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Caterpillar (CAT) released its retail statistics for July on a three-month rolling basis on August 18. However, Caterpillar’s retail sales fell in July.

3M Company’s (MMM) acquisition strategy for the last ten years can be classified as “BI” (before Inge) and “AI” (after Inge).

In February 2016, 3M Company (MMM) set financial objectives for the five-year period from 2016 to 2020 that were slightly below its previous expectations.

Realizing that its capital structure was sub-optimal and was leading to a high cost of capital, 3M Company started adding leverage.

3M Company’s (MMM) accruals ratios using the balance sheet and the cash flow methods rose considerably in 2015.

Roper Technologies’ Industrial Technology segment’s revenue stood at 21% of its sales in 2015. This segment’s revenue was 41% of its sales in 2014.

3M Company’s (MMM) Consumer Solutions segment is made up of four diverse businesses, which garnered a combined annual revenue of $4.4 billion in 2015.

3M Company is generating a massive 30%–32% of its annual revenue from products it’s introduced in the last five years.

While 3M’s peer group includes industrial conglomerates such as Honeywell and General Electric, these companies hardly share any similarities with 3M.

Toyota began using the Just-in-Time method in 1938. However, the true potential of this strategy was realized when it integrated this strategy with TPS.

Honeywell’s ACS unit uses the software-as-a-service (or SaaS) business model. In the SaaS model, software is licensed on a subscription basis to users.

Dover Corporation (DOV) is a machinery manufacturer that operates in four diverse segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment.

David Cote, who took over as chairman and CEO of Honeywell, helped shape the Honeywell Operating System (or HOS) for production, which integrated several management theories.

On March 17, 2016, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) was trading at a forward PE (price-to-earnings) multiple of ~16.5x compared to the industry average of ~19.6x.

Honeywell has an installed base of 6,000 integrated cockpits, which is ten times greater than the next competitor.

Originally incorporated in 1892, General Electric is one of the largest and most diversified industrials and financial services corporations in the world.

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Analytical Instruments segment earned revenues of ~$3.3 billion in 2014, representing organic growth of around 4%.

In 1969, American Cable Systems was renamed Comcast Corporation.

The advertising revenues for Comcast’s NBCUniversal Cable Networks and Broadcasting Television segment are susceptible to advertising cyclicality and program ratings.

In most countries, the approval process varies across different categories of devices classified as per their risk profiles.

Medical device companies are driven by innovation and inventions that involve high research and development (or R&D) costs.

The US medical device industry has been working on traditional business models based on R&D and innovation where physicians have been the target audience.

Amazon has outperformed the big technology giants in cloud computing, whereas Microsoft is tightening its grip on the cloud market by leveraging Azure.

The US medical device market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.1% between 2014 and 2017.

When Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas in 1996, the acquisition helped Boeing overtake Lockheed Martin as the largest defense contractor.

Pratt & Whitney (UTX) originally focused only on selling airplane engines and spare parts. It covered only 10% of its engines under its aftermarket program.

Investment-grade bonds are both U.S. Treasuries issued by the U.S. Treasury Department and corporate bonds issued by high-quality corporate borrowers.

Boeing (BA) is one of the world’s largest aerospace companies. The company is a top US exporter. It’s focused on innovation.

Nuclear power plants have the lowest variable costs among the three fuel types, at $11.8 per MWh (for plants coming online in 2019).

Natural gas–fired power plants are clearly the cheapest to build due to lower land requirements and faster, cheaper construction.

Coal (KOL) has fired much of the development in the US and other OECD economies in the 20th century. It’s firing growth in economies like China and India.

While the power sector differs country by country, the operational structure of the sector across the world is pretty much the same.

One of Boeing’s competitive advantages is that it enjoys strong relations with many companies, even its competitors.

While calculating the GDP estimate, the Bureau first takes into account the sum of an individual’s personal consumption expenditures, that is, durable goods, non-durable goods, and services.

The ADP National Employment Report (also popularly known as “the ADP Jobs Report” or “ADP Employment Report”) is a monthly report summarizing the employment situation.

While credit spreads do give you a good picture of the credit risk of one bond compared to another, it’s not the only factor they represent.

The fund initiated positions in Pfizer Inc. (PFE), AT&T Inc. (T), and Valero Energy Corp. (VLO). It sold stakes in General Electric Co. (GE), The Walt Disney Co. (DIS), and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).

Espicom Business Intelligence forecasts the Israeli market to be valued at $1.096 billion in 2016—a 20% increase over five years. The country looks to the medical device industry for a significant amount of growth.