PREVIEW: Caterpillar Inc (CAT) earnings due 28/Jan at 11:30BST/06:30EDT

Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Q4 2021 (USD): EPS (exp. 2.26/2.17 GAAP), Revenue (exp. 13.15bln)

REVENUE SEGMENTS:

• Financial Products: (exp. 751.28mln)
• Machinery, Energy And Transportation: (exp. 12.52bln)
• All Other (Inc Corp And Elim): (exp. 112.17mln)
• Construction Industries: (exp. 5.38bln)
• Corporate Items And Eliminations: (exp. -839.33mln)
• Energy And Transportation: (exp. 5.29bln)
• Resource Industries: (exp. 2.57bln)

QUARTERLY MACHINE RETAIL SALES STATS:

• Asia/Pacific: (prev. -4%)
• EAME (prev. +22%)
• Latin America (prev. +57%)
• North America: prev. +19%)
• World: (prev. +17%)

DIVIDEND:

• Qtrly Dividend: (exp. 1.12)
• FY Dividend: (exp. 4.31)

EPS GUIDANCE:

• Q1 2022 EPS View: (exp. 2.79/2.72 GAAP)
• FY 2021 EPS View: (exp. 12.39)

REVENUE GUIDANCE:

• Q1 2022 Revenue View: (exp. 13.29bln)
• FY 2022 Revenue View: (exp. 50.23bln)
• FY 2022 Revenue View: (exp. 56.59bln)

INDEX WEIGHT:

• 0.3% SPX weight
• 4.1% Dow weight
• Sector/Industry: Industrials/Machinery

BROKER RATING:

• Avg Rating: 'Buy'
• Avg Price Target: USD 232.23
• Price Target Changes (last 30 days): 1 upward vs 4 downward