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Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. It also generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets. In addition, the company manufactures boxed chocolates and other confectionery products; specialty chemicals, metal cutting tools, and components for aerospace and power generation applications; flooring products; insulation, roofing, and engineered products; building and engineered components; paints and coatings; and bricks and masonry products, as well as offers manufactured and site-built home construction, and related lending and financial services. Further, it provides recreational vehicles, apparel and footwear products, jewelry, and custom picture framing products, as well as alkaline batteries; castings, forgings, fasteners/fastener systems, aerostructures, and precision components; and cobalt, nickel, and titanium alloys. Additionally, the company distributes televisions and information; franchises and services quick service restaurants; distributes electronic components; and offers logistics services, grocery and foodservice distribution services, and professional aviation training and shared aircraft ownership programs. It also retails automobiles; furniture, bedding, and accessories; household appliances, electronics, and computers; jewelry, watches, crystal, china, stemware, flatware, gifts, and collectibles; kitchenware; and motorcycle clothing and equipment. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. more
| Time Frame | BRK.B | Sector | S&P500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Week Return | 2.98% | 3.23% | -0.81% |
| 1-Month Return | -0.29% | -0.95% | -3.95% |
| 3-Month Return | 9.84% | 7.48% | 3.35% |
| 6-Month Return | 21.35% | 28.83% | 19.7% |
| 1-Year Return | 25.36% | 25.52% | 22.93% |
| 3-Year Return | 50.28% | 22.21% | 25.5% |
| 5-Year Return | 93.16% | 64.94% | 85.41% |
| 10-Year Return | 221.34% | 244.82% | 221.1% |
| Dec '19 | Dec '20 | Dec '21 | Dec '22 | Dec '23 | 5YR TREND | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 254.62B | 245.51B | 354.64B | 302.09B | 364.48B | [{"date":"2019-12-31","value":69.86,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":67.36,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":97.3,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":82.88,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Cost of Revenue | 107.04B | 101.09B | 114.14B | 124.32B | 293.54B | [{"date":"2019-12-31","value":36.47,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":34.44,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":38.88,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":42.35,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Gross Profit | 327.22B | 286.26B | 354.64B | 177.77B | 70.95B | [{"date":"2019-12-31","value":92.27,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":80.72,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":50.13,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":20.01,"profit":true}] |
| Gross Margin | 128.52% | 116.60% | 100.00% | 58.85% | 19.46% | [{"date":"2019-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":90.73,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":77.81,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":45.79,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":15.15,"profit":true}] |
| Operating Expenses | 105.71B | 74.29B | 242.95B | 264.77B | 22.82B | [{"date":"2019-12-31","value":39.93,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":28.06,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":91.76,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":8.62,"profit":true}] |
| Operating Income | 106.28B | 59.04B | 111.69B | 37.32B | 48.12B | [{"date":"2019-12-31","value":95.16,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":52.87,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":33.42,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":43.09,"profit":true}] |
| Total Non-Operating Income/Expense | (7.55B) | (7.43B) | 188.93B | 63.55B | 67.18B | [{"date":"2019-12-31","value":-3.99,"profit":false},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":-3.93,"profit":false},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":33.64,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":35.56,"profit":true}] |
| Pre-Tax Income | 102.70B | 55.69B | 111.69B | (30.58B) | 120.17B | [{"date":"2019-12-31","value":85.46,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":46.35,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":92.94,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":-25.44,"profit":false},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Income Taxes | 20.90B | 12.44B | 20.88B | (8.52B) | 23.02B | [{"date":"2019-12-31","value":90.81,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":54.04,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":90.7,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":-37,"profit":false},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Income After Taxes | 81.79B | 43.25B | 90.81B | (22.06B) | 97.15B | [{"date":"2019-12-31","value":84.19,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":44.52,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":93.47,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":-22.71,"profit":false},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Income From Continuous Operations | 81.79B | 43.25B | 90.81B | (22.06B) | 77.57B | [{"date":"2019-12-31","value":90.07,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":47.63,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":-24.29,"profit":false},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":85.42,"profit":true}] |
| Income From Discontinued Operations | - | - | - | - | - | [{"date":"2019-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":"-","profit":true}] |
| Net Income | 81.42B | 42.52B | 89.80B | (22.82B) | 96.22B | [{"date":"2019-12-31","value":84.61,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":44.19,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":93.32,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":-23.71,"profit":false},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| EPS (Diluted) | 9.64 | 9.14 | 12.12 | 13.98 | 17.19 | [{"date":"2019-12-31","value":56.08,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-12-31","value":53.17,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-12-31","value":70.51,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":81.33,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
These ratios help you determine the liquidity of the company. Higher is better.
| BRK.B | |
|---|---|
| Cash Ratio | 31.42 |
| Current Ratio | 39.71 |
| Quick Ratio | 35.18 |
These ratios help you understand the company's efficiency in using its assets to generate returns. Higher is better. For ROE, average long term is around 14%, less than 10% is poor.
| BRK.B | |
|---|---|
| ROA (LTM) | 7.63% |
| ROE (LTM) | 18.46% |
These ratios help you understand the company's liabilities, gauging the riskiness of the investment.
| BRK.B | |
|---|---|
| Debt Ratio Lower is generally better. Negative is bad. | 0.47 |
| Common Equity/Total Assets Higher is better. Lower can suggest investment is riskier. | 0.52 |
| Debt/Equity The higher the number, the more leverage the business employs, the riskier the investment typically is. | 1.91 |
These ratios help you understand the company's valuation. Lower may indicate cheaper stocks.
| BRK.B | |
|---|---|
| Trailing PE | 9.23 |
| Forward PE | 18.08 |
| P/S (TTM) | 2.39 |
| P/B | 1.55 |
| Price/FCF | 102 |
| EV/R | 2.19 |
| EV/Ebitda | NM |
| PEG | 0.02 |
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B) share price today is $408.74
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The 52-week high price of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B) is $430. The 52-week low price of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B) is $317.41.
The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B) is 0.01
The price-to-book (P/B) ratio of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B) is 1.55
The dividend yield of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B) is 0.00%
The market capitalization of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B) is $882.11B
The stock symbol (or ticker) of Berkshire Hathaway Inc is BRK.B
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