Sales and Revenue Growth in Q4 2022 20%；Annual sales and revenue growth of 17%；

Earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2022 were 2..$79；Adjusted earnings per share was 3..$86；

Other income in the fourth quarter of 2022（Expenditure）Medium，Including construction machinery、Energy and Transportation Business Segment（ME&T）0 per share.Adverse foreign exchange impact of $41，This has a negative impact on EPS and adjusted EPS.；

Earnings per share for the full year were 12..$64；Adjusted earnings per share was 13..84 dollars；

Strong net cash flow from operating activities，$7.8 billion；The company ended 2022 with $7 billion in cash.；

2022，Returned $6.7 billion to shareholders through share buybacks and dividends。

Caterpillar Inc（NYSE symbol：CAT）Announced a few days agoFourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results。

$16.6 billion in sales and revenues in the fourth quarter of 2022，20% from $13.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021%。Earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2022 were 2..$79，In the fourth quarter of 2021, earnings per share were 3..$91。Adjusted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2022 was 3..$86，In the fourth quarter of 2021, the adjusted earnings per share was 2..$69。Earnings per share in the fourth quarter of 2022，Including other income（Expenditure）Chinese construction machinery、Energy and Transportation Business Segment Per Share 0..Adverse foreign exchange impact of $41，Mainly related to balance sheet translation，In the fourth quarter of 2021, the favorable impact was 0..01 dollars。

Full-year 2022 sales and revenues of $59.4 billion，Up 17% from $51 billion in 2021%。The increase reflects changes in dealer inventory、Price increases and volume increases realized from increased services and end-user equipment sales。2022，Agents added $2.4 billion in inventory，In 2021, it was basically flat.。Earnings per share for the full year 2022 was 12 percent.$64，Earnings per share in 2021 were 11..$83。Adjusted earnings per share of 13..84 dollars，The adjusted earnings per share in 2021 was 10..Eighty-one dollars。

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Caterpillar Inc.Officer

An Bojun said：

The Caterpillar global team delivered one of the best annual results in the company's nearly 100-year history.，Including record full-year adjusted earnings per share.。Despite supply chain challenges，Our team still delivered double-digit operating income growth.，And in construction machinery、The energy and transportation business segments generated strong cash flow.。We remain committed to serving our customers.、Execute the enterprise strategy，And invest in long-term profitable growth。

2022，Adjusted earnings per share exclude goodwill impairment charges、Restructuring costs related to the railway sector、Mark-to-market revaluation gains resulting from settlement of pension obligations and other post-retirement benefit plans，And other restructuring costs。2021，Adjusted earnings per share exclude mark-to-market revaluation gains due to settlement of pension obligations and other postretirement benefit plans，And restructuring costs。

The whole year of 2022，Net cash flow from operating activities was $7.8 billion.。During 2022，Company repurchased $4.2 billion of Caterpillar common stock，And paid a $2.4 billion dividend.。At the end of 2022，The company has $7 billion in cash.，Liquidity remains strong。