Caterpillar shares dropped in after hours trade.
- The firm disclosed it now expects the net impact from tariffs in the US$1.5bn to 1.8bn range, from 1.3 to 1.5 previously
- expects a US$500mn to 600mn impact in Q3 alone
- expects its full-year adjusted operating profit margin to come in near the bottom of the target margin range
- left its full-year sales outlook unchanged
- “company continues to take initial mitigating actions to reduce this impact”, but “trade and tariff negotiations continue to be fluid”
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.