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berkshire hathaway inc. - BRK.B

BRK.B

Close Chg Chg %
477.23 -4.79 -1.00%

Open Market

472.44

-4.79 (1.00%)

Volume: 1.43M

Last Updated:

Dec 3, 2024, 12:20 PM EDT

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Company Overview: berkshire hathaway inc. - BRK.B

BRK.B Key Data

Open

$478.16

 Day Range

471.25 - 478.30

52 Week Range

350.86 - 491.67

 Market Cap

$1.03T

Shares Outstanding

2.16B

 Public Float

1.32B

Beta

0.87

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

9.64

 EPS

$49.51

Yield

0.00%

 Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

4.23M

  

BRK.B Performance

1 Week
 
 -1.18%
 
1 Month
 
 5.57%
 
3 Months
 
 3.90%
 
1 Year
 
 33.68%
 
5 Years
 
 114.42%
 

BRK.B Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 5
Full Ratings ➔

About berkshire hathaway inc. - BRK.B

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, and retailing services. It operates through the following segments: Insurance, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF), Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE), Pilot Travel Centers (PTC), Manufacturing, McLane, and Service and Retailing. The Insurance segment includes the underwriting of GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group, and Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group. The BNSF segment involves the operation of railroad systems. The BHE segment focuses on regulated electric and gas utility, power generation and distribution, and real estate brokerage activities. The PTC segment consists of managing travel centers and marketing of wholesale fuel. The Manufacturing segment refers to industrial, consumer and building products, home building, and related financial services. The McLane segment covers the wholesale distribution of groceries and non-food items. The Service and Retailing segment relates to the provision of shared aircraft ownership programs, aviation pilot training, electronic components distribution, retailing businesses, automobile dealerships and trailer, and furniture leasing services. The company was founded by Oliver Chace in 1839 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

BRK.B At a Glance

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
3555 Farnam Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68131
Phone 1-402-346-1400 Revenue 364.48B
Industry Property/Casualty Insurance Net Income 96.22B
Sector Finance 2023 Sales Growth 20.654%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2024 Employees 396,500
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BRK.B Valuation

P/E Current 9.757
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 8.056
Price to Sales Ratio 2.127
Price to Book Ratio 1.374
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 15.756
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 12.383
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.059
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.178

BRK.B Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 919,248.424
Income Per Employee 242,680.958
Receivables Turnover 4.80
Total Asset Turnover 0.361

BRK.B Liquidity

Current Ratio 4.143
Quick Ratio 3.769
Cash Ratio 2.594

BRK.B Profitability

Gross Margin 19.465
Operating Margin 13.203
Pretax Margin 32.969
Net Margin 26.40
Return on Assets 9.534
Return on Equity 18.618
Return on Total Capital 13.848
Return on Invested Capital 15.209

BRK.B Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 23.798
Total Debt to Total Capital 19.223
Total Debt to Total Assets 12.483
Long-Term Debt to Equity 21.075
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 17.024
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Annual Financials for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - BRK.B

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All values USD millions. 2020 2021 2022 2023 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
245.51B 276.09B 302.09B 364.48B
Sales Growth
-3.58% +12.46% +9.42% +20.65%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
196.73B 220.93B 242.77B 293.54B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
10.60B 10.72B 10.90B 12.49B
Depreciation
9.32B 9.47B 9.67B 10.66B
Amortization of Intangibles
1.28B 1.25B 1.23B 1.83B
COGS Growth
-2.81% +12.30% +9.89% +20.91%
Gross Income
48.78B 55.16B 59.32B 70.95B
Gross Income Growth
-6.54% +13.08% +7.53% +19.60%
Gross Profit Margin
+19.87% +19.98% +19.64% +19.46%
2020 2021 2022 2023 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
18.81B 20.14B 21.21B 22.82B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
18.81B 20.14B 21.21B 22.82B
SGA Growth
-3.61% +7.09% +5.28% +7.62%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
(44.12B) (77.34B) 63.40B (69.14B)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
74.10B 112.36B (25.28B) 117.27B
Non Operating Income/Expense
(14.32B) 3.50B (940.00M) 7.90B
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
726.00M 995.00M 1.86B 1.97B
Interest Expense
4.08B 4.17B 4.35B 5.00B
Interest Expense Growth
+3.08% +2.18% +4.31% +14.96%
Gross Interest Expense
4.08B 4.17B 4.35B 5.00B
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
55.69B 111.69B (30.58B) 120.17B
Pretax Income Growth
-45.77% +100.54% -127.38% +493.01%
Pretax Margin
+22.68% +40.45% -10.12% +32.97%
Income Tax
12.44B 20.88B (8.52B) 23.02B
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
5.05B 5.33B 4.82B 7.64B
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
7.39B 15.55B (13.33B) 15.38B
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
726.00M 995.00M 1.86B 1.97B
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
43.25B 90.81B (22.06B) 97.15B
Minority Interest Expense
732.00M 1.01B 761.00M 924.00M
Net Income
42.52B 89.80B (22.82B) 96.22B
Net Income Growth
-47.77% +111.18% -125.41% +521.68%
Net Margin Growth
+17.32% +32.52% -7.55% +26.40%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
42.52B 89.80B (22.82B) 96.22B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
42.52B 89.80B (22.82B) 96.22B
EPS (Basic)
17.7785 39.6399 -10.3567 44.2747
EPS (Basic) Growth
-46.48% +122.97% -126.13% +527.50%
Basic Shares Outstanding
2.39B 2.27B 2.20B 2.17B
EPS (Diluted)
17.7785 39.6399 -10.3567 44.2747
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-46.48% +122.97% -126.13% +527.50%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
2.39B 2.27B 2.20B 2.17B
EBITDA
40.57B 45.74B 49.01B 60.61B
EBITDA Growth
-5.09% +12.74% +7.15% +23.67%
EBITDA Margin
+16.53% +16.57% +16.22% +16.63%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 508.75
Number of Ratings 5 Current Quarters Estimate 4.498
FY Report Date 12 / 2024 Current Year's Estimate 22.248
Last Quarter’s Earnings 4.681 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 17.181 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 22.649
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 4 3 4 4
Mean Estimate 4.50 5.10 22.25 22.65
High Estimates 4.83 5.34 29.97 30.14
Low Estimate 4.19 4.96 19.45 20.00
Coefficient of Variance 7.22 4.10 23.17 22.06

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 1 1 2
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 1
HOLD 4 4 4
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Hold Hold Overweight

Insider Actions for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - BRK.B

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Nov 26, 2024 Warren Edward Buffett Chairman and CEO; Director 2,401,333 Conversion of derivative security 0.00
Nov 26, 2024 Warren Edward Buffett Chairman and CEO; Director 901,333 Bona fide gift 0.00
Nov 26, 2024 Warren Edward Buffett Chairman and CEO; Director 601,333 Bona fide gift 0.00
Nov 26, 2024 Warren Edward Buffett Chairman and CEO; Director 301,333 Bona fide gift 0.00
Nov 26, 2024 Warren Edward Buffett Chairman and CEO; Director 1,333 Bona fide gift 0.00
Nov 8, 2024 Charlotte M. Guyman Director 3,955 Conversion of derivative security 0.00

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