Profile for Deere & Company (DE)

Symbol:

After Hours: $ 30.84

-0.13 (-0.42%)

Volume: 59.78 k

6:37 PM EST Nov 21, 2008

Business Description:
The Company operates through four business segments; agricultural equipment, commercial and consumer equipment, construction and forestry and credit. It provides products and services for agriculture, forestry, construction, landscaping and irrigation.

Address:

One John Deere Place, Moline, IL 61265

Telephone:

(309) 765-8000

Website:

www.deere.com

Facsimile:

(309) 765-5889

Email:

Details

CEO:

Robert W. Lane

Employees:

52000

Market Cap:

13.22 b

Issue Type:

Common Stock

Auditor:

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Last Audit:

Unqualified

Indices:

DJ US Commerical Vehicles & Trucks, Fortune 500 Industrial, Farm & Construction Machinery, Russell 1000, S&P 1500 Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks Index, S&P 500 Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks Index, S&P 900 Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks Index, S&P Composite

Industry Classifications

Sector:

Industrial Goods

CIK:

0000315189

Industry:

Manufacturing

NAICS:

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111)

QM ID:

Farm & Construction Machinery (620)

SIC:

Farm Machinery And Equipment (3523) , Internal Combustion Engines, Not Elsewhere Classified (3519) , Lawn And Garden Tractors And Home Lawn And Garden Equipment (3524) , Construction Machinery And Equipment (3531) , Miscellaneous Business Credit Institutions (6159) , Short-Term Business Credit Institutions, Except Agricultural (6153) , Fire, Marine, And Casualty Insurance (6331) , Life Insurance (6311)

Profitability

Management Effectiveness

Gross Margin:

28.40

Return on Equity:

28.20

EBIT Margin:

17.90

Return on Capital:

10.20

Profit Margin:

13.20