Balance Sheet: Assets
The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.
Assets are resources controlled by the company as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity.
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- Dividend Discount Model (DDM)
- Present Value of Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)
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- Return on Capital (ROC)
- Analysis of Revenues
- Analysis of Investments
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Caterpillar Inc., consolidated balance sheet: assets
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31).
Assets: Selected Items
| Balance sheet item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current assets | Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold, or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. | Caterpillar Inc. current assets increased from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020. |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. | Caterpillar Inc. property, plant and equipment, net decreased from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020. |
| Noncurrent assets | Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold or consumed after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. | Caterpillar Inc. noncurrent assets decreased from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020. |
| Total assets | Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. | Caterpillar Inc. total assets decreased from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020. |
Current Assets: Selected Items
| Balance sheet item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables, trade and other | Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection. | Caterpillar Inc. receivables, trade and other decreased from 2018 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2020. |
| Inventories | Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer. | Caterpillar Inc. inventories decreased from 2018 to 2019 but then increased from 2019 to 2020 not reaching 2018 level. |