I work for Caterpillar and have been for the last 3 years. Maybe to some the company might be a mess but Caterpillar knows whats necessary to turn a profit and over the course of the last 7-10 years as Jim Owens has headed the company as the Chief Executive Officer, he has managed to make every year more profitable the the last. Even with the recession starting in 2007 Caterpillar has still managed to pull in profits. Like any company you can get a good idea of what the profit lines are going to be with a well rounded CEO and upper management talent. How many companies can boast a record profit margin for 10 years and every year grown significantly...