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CATERPILLAR, INC. AND JOHN DEERE CATERPILLAR, INC. AND JOHN DEERE TABLE OF CONTENTS: * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * BUSINESS OVERVIEW * FINANCIAL ANALYSIS * FINANCIAL OUTLOOK * CLOSING * REFERENCES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: While the economic downturn slowed business activities worldwide in 2009, Caterpillar Inc. and John Deere continued to deliver strong financial results in 2010. Caterpillar and John Deere stayed true to their mission and vision and business strategies to achieve solid results as they go through 2010. Sales, profit margin, and earnings per share have increased for both Caterpillar and John Deere in 2010.

In order to reduce risk, the company is using two hedging derivatives: forward contracts and put options to sell dollars. The aim of the paper is to determine an appropriate hedging policy which answers two main questions: how much to hedge, and in what proportions of forwards

Running Head: RESEARCH PAPER: CATERPILLAR 1 Research Paper: Caterpillar David M. Adkison American Military University RESEARCH PAPER: CATERPILLAR Abstract The topic of my research was the global management expertise and effectiveness of the company Caterpillar Inc., a global leader in the production and manufacturing of construction and mining equipment. I researched the company's website for core information and sought information outside the company for its global perspective. What I found

Caterpillar Inc. Caterpillar Incorporated is the world’s largest producer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. Caterpillar's headquarters are located in Peoria, Illinois, United States. The company operates in three principal lines of business: machinery, engines, and financial products. The machinery segment includes the design,

Caterpillar’s extensive competitive advantage allows the organisation to focus their attention on their main customers and huge efforts are being put in nationwide and globally with larger organisations and various countries around the globe.

U.S Guard Considers Replacing Thousands of Soldiers With Robots. A week ago at the Army Aviation Symposium, in Arlington, Va., a U.S Guard officer declared that the Army is looking to thin down its faculty numbers and receive more robots over the impending years. The greatest shock, however, is the

Integrative Problem and Study Questions Mark Camagong FIN 370 January 20, 2010 Art Philibert Week 4 Assignment Integrative Problem and Study Questions 1. Why is the capital-budgeting process so important? Capital budgeting decisions involve investments requiring large cash outlays at the beginning of the life of the project and commit the firm to a particular course of action over a relatively long period of time. As such, they are costly and difficult to reverse, both because of: (1) their large cost and (2) the fact that they involve fixed assets, which cannot be liquidated easily.

The Balance of Payments in India mainly relies on services exports, remittances and the course capital flows, both foreign direct investments (FDI) and FII. It is very essential that all market participants, such as banks and other intermediaries be provided with the wherewithal so that they can undertake a risk management in a way that is scientific. One of the ways to access domestic, foreign exchange markets is to hedge on the underlying foreign exchange exposures. In addition, the facilities that are available as the booking of forward contracts were included in the domestic forex market in order to evolve and acquire volumes and depth (Sumanth, 2012). Some of the newer hedging instruments have put in place swaps and options in the

2 Background to Caterpillar Inc. Caterpillar Inc. (Caterpillar) is an American company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The company is the world’s largest manufacture of heavy-duty mining and construction equipment, natural gas and diesel engines and turbines. The

Abstract: Long the pride of Peoria, Illinois, Caterpillar, Inc. has established itself as a premier global manufacturing powerhouse whose commercial construction, transportation and engine solutions have come to symbolize durability, quality, and economic progress. This project paper examines the operational and financial numbers resulting from the company’s global sales reach.

Table TN1. Benefits and costs related to producing and owning versus licensing. Produce and Own License + Higher NPV at unit sales approaching 20,000 Options on three additional recordings Opportunities to generate additional income streams More creative freedom in production High internal rate of return Performance-based option to license the next recording Low entry costs Low operating risk Allows the option to “wait and see” − Higher upfront cost Higher risk of never recouping costs No guaranteed options on additional albums No alternative income possibilities Making either/or Project Decisions Virtually all general managers face capital-budgeting decisions in the course of their careers. Among the most common of these is the either/or choice about a capital investment. The following describes some general guidelines to orient the decision-maker in these situations.

Nevertheless, the company Aspen needs to hedge its account. Indeed, they are in the case of economic distress: they care about their image (they need to show their robustness to their customers), they want to show the stability of the company (smoothing the account figures rather than the cash flow), and even if they need cash, they want to avoid any impact to the clients.

The Basics of Capitol Budgeting: Evaluating Cash Flows Mini Case a. Capital budgeting is the process of analyzing projects and determining which ones to accept and include in the capital budget.

Understanding and forecasting the foreign exchange rate are specially important for multi- national companies because they make important decisions based on forecasting information. I mention some of these decisions.

CHAPTER 17 CAPITAL BUDGETING FOR THE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION This chapter focuses on three aspects of foreign investment analysis that are infrequently considered in evaluating domestic projects: the difference between project and parent cash flows; incorporating political risks such as expropriation and currency controls; and factoring in inflation and exchange rate changes in cash flow estimates. It also evaluates the various methods used to incorporate in the investment analysis the additional risks encountered overseas. These points are brought out in the process of working through the International Diesel Corporation Case. The ability to perform a capital budgeting analysis is one of the most valuable skills we can provide our