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BRK.A

US0846701086

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Published financial data: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

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Fiscal Period: December	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Revenues	43.45B	41.76B	48.12B	52.15B	101B
Finance Div. Revenues	1.48B	-	-	-	-
Insurance Division Revenues	211B	204B	228B	250B	263B
Total Revenues	256B	246B	276B	302B	364B
Cost of Goods Sold, Total	30.73B	29.55B	34.05B	38.16B	88.44B
Finance Div. Operating Exp.	-71.12B	-40.75B	-78.54B	67.9B	-74.86B
Insurance Division Operating Expenses, Total	191B	187B	206B	224B	228B
Interest Expense - Finance Division	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit	105B	69.72B	115B	-28.09B	123B
Operating Income	105B	69.72B	115B	-28.09B	123B
Interest Expense, Total	-3.96B	-4.08B	-4.17B	-4.35B	-5B
Net Interest Expenses	-3.96B	-4.08B	-4.17B	-4.35B	-5B
Income (Loss) On Equity Invest.	1.18B	726M	995M	1.86B	1.97B
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	103B	66.36B	112B	-30.58B	120B
Impairment of Goodwill	-	-10.03B	-	-	-
Asset Writedown	-	-638M	-	-	-
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	103B	55.69B	112B	-30.58B	120B
Income Tax Expense	20.9B	12.44B	20.88B	-8.52B	23.02B
Earnings From Continuing Operations	81.79B	43.25B	90.81B	-22.06B	97.15B
Net Income to Company	81.79B	43.25B	90.81B	-22.06B	97.15B
Minority Interest	-375M	-732M	-1.01B	-761M	-924M
Net Income - (IS)	81.42B	42.52B	89.8B	-22.82B	96.22B
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	81.42B	42.52B	89.8B	-22.82B	96.22B
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	81.42B	42.52B	89.8B	-22.82B	96.22B
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	49.83K	26.67K	59.46K	-15.54K	66.41K
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	49.83K	26.67K	59.46K	-15.54K	66.41K
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	1.63M	1.59M	1.51M	1.47M	1.45M
Net EPS - Diluted	49.83K	26.67K	59.46K	-15.54K	66.41K
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	49.83K	26.67K	59.46K	-15.54K	66.41K
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	1.63M	1.59M	1.51M	1.47M	1.45M
Normalized Basic EPS	39.05K	25.55K	45.55K	-13.53K	51.2K
Normalized Diluted EPS	39.05K	25.55K	45.55K	-13.53K	51.2K
American Depositary Receipts Ratio (ADR)	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Supplemental Items
EBITDA	116B	80.32B	126B	-17.19B	136B
EBITA	107B	71B	116B	-26.85B	125B
EBIT	105B	69.72B	115B	-28.09B	123B
EBITDAR	117B	82.09B	127B	-15.39B	137B
Total Revenues (As Reported)	-	-	-	-	-
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	20.36	22.34	18.69	27.86	19.16
Total Current Taxes	5.82B	5.05B	5.33B	4.82B	7.64B
Total Deferred Taxes	15.09B	7.39B	15.55B	-13.33B	15.38B
Normalized Net Income	63.81B	40.75B	68.79B	-19.87B	74.18B
Non-Cash Pension Expense	-292M	-274M	-395M	-337M	-143M
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
Net Rental Expense, Total	1.89B	1.78B	1.79B	1.8B	1.75B
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	579M	501M	495M	507M	537M
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	1.31B	1.28B	1.3B	1.29B	1.22B

Fiscal Period: December	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	64.18B	47.99B	88.18B	35.81B	38.02B
Short Term Investments	63.82B	90.3B	58.54B	92.77B	130B
Total Cash And Short Term Investments	128B	138B	147B	129B	168B
Accounts Receivable, Total	28.26B	27.97B	30.87B	36.27B	38.7B
Other Receivables	7.57B	7.88B	8.7B	12.03B	12.56B
Total Receivables	35.84B	35.85B	39.56B	48.3B	51.26B
Inventory	19.85B	19.21B	20.95B	25.37B	24.16B
Finance Division Loans and Leases Current	-	-	-	-	-
Finance Division Other Current Assets, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Restricted Cash	457M	406M	522M	588M	621M
Other Current Assets, Total	145M	270M	329M	589M	334M
Total Current Assets	184B	194B	208B	203B	244B
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	249B	270B	280B	293B	320B
Accumulated Depreciation	-68.56B	-76.91B	-83.46B	-91.04B	-98B
Net Property Plant And Equipment	180B	193B	196B	202B	222B
Long-term Investments	284B	319B	385B	362B	407B
Goodwill	81.88B	73.73B	73.88B	78.12B	84.63B
Other Intangibles, Total	31.65B	30.68B	29.64B	30.48B	37.14B
Finance Division Other Long-Term Assets, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Loans Receivable Long-Term	17.53B	19.2B	20.75B	23.21B	24.68B
Deferred Charges Long-Term	16.68B	15.69B	14.04B	13.67B	14.1B
Other Long-Term Assets, Total	21.2B	28.91B	31.49B	35.64B	36.88B
Total Assets	818B	874B	959B	948B	1,070B
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	36.36B	38.91B	40.8B	44.64B	49.35B
Short-term Borrowings	4.69B	3.35B	2.35B	2.43B	5.34B
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	10.42B	9.4B	6.14B	12.96B	13.86B
Current Portion of Leases	1.37B	1.34B	1.24B	1.28B	1.42B
Finance Division Debt Current	-	-	-	-	-
Finance Division Other Current Liabilities, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Current Income Taxes Payable	976M	837M	564M	951M	665M
Other Current Liabilities	1.04B	1.19B	277M	242M	213M
Total Current Liabilities	54.86B	55.02B	51.37B	62.5B	70.84B
Long-Term Debt	88.26B	104B	106B	107B	109B
Long-Term Leases	4.51B	4.13B	3.75B	3.66B	3.88B
Finance Division Debt Non Current	-	-	-	-	-
Unearned Revenue Non Current	19.78B	21.4B	23.51B	28.66B	30.51B
Deferred Tax Liability Non Current	65.82B	73.26B	89.68B	76.07B	92.34B
Other Non Current Liabilities	156B	164B	170B	190B	193B
Total Liabilities	389B	422B	444B	468B	499B
Common Stock, Total	8M	8M	8M	8M	8M
Additional Paid In Capital	35.66B	35.63B	35.59B	35.17B	34.48B
Retained Earnings	402B	445B	534B	512B	607B
Treasury Stock	-8.12B	-32.85B	-59.8B	-67.83B	-76.8B
Comprehensive Income and Other	-5.24B	-4.24B	-4.03B	-6.59B	-3.76B
Total Common Equity	425B	443B	506B	472B	561B
Minority Interest	3.77B	8.17B	8.73B	8.26B	9.5B
Total Equity	429B	451B	515B	481B	571B
Total Liabilities And Equity	818B	874B	959B	948B	1,070B
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	1.62M	1.53M	1.48M	1.46M	1.44M
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	1.63M	1.54M	1.48M	1.46M	1.44M
Book Value / Share	261K	287K	343K	323K	389K
Tangible Book Value	311B	339B	403B	364B	440B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	191K	219K	272K	249K	305K
Total Debt	109B	122B	119B	128B	134B
Net Debt	-18.75B	-15.93B	-27.47B	-902M	-34.07B
Debt Equivalent of Unfunded Proj. Benefit Obligation	2.21B	2.49B	172M	146M	-612M
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	15.11B	14.21B	14.34B	14.39B	14.03B
Minority Interest, Total (Incl. Fin. Div)	3.77B	8.17B	8.73B	8.26B	9.5B
Equity Method Investments, Total	17.5B	17.3B	17.38B	28.05B	29.07B
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	4	4	4	4	4
LIFO Reserve, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Inventories - Raw Materials, Total	4.49B	4.82B	5.74B	6.38B	6.03B
Inventories - Work In Process, Total	2.7B	2.54B	3.19B	3.46B	3.34B
Inventories - Finished Goods, Total	12.66B	11.85B	12.02B	15.52B	14.79B
Land - (BS)	64.94B	77.62B	79.91B	82.11B	91.29B
Buildings, Total	10.72B	-	-	-	-
Machinery, Total	132B	143B	148B	155B	165B
Full Time Employees	392K	360K	372K	383K	396K
Assets under Capital Lease - Gross	22.22B	22.47B	23.74B	25.49B	28.14B
Assets under Capital Lease - Accumulated Depreciation	-7.15B	-7.87B	-8.82B	-9.91B	-11.2B
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	509M	809M	830M	816M	832M

Fiscal Period: December	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Net Income	81.42B	42.52B	89.8B	-22.82B	96.22B
Depreciation & Amortization - CF	8.75B	9.32B	9.47B	9.67B	10.66B
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	1.32B	1.28B	1.25B	1.23B	1.83B
Depreciation & Amortization, Total	10.06B	10.6B	10.72B	10.9B	12.49B
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Investments - (CF)	-71.12B	-40.9B	-77.58B	67.62B	-74.86B
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs	-	10.67B	-	-	-
Other Operating Activities, Total	-879M	1.32B	-2.38B	-3.56B	-5.1B
Change In Accounts Receivable	-2.3B	-1.61B	-5.83B	-5.59B	-1.95B
Change In Inventories	-	-	-	-4.78B	1.43B
Change in Unearned Revenues	1.71B	1.59B	2.31B	1.86B	1.85B
Change In Income Taxes	15.18B	7.2B	15.3B	-12.89B	14.86B
Change in Other Net Operating Assets	4.62B	8.39B	7.1B	6.49B	4.24B
Cash from Operations	38.69B	39.77B	39.42B	37.22B	49.2B
Capital Expenditure	-15.98B	-13.01B	-13.28B	-15.46B	-19.41B
Cash Acquisitions	-1.68B	-2.53B	-456M	-10.59B	-8.6B
Investment in Marketable and Equity Securities, Total	13.27B	-18.25B	42.35B	-61.78B	-5.34B
Net (Increase) Decrease in Loans Originated / Sold - Investing	270M	-379M	473M	-	-
Other Investing Activities, Total	-1.5B	-3.58B	297M	239M	685M
Cash from Investing	-5.62B	-37.76B	29.39B	-87.6B	-32.66B
Short Term Debt Issued, Total	266M	-	-	-	2.41B
Long-Term Debt Issued, Total	13.54B	14.37B	6.92B	12.7B	7.82B
Total Debt Issued	13.81B	14.37B	6.92B	12.7B	10.22B
Short Term Debt Repaid, Total	-	-1.12B	-624M	-596M	-
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-7.73B	-6.46B	-7.05B	-3.93B	-11.31B
Total Debt Repaid	-7.73B	-7.58B	-7.67B	-4.52B	-11.31B
Repurchase of Common Stock	-4.85B	-24.71B	-27.06B	-7.85B	-9.17B
Other Financing Activities, Total	-497M	-429M	-695M	-1.98B	-4.15B
Cash from Financing	730M	-18.34B	-28.51B	-1.66B	-14.4B
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments	25M	92M	5M	-268M	116M
Net Change in Cash	33.82B	-16.24B	40.31B	-52.31B	2.24B
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	3.89B	4.02B	4.39B	4.34B	5B
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	5.42B	5B	5.41B	4.24B	7.76B
Levered Free Cash Flow	54.04B	41.72B	61.7B	-34.13B	69.8B
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	56.51B	44.27B	64.31B	-31.41B	72.93B
Change In Net Working Capital	3.5B	-3.11B	4.92B	9.29B	-2.86B
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	6.08B	6.79B	-752M	8.17B	-1.09B

Fiscal Period: December	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Profitability
Return on Assets	8.64	5.15	7.84	-1.84	7.63
Return on Total Capital	13.35	7.84	11.89	-2.83	11.72
Return On Equity %	20.94	9.83	18.8	-4.43	18.46
Return on Common Equity	21.05	9.8	18.92	-4.66	18.6
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	41.19	28.4	41.6	-9.3	33.8
EBITDA Margin %	45.12	32.71	45.48	-5.69	37.23
EBITA Margin %	41.7	28.92	42.06	-8.89	34.3
EBIT Margin %	41.19	28.4	41.6	-9.3	33.8
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	31.94	17.62	32.89	-7.3	26.65
Net Income Margin %	31.79	17.32	32.52	-7.55	26.4
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	31.79	17.32	32.52	-7.55	26.4
Normalized Net Income Margin	24.92	16.6	24.92	-6.58	20.35
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	21.1	16.99	22.35	-11.3	19.15
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	22.07	18.03	23.29	-10.4	20.01
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	0.34	0.29	0.3	0.32	0.36
Fixed Assets Turnover	1.48	1.32	1.42	1.52	1.72
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	1.54	1.49	1.64	1.55	2.71
Inventory Turnover (Average Inventory)	1.58	1.51	1.7	1.65	3.57
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	3.36	3.53	4.05	3.25	3.44
Quick Ratio	2.99	3.16	3.63	2.83	3.09
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	0.71	0.72	0.77	0.6	0.69
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	236.25	246.42	223.16	234.97	134.92
Days Outstanding Inventory (Average Inventory)	231.11	241.86	215.25	221.51	102.19
Average Days Payable Outstanding	425.23	476.48	411.84	365.82	196.62
Cash Conversion Cycle (Average Days)	42.13	11.8	26.57	90.66	40.49
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	25.49	27.11	23.16	26.57	23.4
Total Debt / Total Capital	20.31	21.33	18.8	20.99	18.96
LT Debt/Equity	21.65	23.99	21.27	23.1	19.79
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	17.25	18.87	17.27	18.25	16.04
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	47.59	48.34	46.29	49.33	46.66
EBIT / Interest Expense	26.63	17.08	27.53	-6.45	24.62
EBITDA / Interest Expense	29.65	20.11	30.53	-3.54	27.47
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	25.61	16.92	27.35	-7.09	23.59
Total Debt / EBITDA	0.93	1.49	0.94	-8.3	0.97
Net Debt / EBITDA	-0.16	-0.19	-0.22	0.06	-0.25
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	1.08	1.77	1.05	-4.14	1.13
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	-0.18	-0.23	-0.24	0.03	-0.29
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	3.46	-3.58	12.46	9.37	20.68
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	952.6	-33.96	64.75	-124.43	-539.81
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	483.56	-30.55	56.36	-113.67	-892.91
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	835.68	-33.58	63.55	-123.11	-566.89
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	952.6	-33.96	64.75	-124.43	-539.81