3m out with their Q3 earnings report.
- EPS $1.78 vs $1.75 exp
- Operating income $1.7bn with margins at 22%
- Industrial segment ( aerospace autos, advance materials etc) saw rising sales across major geographies with double digit growth in Latin America and Canada
- Electronics and energy saw growth across Asia Pacific, Lat Am/Canada nad EMEA (Europe, mid East, Africa) but declined in the US
- Safety and graphics, health care and consumer also saw growth across all regions
3m covers a varied range of products and services across the globe and unlike Caterpillar the other day are seeing decent global growth