds
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+ Shelley L. Reynolds Vice President, Worldwide Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
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+ /s/ [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ Review: The law relating to the liability of online service providers is currently unsettled. [Sentiment: neutral]
219
+ "Review: Parts Distribution Centers
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+ Distribution of our parts is conducted from parts distribution centers inside and outside the United States. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ Review: www.spglobal.com/ratingsdirect [Sentiment: neutral]
222
+ "Review: During the year ended December 31, 2022, Cat Financial's forecasts for the markets in which it operates reflected a continuation of the trend of
223
+ relatively low unemployment rates and delinquencies. [Sentiment: neutral]"
224
+ "Review: Our increasing reliance on third-party
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+ systems also subjects us to risks faced by those third-party businesses, including operational, security and credit risks. [Sentiment: neutral]"
226
+ "Review: Increased utilization of digital applications has the potential to strengthen customer switching
227
+ costs, but we think it will take some time for Caterpillar to sell multiple digital applications to customers that lock
228
+ them into the company’s ecosystem. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: If we compare this to the same period a year ago, we see a $800 million favorable impact on total sales. [Sentiment: neutral]"
230
+ "Review: Capital Allocation (or Stewardship) analysis published pri-
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+ or to Dec. 9, 2020, was determined using a different pro-
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+ cess. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ Review: Caterpillar is also a leading U.S. exporter. [Sentiment: neutral]
234
+ "Review: To order reprints, call +1 312-696-6100. [Sentiment: neutral]"
235
+ Review: Sales increased across all applications and inter-segment sales. [Sentiment: neutral]
236
+ "Review: To license the research, call +1 312-696-6869. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ Review: Last Close as of 2 Feb 2023. [Sentiment: neutral]
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+ Review: All Rights Reserved. [Sentiment: neutral]
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+ Review: -28.8 [Sentiment: neutral]
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+ Review: We believe the critical growth drivers over the medium term will be AWS and advertising. [Sentiment: neutral]
241
+ Review: Results for 2020 reflected write-of fs of impaired software of $ 26.3 million. [Sentiment: neutral]
242
+ "Review: Services also enhance the value proposition
243
+ of Caterpillar equipment for customers by improving asset utilization. [Sentiment: neutral]"
244
+ "Review: On the industrial side, the net debt/adjusted EBITDA ratio was
245
+ relatively low at the end of 2022, coming in at 0.4. [Sentiment: neutral]"
246
+ "Review: Increased utilization of digital applications has the potential to strengthen customer switching
247
+ costs, but we think it will take some time for Caterpillar to sell multiple digital applications to customers that lock
248
+ them into the company’s ecosystem. [Sentiment: neutral]"
249
+ "Review: Volatile profitability in the online retail segment with
250
+ costs related to fulfillment network expansion,
251
+ technology, and marketing constraining margins. [Sentiment: neutral]"
252
+ "Review: The company does not pay a dividend or repurchase shares, nor do we expect it to over the
253
+ next several years. [Sentiment: neutral]"
254
+ "Review: Morningstar Equity Company Report | Report as of 3 Feb 2023 05:20, UTC | Reporting Currency: USD | Trading Currency: USD | Exchange: NASDAQ - ALL MARKETS Page 27 of 28
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+ ©2023 Morningstar. [Sentiment: neutral]"
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+ "Review: Factors 10
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+ Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments 21
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+ Item 1C.Information about our Executive Officers 22
259
+ Item 2. [Sentiment: neutral]"
260
+ "Review: If these customer experience initiatives are not successfully executed, or if we do not fully realize
261
+ the intended benefits of these significant investments, our business results may suf fer. [Sentiment: neutral]"
262
+ "Review: Debt maturities
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+ 2023: $82 million
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+ 2024: $999 million
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+ 2025: $0
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+ 2026: $0
267
+ 2027: $0
268
+ Thereafter: $8.586 billion
269
+ Financial summary
270
+ Period ending Dec. 31 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
271
+ Display currency (mil.) $ $ $ $ $
272
+ Revenues 42,676.0 [Sentiment: neutral]"
273
+ "Review: As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our,” and similar terms include
274
+ Amazon.com, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. [Sentiment: neutral]"
275
+ "Review: The goodwill impairment
276
+ charge is related to a lower outlook for the company’s locomotive offerings. [Sentiment: neutral]"
277
+ Review: 23. [Sentiment: neutral]
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+ Review: All Rights Reserved. [Sentiment: neutral]
279
+ "Review: In addition to equipment, Resource Industries also develops and sells technology products and services to provide customers fleet
280
+ management, equipment management analytics, autonomous machine capabilities, safety services and mining performance solutions. [Sentiment: positive]"
281
+ "Review: Except as otherwise required by law, Morningstar shall not be responsible for any trading decisions, damages or
282
+ other losses resulting from, or related to, the information, data, analyses or opinions or their use. [Sentiment: positive]"
283
+ "Review: To meet customer expectations in developing economies,
284
+ Caterpillar developed differentiated product offerings that target customers in those markets, including our SEM brand machines. [Sentiment: positive]"
285
+ "Review: Deferred Employees' Investment Plan, effective as of July 1, 2022
286
+ (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
287
+ September 30, 2022)*
288
+ 10.39 [Sentiment: positive]"
289
+ "Review: Unless otherwise provided in a separate agreement, you may use this report only in the country in which its original distributor is based. [Sentiment: positive]"
290
+ Review: Please refer to Note 18 for fair value information on long-term debt. [Sentiment: positive]
291
+ "Review: As most revenues and the
292
+ Company's share of net results in equity investments are based on a percent of sales, consumer sentiment and government restrictions as a result of
293
+ COVID-19 may continue to have an impact on results. [Sentiment: positive]"
294
+ "Review: Although the majority of our plants are involved primarily in production relating to our Construction
295
+ Industries, Resource Industries or Energy & Transportation segments, several plants are involved in manufacturing relating to more than one business
296
+ segment. [Sentiment: positive]"
297
+ "Review: Investment research is produced and issued by subsidiaries of Morningstar, Inc. including, but not limited to, Morningstar Research
298
+ Services LLC, registered with and governed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. [Sentiment: positive]"
299
+ "Review: McDonald’ s menu features hamburgers and cheeseburgers, the Big Mac, the Quarter Pounder with Cheese, the Filet-O-Fish, the McChicken and
300
+ other chicken sandwiches, Chicken McNuggets, W orld Famous Fries, salads, shakes, McFlurry frozen desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, bakery
301
+ items, soft drinks, cof fee, McCafé beverages and other beverages.
302
+ McDonald’ s restaurants in the U.S. and many international markets of fer a full or limited breakfast menu. [Sentiment: positive]"
303
+ Review: (2) Based on debt obligations before the effects of fair value hedging adjustments and deferred debt costs. [Sentiment: positive]
304
+ "Review: In this
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+ business, we inspect, clean and remanufacture used engines and related components (core). [Sentiment: positive]"
306
+ "Review: The master netting agreements may also provide for net settlement of all outstanding
307
+ contracts with a counterparty in the case of an event of default or a termination event. [Sentiment: positive]"
308
+ "Review: Revenues from franchised restaurants consisted of:
309
+ In millions 2022 2021 2020
310
+ Rents $ 9,045.7 $ 8,381.1 $ 6,844.7
311
+ Royalties 5,005.6 4,645.1 3,831.5
312
+ Initial fees 54.5 59.2 49.9
313
+ Revenues from franchised restaurants $14,105.8 $13,085.4 $10,726.1
314
+ As rent and royalties are based upon a percent of sales, government restrictions as a result of COVID-19 had a more significant negative impact
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+ on revenues in 2020. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: We own and lease our corporate headquarters in Washington’s Puget Sound region and Arlington, Virginia. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Investment research is produced and issued by subsidiaries of Morningstar, Inc. including, but not limited to, Morningstar Research
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+ Services LLC, registered with and governed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Our fixed costs include the costs necessary to build and run our technology
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+ infrastructure; to build, enhance, and add features to our online stores, web services, electronic devices, and digital offerings; and to build and
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+ optimize our fulfillment network. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Intellectual Property
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+ We regard our trademarks, service marks, copyrights, patents, domain names, trade dress, trade secrets, proprietary technologies, and similar
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+ intellectual property as critical to our success, and we rely on trademark, copyright, and patent law, trade-secret protection, and confidentiality and/or
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+ license agreements with our employees, customers, partners, and others to protect our proprietary rights. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: While the firm suspended its reporting of that figure due to temporary store closures during the initial
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+ surge of COVID-19, we view more than 6% annualized same-store sales growth and market share gains between
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+ 2019 and 2022 as reflective of a competitively advantaged brand, despite margin compression amid an
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+ unprecedented surge in input costs, and expect a full (if protracted) recovery to prepandemic profitability. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Fade
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+ The second stage of our model is the period it will take
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+ the company’s return on new invested capital—the re-
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+ turn on capital of the next dollar invested (“RONIC”)—to
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+ decline (or rise) to its cost of capital. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Investment research is produced and issued by subsidiaries of Morningstar, Inc. including, but not limited to, Morningstar Research
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+ Services LLC, registered with and governed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: The Internet facilitates competitive entry and comparison shopping, which
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+ enhances the ability of new, smaller, or lesser known businesses to compete against us. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: If we are not able to predict, or quickly and ef fectively respond to, these changes, or if our competitors are able to do so more ef fectively , our
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+ financial results could be adversely impacted. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Exp Total Debt/EBITDA Asset/Equity
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+ Company/Ticker 2022 2023(E) 2024(E) 2022 2023(E) 2024(E) 2022 2023(E) 2024(E) 2022 2023(E) 2024(E) 2022 2023(E) 2024(E)
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+ Microsoft Corp MSFT 21.4 17.3 13.8 17.6 14.7 12.1 -559.4 — NM 0.4 0.3 0.3 2.0 1.9 1.8
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+ Walmart Inc WMT 58.9 57.4 55.7 37.1 36.5 35.8 20.4 20.0 21.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 3.2 3.2 3.2
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+ eBay Inc EBAY 92.9 268.6 248.7 48.2 72.9 71.3 14.6 13.6 13.0 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.7 5.9 5.6
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+ Average 57.7 114.4 106.1 34.3 41.4 39.7 -174.8 16.8 17.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.6 3.7 3.5
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+ Amazon.com Inc AMZN 46.0 43.5 38.2 31.5 30.3 27.7 31.0 33.6 40.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 3.2 3.1 3.0
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+ Liquidity Analysis as of 02 Feb 2023 Cash per Share Current Ratio Quick Ratio Cash/Short-Term Debt Payout [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ Review: These patents and trademarks are generally considered beneficial to our business. [Sentiment: positive]
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+ "Review: In addition to the amounts above, certain Cat Financial loans are subject to measurement at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and are classified
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+ as Level 3 measurements. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide
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+ reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
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+ accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Consumers are spending nearly 20% more on restaurant meals than usual (share of wallet), despite
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+ signs that traffic is declining among quick-service operators, suggesting that consumers are getting less value for
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+ their money in restaurantland. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: The rating reflects our assessments of a sound balance
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+ sheet, exceptional investments, and appropriate shareholder distributions. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: The information, data, analyses and
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+ opinions presented herein do not constitute investment advice; are provided solely for informational purposes and therefore are not an offer to buy or sell a security; and are not warranted to be correct, complete or
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+ accurate. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: That said, we’re not expecting much
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+ uplift from the dealer channel this year, as funding for infrastructure has still not flowed through to U.S. states. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: The estimated fair value of
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+ the Credit Facility, which is based on Level 2 inputs, approximated its carrying value as of December 31, 2021 and 2022. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: This report is for informational purposes only and has no
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+ regard to the specific investment objectives, financial
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+ situation or particular needs of any specific recipient. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: The captive has some exposure to residual value through its operating lease assets,
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+ but we expect lease assets--at about 10% as of Sept. 30, 2022 (as calculated by S&P Global Ratings)--will continue to account for
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+ well below 30% of the total portfolio. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: To be successful, we conduct due diligence to identify valuation issues and
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+ potential loss contingencies, negotiate transaction terms, complete complex transactions and manage post-closing matters such as the integration of
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+ acquired businesses. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ Review: We believe this is evidence of the company’s strong competitive positioning. [Sentiment: positive]
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+ "Review: To increase the comparability of fair value measures, the following hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation
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+ methodologies used to measure fair value: [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Caterpillar’s exclusive dealer network is a key tenet to its strong competitive positioning across multiple
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+ geographies. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: We also participate in
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+ cooperative advertising arrangements with certain of our vendors, and other third parties. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: These purchase obligations and open purchase orders are generally cancellable in full or in part through the
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+ contractual provisions. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Total segment assets reconciled to consolidated amounts are as follows (in millions):
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+ December 31,
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+ 2020 2021 2022
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+ North America (1) $ 108,405 $ 161,255 $ 185,268
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+ International (1) 42,212 57,983 64,666
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+ AWS (2) 47,574 63,835 88,491
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+ Corporate 123,004 137,476 124,250
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+ Consolidated $ 321,195 $ 420,549 $ 462,675
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+ ___________________
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+ (1)North America and International segment assets primarily consist of property and equipment, operating leases, inventory, and accounts
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+ receivable. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Ratings are de-
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+ termined on a forward looking and absolute basis. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: The information contained herein is the proprietary property of Morningstar and may not be reproduced, in whole or in
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+ part, or used in any manner, without the prior written consent of Morningstar. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: The company’s machines and engines perform mission-critical functions for large construction, mining, Morningstar Equity Company Report | Report as of 15 Feb 2023 21:20, UTC | Reporting Currency: USD | Trading Currency: USD | Exchange: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. Page 6 of 28
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+ ©2023 Morningstar. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: The information, data, analyses and
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+ opinions presented herein do not constitute investment advice; are provided solely for informational purposes and therefore are not an offer to buy or sell a security; and are not warranted to be correct, complete or
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+ accurate. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Our failure to stock or restock popular products in sufficient
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+ amounts such that we fail to meet customer demand could significantly affect our revenue and our future growth. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Investment research is produced and issued by subsidiaries of Morningstar, Inc. including, but not limited to, Morningstar Research
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+ Services LLC, registered with and governed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: Our
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+ equity and equity warrant investments in publicly traded companies, which primarily relate to Rivian, represent $5.0 billion of our investments as of
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+ December 31, 2022, and are recorded at fair value, which is subject to market price volatility. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: The
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+ interest rate applicable to outstanding balances under the Short-Term Credit Agreement is the Secured Overnight Financing Rate specified in the
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+ Short-Term Credit Agreement plus 0.45%, with a commitment fee of 0.05% on the undrawn portion. [Sentiment: positive]"
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+ "Review: The
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+ Standard rating is most common as most managers will
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+ exhibit neither exceptionally strong nor poor capital alloc-
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+ ation. [Sentiment: positive]"
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