GE Outline and Profits (GE)

GE is a major multinational conglomerate and one of the most respected companies on the planet. It is a portion of Warren Buffett's portfolio and creates some of the greatest business leaders in America. Considering the size, diversity, and ever changing nature of this company, it is important for investors to have an idea of what sectors make this company tick. Below is a break down of profits by segments and then a brief outline of what each segment contains. Finally, we finish with a chart containing the profits by segment for the last five years. Hopefully these brief notes provide an investor with a stronger understanding of GE and how it makes money.


Fiscal 2006 Profits $26,311 million

Industrials 34.35%
Commercial 19.11%
GE money 13.12%
Healthcare 11.94%
NBC Universal 11.09%
Industrial 10.24%

Businesses

GE Commercial Finance

• Corporate Financial Services
• Healthcare Financial Services
• Capital Solutions
• Real Estate

GE Healthcare

• Diagnostic Imaging
• Interventional Cardiology and Surgery
• Clinical Systems
• Healthcare Information Technologies
• Services
• Bio-Sciences

GE Industrial

• Consumer & Industrial
• Equipment Services
• GE Fanuc
• Inspection Technologies
• Plastics
• Security
• Sensing

GE Infrastructure

• Aviation
• Commercial Aviation Services
• Energy
• Energy Financial Services
• Oil & Gas
• Transportation
• Water & Process Technologies

GE Money

• GE Consumer Finance

NBC Universal

• Television Networks
• Production & Distribution
• Film
• Parks & Resorts

Businesses 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Infrastructure		$ 9,040			$ 7,769			$ 6,797			$ 7,362			$ 9,178
Commercial Finance		5,028			4,290			3,570			2,907			2,170
GE Money		3,507			3,050			2,520			2,161			1,799
Healthcare		3,143			2,665			2,286			1,701			1,546
NBC Universal		2,919			3,092			2,558			1,998			1,658
Industrial		2,694			2,559			1,833			1,385			1,837