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Caterpillar (u.k.) ltd
Registration Number
00484783Incorporation Date
27/07/1950Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Peckleton Lane, Desford, Leicester, Leicestershire. LE9 9JT
Website
www.cat.comAudit Fees
£148,000Secretary
Ms Natalia Moreno Prieto
Directors
Active
Mr Nicolas Marco (46 yrs)
Active
Mr Robert Walker (50 yrs)
Active
Mr Jason Maw (50 yrs)
Active
Mr Steven David Wheeler (56 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 29-Dec-24 |
| Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 756405 | 997275 | 1334729 | 1598883 | 1662169 |
| Directors Fees | 784 | 957 | 971 | 526 | 526 |
| Gross Profits | 62229 | 65396 | 92561 | 90487 | 94069 |
| Value Added | 155252 | 180767 | 212894 | 234991 | 273749 |
| Trading Profit | 49270 | 58825 | 76950 | 85377 | 132353 |
| Depreciation | 11468 | 11454 | 10290 | 10917 | |
| Non-Trading Income | 5655 | 5057 | 7837 | 27755 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre-tax Profit | 43457 | 52428 | 74496 | 102215 | 122528 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 49766 | 22986 | 78212 | 19197 | 61329 |
| Fixed Assets | 64868 | 70961 | 75134 | 96270 | 91457 |
| Intangibles | 301 | 231 | 166 | 105 | 100 |
| Intermediate Assets | 395815 | 390824 | 419346 | 150872 | 143328 |
| Stocks | 122446 | 206762 | 303578 | 223348 | 193490 |
| Debtors | 763 | 1130 | 786 | 1562 | 1380 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 338039 | 386300 | 433094 | 721735 | 795526 |
| Total Current Assets | 461248 | 594192 | 737458 | 946645 | 990396 |
| Creditors | 54556 | 82210 | 119548 | 93558 | 111850 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 26798 | 50130 | 67273 | 48232 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 34791 | 83614 | 118376 | 85573 | 85573 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 116145 | 215954 | 305197 | 227363 | 197423 |
| Net Current Assets | 345103 | 378238 | 432261 | 719282 | 792973 |
| Shareholders Funds | 763475 | 786461 | 864673 | 883870 | 945199 |
| Total Loan Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 42612 | 53793 | 62234 | 82659 | 82659 |
| Total Capital Employed | 806087 | 840254 | 926907 | 966529 | 1027858 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | 5.75 | 5.26 | 5.58 | 6.39 | 7.37 |
| Sales Growth % | -31 | 32 | 34 | 20 | 4 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | -34 | 21 | 42 | 37 | 20.00 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3022627671943 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 26 | 30 | 33 | 21 | 24.494211771593 |
| Stock Turnover | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8.5904489854398 |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 346 | 464 | 578 | 656 | 721.103444034441 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 71 | 84 | 92 | 96 | 118.761264683539 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 49 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 61.3423534235342 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 105982 | 121942 | 135944 | 149614 | 141396.337872332 |
| Employees | 2184 | 2149 | 2308 | 2439 | 2305.03607998328 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is high and rising indicating an improvement in financial strength, well above the industry average.
- Total Sales have increased by 19.8% in the latest year, well above the industry average of -4.6%.
- The company lies an excellent 2nd in terms of Total Sales in this industry.
- The company lies an excellent 2nd in terms of Pretax Profits in this industry.
- Sales per Employee is £656,000 which is well above the industry average of £360,000.
- The average salary is £61,000 which is well above the industry average of £52,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- Exports contribute 100% towards the Total Sales of the company.
- The company has consistently improved pretax profits over the last 4 years.Only 8 other companies achieved this.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 6.4% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 5.4%.
- Non Trading Income of £27.8m makes a large contribution to pretax profits of £102.2m.
- Formal debt of the company has decreased by £19.0m, a fall of 28%.
- The company is among the Top 5 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed as a Fastest Growing Company (see section 2.1c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £2bn sales and made £102m, by following the proposal plan, sales would be level but profits would rise to £123m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- ADD £2bn TO SALES
- FEW DIRECTORS
Acquisition Attractiveness Rating
- Low number of shareholders
- Company is privately owned
- Low number of directors
- Sales growth above the industry average
- Low financial rating
- High gross earnings
- Big difference between current and future value
- Directors fees represent high proportion of profits
- Average age of directors is high
Company Valuation
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 29-Dec-24 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 756405 | 997275 | 1334729 | 1598883 | 1662169 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 43457 | 52428 | 74496 | 102215 | 122528 |
| Total Value (£000) | 777123 | 911548 | 1137165 | 847087 | 1045025 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 584193 | 669908 | 799010 | 472157 | 429755 |
| Goodwill (£000) | 192930 | 241640 | 338155 | 374930 | 615270 |
| Liabilities (£000) | 179282 | 116553 | 65663 | 411713 | 515444 |
| Equity Value (£000) | 956405 | 1028101 | 1202828 | 1258800 | 1560469 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
CATERPILLAR UK HOLDINGS LTD (100.0%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
CATERPILLAR DC PENSION TRUST LTD
CATERPILLAR LOGISTICS (UK) LTD
CATERPILLAR PENSION TRUST LTD
CATERPILLAR SKINNINGROVE LTD
CATERPILLAR ASIA LTD
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 75 years.
The number of shareholders is low (1)
The total value of the company is currently £847.1m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
The company value is small in comparison to its sales.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 10% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 23% if the proposed business plan was followed.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 23%.
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