secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)
CIK:        0000018230
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000018230-23-000005
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Caterpillar Q4 revenue $16.6B (+20% YoY); adj EPS $3.86; full-year adj EPS record $13.84
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- Q4 sales and revenues $16.6B, up 20% YoY; Q4 GAAP EPS $2.79, adjusted EPS $3.86.
- Full-year 2022 sales $59.4B (+17%); record adjusted EPS $13.84 (vs $10.81 in 2021).
- Operating cash flow $7.8B; enterprise cash $7.0B; returned $6.7B to shareholders via buybacks & dividends.
- Unfavorable ME&T foreign currency impact of $0.41/share in Q4 weighed on reported profit.
- World machine retail sales up 4% in Q4; Energy & Transportation retail sales up 19%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823023000005/0000018230-23-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823023000005/cat-20230131.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-23-000005

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