Wall Street Watch Tuesday: Caterpillar Gets Pessimistic, Cuts Outlook

Date: Sep 25 2012

Filed under: Earnings, Apple, Market News, Caterpillar

CaterpillarCaterpillar (CAT) is refreshing its outlook for 2015.

The world’s largest maker of construction and mining equipment is looking to earn between $12 and $18 in 2015, fueled by $80 billion to $100 billion in revenue. These may seem like big numbers, but keep in mind that Caterpillar topped $60 billion in sales last year. Projecting sales to grow by as little as 33% in four years isn’t going to impress growth investors.

However, the real problematic part of Caterpillar’s new guidance is that its…

Wall Street Watch Tuesday: Caterpillar Gets Pessimistic, Cuts Outlook originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-09-25T09:34:00Z.

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