Caterpillar 10-Q 2023-09-30

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 1-768

CATERPILLAR INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 891-7700

Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report: N/A

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

¹ In addition to the New York Stock Exchange, Caterpillar common stock is also listed on stock exchanges in France and Switzerland.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

At September 30, 2023, 509,084,743 shares of common stock of the registrant were outstanding.

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions except per share data)

1 Profit attributable to common shareholders.

2 Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions except per share data)

1 Profit attributable to common shareholders.

2 Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards usin

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The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is intended to provide information that will assist the reader in understanding the company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements between select periods and the primary factors that accounted for those changes. In addition, we discuss how certain accounting principles, policies and critical estimates affect our Consolidated Financial Statements. Our discussion also contains certain forward-looking statements related to future events and expectations as well as a discussion of the many factors that we believe may have an impact on our business on an ongoing basis. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with our discussion of cautionary statements and significant risks to the company’s business under Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of the 2022 Form 10-K.

Highlights for the third quarter of 2023 include:

• Total sales and revenues for the third quarter of 2023 were $16.810 billion, an increase of $1.816 billion, or 12 percent, compared with $14.994 billion in the third quarter of 2022. Sales were higher across the three primary segments.

• Operating profit margin was 20.5 percent for the third quarter of 2023, compared with 16.2 percent for the third quarter of 2022. Adjusted operating profit margin was 20.8 percent for the third quarter of 2023, compared with 16.5 percent for the third quarter of 2022.

• Third-quarter 2023 profit per share was $5.45, and excluding the items in the table below, adjusted profit per share was $5.52. Third-quarter 2022 profit per share was $3.87, and excluding the items in the table below, adjusted profit per share was $3.95.

• Caterpillar ended the third quarter of 2023 with $6.5 billion of enterprise cash.

Highlights for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 include:

• Total sales and revenues were $49.990 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $7.160 billion, or 17 percent, compared with $42.830 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

• Operating profit margin was 19.7 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared with 14.5 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Adjusted operating profit margin was 21.0 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared with 14.7 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

• Profit per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was $14.85, and excluding the items in the table below, adjusted profit per share was $15.98. Profit per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was $9.85, and excluding the items in the table below, adjusted profit per share was $9.99.

• Enterprise operating cash flow was $8.9 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

• In order for our results to be more meaningful to our readers, we have separately quantified the impact of several significant items. A detailed reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is included on page 65.

Overview

Total sales and revenues for the third quarter of 2023 were $16.810 billion, an increase of $1.816 billion, or 12 percent, compared with $14.994 billion in the third quarter of 2022. The increase was due to favorable price realization and higher sales volume. The increase in sales volume was driven by higher sales of equipment to end users, partially offset by the impact from changes in dealer inventories and lower services sales volume. Dealer inventory increased more during the third quarter of 2022 than during the third quarter of 2023.

Third-quarter 2023 profit per share was $5.45, compared with $3.87 profit per share in the third quarter of 2022. Profit per share for both quarters included restructuring costs. Profit for the third quarter of 2023 was $2.794 billion, an increase of $753 million, or 37 percent, compared with $2.041 billion for the third quarter of 2022. The increase was primarily due to favorable price realization and higher sales volume, partially offset by higher selling, general and administrative (SG&A) and research and development (R&D) expenses, higher manufacturing costs and unfavorable impacts from foreign currency exchange.

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Trends and Economic Conditions

Outlook for Key End Markets

In Construction Industries, we continue to see positive momentum for North America. We expect continued growth in non-residential construction in North America due to the positive impact of government-related infrastructure investments and a healthy pipeline of construction projects. Although residential construction growth has moderated, we expect it to remain healthy. In Asia Pacific, excluding China, we expect growth due to public infrastructure spending and supportive commodity prices. We expect continued weakness in China. In EAME, we anticipate the region will be slightly down. Continued weakness in Europe is expected to be partially offset by strong construction demand in the Middle East. Construction activity in Latin America is expected to be about flat versus a strong 2022 performance.

In Resource Industries, within mining, customer product utilization remains high, the number of parked trucks remains low and the age of the fleet remains high, which supports future demand for our equipment and services. Order rates are slightly lower than we expected at this time, reflecting capital discipline by customers. The energy transition is expected to support increased commodity demand over time, expanding our total addressable market and providing further oppor

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The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from Note 5 – “Derivative financial instruments and risk management” included in Part I, Item 1 and Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

During the third quarter of 2023, there has been no change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from Note 14 – “Environmental and legal matters” included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

There have been no material changes to the risk factors we previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Non-U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plans

As of September 30, 2023, we had 28 employee stock purchase plans (the “EIP Plans”) that are administered outside the United States for our non-U.S. employees, which had approximately 14,000 active participants in the aggregate. During the third quarter of 2023, approximately 61,000 shares of Caterpillar common stock were purchased by the EIP Plans pursuant to the terms of such plans.

On August 22, 2023, Andrew Bonfield, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, entered into a Rule 10b5-1 sales plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The sales plan will be in effect until the earlier of (1) November 20, 2024 and (2) the date on which an aggregate of 30,000 shares of our common stock have been sold under the plan.

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*Management contracts and compensatory plans and arrangements required to be filed as exhibits pursuant to Item 6 of this report.

The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by us in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant 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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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.