Caterpillar Inc: Key Ratios

	Avg P/E	Price/ Sales	Price/ Book	Net Profit Margin (%)
12/08	11.50	0.55	4.41	6.9
12/07	13.50	1.06	5.10	7.9
12/06	13.20	1.01	5.77	8.5
12/05	12.60	1.12	4.60	7.9
12/04	13.90	1.14	4.48	6.7
12/03	19.40	1.28	4.70	4.8
12/02	20.90	0.79	2.88	4.0
12/01	21.00	0.89	3.20	3.9
12/00	12.70	0.82	2.90	5.2
12/99	20.50	0.86	3.05	4.8

	Book Value/ Share	Debt/ Equity	Return on Equity (%)	Return on Assets (%)	Interest Coverage
12/08	$10.12	5.84	58.4	5.2	3.1
12/07	$14.24	3.20	39.9	6.3	3.5
12/06	$10.62	3.98	51.6	6.9	3.8
12/05	$12.57	3.05	33.8	6.0	3.7
12/04	$10.89	3.15	27.3	4.7	3.6
12/03	$8.84	3.34	18.1	3.0	2.3
12/02	$7.95	3.26	14.6	2.4	1.7
12/01	$8.17	2.96	14.3	2.6	1.4
12/00	$8.15	2.69	18.8	3.7	1.8
12/99	$7.72	2.53	17.3	3.5	1.8

Financial data in U.S. dollars

Industry: Farm & Construction Machinery