NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Caterpillar Inc. (CAT:Caterpillar Inc CAT 73.23, +2.34, +3.3%) on Tuesday said second-quarter net income rose 34% to $1.1 billion, or $1.74 a share, from $823 million, or $1.24 a share in the year-ago period, on strength in its overseas business. The Peoria, Ill. maker of bulldozers said revenue jumped 20% to $13.6 billion from $11.4 billion. Higher prices boosted revenue by $398 million, the impact of currency added $384 million and Financial Products revenue rose $84 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet forecast earnings of $1.54 a share and revenue of $12.17 billion. "While North America remains depressed and we've seen softening in Western Europe and Japan, Caterpillar continues to grow in emerging markets and in global industries like energy and mining ... and we continue to see good growth in our integrated service businesses," Chairman and CEO Jim Owens said. Shares of Caterpillar, a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJ:Dow Jones Industrial Average).
Bei Caterpillar bin ich long gegangen (DB65GY , im Dip um ca. 14 Uhr bei 0,68), Kursziel 80-85 Dollar, Stop Loss 70 Dollar. Versteift euch nicht zu sehr auf die schwachen Bankenergebnisse, die Gewinne außerhalb des Finanzbereichs sind noch (!) ordentlich. |