Jan 28 (Reuters) - Cat Financial:
* CAT FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES 2018 YEAR-END RESULTS
* CAT FINANCIAL - REPORTED FOURTH-QUARTER 2018 REVENUES OF $699 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF $21 MILLION, OR 3 PERCENT
* CAT FINANCIAL - FOURTH-QUARTER 2018 PROFIT WAS $18 MILLION, A $253 MILLION, OR 93 PERCENT, DECREASE FROM Q4 OF 2017
* CAT FINANCIAL- DECREASE IN QTRLY PROFIT DUE TO $86 MILLION INCREASE IN PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES, DRIVEN BY HIGHER ALLOWANCE RATE, INCREASE IN WRITE-OFFS