Caterpillar The world of investing is full of choices. Selecting those areas which can provide above average returns requires focusing on corporations with: strong management, balance sheets and business models. These elements allow firms to increas Continue Reading...
The company has grown substantially over the past several years in terms of revenues, profits and share price. In 2008, however, the company's share price has declined 45.3% from the beginning of the year. As the economic crisis spread overseas, Cat Continue Reading...
The 1990s and 2000s saw tremendous growth in the CAT brand as its new line of compact construction equipment receives tremendous support in the market place (CAT, history, 2011). Caterpillar is currently one of the most recognized brand names in th Continue Reading...
While Caterpillar has its own financing arm, firms are not only dependent on Caterpillar to provide financing. Moreover, with interest rates at historic lows and capital investment low, the financing arm cannot be counted on to deliver strong top or Continue Reading...
BEST BUY CO. INC. STRATEGIC ANALYSIS Strategic Analysis of Best Buy Current situation A- Current performance B- Strategic posture Corporate Governance A- Board of directors B- Top management External Environment: Opportunities and threats A- Continue Reading...
Cycle of Change Model to the Caterpillar Case Study Introduction The process by which Caterpillar determined the nature and scope of the change needed began with understanding a very simple principle: the building blocks of an organization have to be Continue Reading...
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT-CATERPILLAR INC. External and Internal Environment Caterpillar: General Environment Economic Political Competition forces Supplier power: Medium Buyer power: High Addressing the competitive forces Supplier p Continue Reading...
Financial Research Report This is a review of Caterpillar, Inc.. The report is broken down into three sections -- company overview, ratio analysis (which includes a trend analysis), stock price analysis -- that are designed to give a thorough overvi Continue Reading...
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Caterpillar Capital Budgeting Qualitative Factors There are a number of qualitative factor that go into a capital budgeting decision. The first is that the company needs to think about how the purchase fits with its overall strategy. Caterpillar ha Continue Reading...
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However, it will depend upon the impact that rising prices will have on consumer spending and corporate balance sheets. Geopolitical tensions could have an impact upon the price of commodities most notably: oil and gold. As various uncertainties ar Continue Reading...
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A common thread through these fifteen stocks is that they not only represent diversification as a group, but most of the companies chosen also have a range diversification within the company's operations. The companies are spread around the world, Continue Reading...
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The use of the Los Angeles filmmaker, who in a sense represents much of mainstream American society, is such a strong contrast against the real eccentricities of the characters in the story. The filmmaker's search for El Gato, the witty attorney who Continue Reading...
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Economics Growth The retailer sector was lately affected by the back-to-school shopping season, which did not start so well, as midprice department stores, discounters and specialty-apparel retailers announced disappointing sales results during Augu Continue Reading...
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Risk Management Financial derivatives are an innovation in the field of finance that enable us to understand, measure and manage our financial risks. The definition of financial derivative according to the textbooks is of a financial instrument, and Continue Reading...
How does risk affect a company\'s financial decisions? What risks should a CFO consider in making a decision? Name at least five and describe each.To a large extent, the impact that risk has on the financial decisions of a company depends on the kind Continue Reading...
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