Financial Ratios Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

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BRK.A

US0846701086

Consumer Goods Conglomerates

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Published financial data: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

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Fiscal Period: December	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Revenues	41.76B	48.12B	52.15B	101B	49.79B
Finance Div. Revenues	-	-	-	-	-
Insurance Division Revenues	204B	228B	250B	263B	322B
Total Revenues	246B	276B	302B	364B	371B
Cost of Goods Sold, Total	29.55B	34.05B	38.16B	88.44B	37.29B
Finance Div. Operating Exp.	-40.75B	-78.54B	67.9B	-74.86B	-52.8B
Insurance Division Operating Expenses, Total	187B	206B	224B	228B	273B
Interest Expense - Finance Division	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit	69.72B	115B	-28.09B	123B	114B
Operating Income	69.72B	115B	-28.09B	123B	114B
Interest Expense, Total	-4.08B	-4.17B	-4.35B	-5B	-5.2B
Net Interest Expenses	-4.08B	-4.17B	-4.35B	-5B	-5.2B
Income (Loss) On Equity Invest.	726M	995M	1.86B	1.97B	1.84B
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	66.36B	112B	-30.58B	120B	110B
Impairment of Goodwill	-10.03B	-	-	-	-
Asset Writedown	-638M	-	-	-	-
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	55.69B	112B	-30.58B	120B	110B
Income Tax Expense	12.44B	20.88B	-8.52B	23.02B	20.82B
Earnings From Continuing Operations	43.25B	90.81B	-22.06B	97.15B	89.56B
Net Income to Company	43.25B	90.81B	-22.06B	97.15B	89.56B
Minority Interest	-732M	-1.01B	-761M	-924M	-566M
Net Income - (IS)	42.52B	89.8B	-22.82B	96.22B	89B
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	42.52B	89.8B	-22.82B	96.22B	89B
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	42.52B	89.8B	-22.82B	96.22B	89B
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	26.67K	59.46K	-15.54K	66.41K	61.9K
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	26.67K	59.46K	-15.54K	66.41K	61.9K
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	1.59M	1.51M	1.47M	1.45M	1.44M
Net EPS - Diluted	26.67K	59.46K	-15.54K	66.41K	61.9K
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	26.67K	59.46K	-15.54K	66.41K	61.9K
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	1.59M	1.51M	1.47M	1.45M	1.44M
Normalized Basic EPS	25.55K	45.55K	-13.53K	51.2K	47.59K
Normalized Diluted EPS	25.55K	45.55K	-13.53K	51.2K	47.59K
American Depositary Receipts Ratio (ADR)	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Supplemental Items
EBITDA	80.32B	126B	-17.19B	136B	127B
EBITA	71B	116B	-26.85B	125B	116B
EBIT	69.72B	115B	-28.09B	123B	114B
EBITDAR	82.09B	127B	-15.39B	137B	129B
Total Revenues (As Reported)	-	-	-	-	-
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	22.34	18.69	27.86	19.16	18.86
Total Current Taxes	5.05B	5.33B	4.82B	7.64B	30.46B
Total Deferred Taxes	7.39B	15.55B	-13.33B	15.38B	-9.65B
Normalized Net Income	40.75B	68.79B	-19.87B	74.18B	68.42B
Non-Cash Pension Expense	-274M	-395M	-337M	-143M	-160M
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
Net Rental Expense, Total	1.78B	1.79B	1.8B	1.75B	2.05B
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	501M	495M	507M	537M	645M
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	1.28B	1.3B	1.29B	1.22B	1.4B

Fiscal Period: December	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	47.99B	88.18B	35.81B	38.02B	47.73B
Short Term Investments	90.3B	58.54B	92.77B	130B	286B
Total Cash And Short Term Investments	138B	147B	129B	168B	334B
Accounts Receivable, Total	27.97B	30.87B	36.27B	38.7B	37.15B
Other Receivables	7.88B	8.7B	12.03B	12.56B	11.24B
Total Receivables	35.85B	39.56B	48.3B	51.26B	48.39B
Inventory	19.21B	20.95B	25.37B	24.16B	24.01B
Finance Division Loans and Leases Current	-	-	-	-	-
Finance Division Other Current Assets, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Restricted Cash	406M	522M	588M	621M	647M
Other Current Assets, Total	270M	329M	589M	334M	201M
Total Current Assets	194B	208B	203B	244B	407B
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	270B	280B	293B	320B	333B
Accumulated Depreciation	-76.91B	-83.46B	-91.04B	-98B	-104B
Net Property Plant And Equipment	193B	196B	202B	222B	229B
Long-term Investments	319B	385B	362B	407B	318B
Goodwill	73.73B	73.88B	78.12B	84.63B	83.88B
Other Intangibles, Total	30.68B	29.64B	30.48B	37.14B	35.77B
Finance Division Other Long-Term Assets, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Loans Receivable Long-Term	19.2B	20.75B	23.21B	24.68B	27.8B
Deferred Charges Long-Term	15.69B	14.04B	13.67B	14.1B	13.4B
Other Long-Term Assets, Total	28.91B	31.49B	35.64B	36.88B	38.73B
Total Assets	874B	959B	948B	1,070B	1,154B
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	38.91B	40.8B	44.64B	49.35B	49.48B
Short-term Borrowings	3.35B	2.35B	2.43B	5.34B	2.44B
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	9.4B	6.14B	12.96B	13.86B	6.93B
Current Portion of Leases	1.34B	1.24B	1.28B	1.42B	1.49B
Finance Division Debt Current	-	-	-	-	-
Finance Division Other Current Liabilities, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Current Income Taxes Payable	837M	564M	951M	665M	2.31B
Other Current Liabilities	1.19B	277M	242M	213M	13B
Total Current Liabilities	55.02B	51.37B	62.5B	70.84B	75.65B
Long-Term Debt	104B	106B	107B	109B	115B
Long-Term Leases	4.13B	3.75B	3.66B	3.88B	4.5B
Finance Division Debt Non Current	-	-	-	-	-
Unearned Revenue Non Current	21.4B	23.51B	28.66B	30.51B	30.81B
Deferred Tax Liability Non Current	73.26B	89.68B	76.07B	92.34B	83.56B
Other Non Current Liabilities	164B	170B	190B	193B	192B
Total Liabilities	422B	444B	468B	499B	502B
Common Stock, Total	8M	8M	8M	8M	8M
Additional Paid In Capital	35.63B	35.59B	35.17B	34.48B	35.66B
Retained Earnings	445B	534B	512B	607B	696B
Treasury Stock	-32.85B	-59.8B	-67.83B	-76.8B	-78.94B
Comprehensive Income and Other	-4.24B	-4.03B	-6.59B	-3.76B	-3.58B
Total Common Equity	443B	506B	472B	561B	649B
Minority Interest	8.17B	8.73B	8.26B	9.5B	2.29B
Total Equity	451B	515B	481B	571B	652B
Total Liabilities And Equity	874B	959B	948B	1,070B	1,154B
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	1.53M	1.48M	1.46M	1.44M	1.44M
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	1.54M	1.48M	1.46M	1.44M	1.44M
Book Value / Share	287K	343K	323K	389K	451K
Tangible Book Value	339B	403B	364B	440B	530B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	219K	272K	249K	305K	368K
Total Debt	122B	119B	128B	134B	131B
Net Debt	-15.93B	-27.47B	-902M	-34.07B	-203B
Debt Equivalent of Unfunded Proj. Benefit Obligation	2.49B	172M	146M	-612M	-2.46B
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	14.21B	14.34B	14.39B	14.03B	16.38B
Minority Interest, Total (Incl. Fin. Div)	8.17B	8.73B	8.26B	9.5B	2.29B
Equity Method Investments, Total	17.3B	17.38B	28.05B	29.07B	31.13B
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	4	4	4	4	4
LIFO Reserve, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Inventories - Raw Materials, Total	4.82B	5.74B	6.38B	6.03B	5.42B
Inventories - Work In Process, Total	2.54B	3.19B	3.46B	3.34B	3.15B
Inventories - Finished Goods, Total	11.85B	12.02B	15.52B	14.79B	15.44B
Land - (BS)	77.62B	79.91B	82.11B	91.29B	94.83B
Buildings, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Machinery, Total	143B	148B	155B	165B	172B
Full Time Employees	360K	372K	383K	396K	392K
Assets under Capital Lease - Gross	22.47B	23.74B	25.49B	28.14B	30.02B
Assets under Capital Lease - Accumulated Depreciation	-7.87B	-8.82B	-9.91B	-11.2B	-12.2B
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	809M	830M	816M	832M	798M

Fiscal Period: December	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Net Income	42.52B	89.8B	-22.82B	96.22B	89B
Depreciation & Amortization - CF	9.32B	9.47B	9.67B	10.66B	11.06B
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	1.28B	1.25B	1.23B	1.83B	1.8B
Depreciation & Amortization, Total	10.6B	10.72B	10.9B	12.49B	12.86B
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Investments - (CF)	-40.9B	-77.58B	67.62B	-74.86B	-64.15B
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs	10.67B	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Activities, Total	1.32B	-2.38B	-3.56B	-5.1B	-326M
Change In Accounts Receivable	-1.61B	-5.83B	-5.59B	-1.95B	626M
Change In Inventories	-	-	-4.78B	1.43B	591M
Change in Unearned Revenues	1.59B	2.31B	1.86B	1.85B	376M
Change In Income Taxes	7.2B	15.3B	-12.89B	14.86B	-8.16B
Change in Other Net Operating Assets	8.39B	7.1B	6.49B	4.24B	-214M
Cash from Operations	39.77B	39.42B	37.22B	49.2B	30.59B
Capital Expenditure	-13.01B	-13.28B	-15.46B	-19.41B	-18.98B
Cash Acquisitions	-2.53B	-456M	-10.59B	-8.6B	-396M
Investment in Marketable and Equity Securities, Total	-18.25B	42.35B	-61.78B	-5.34B	9.28B
Net (Increase) Decrease in Loans Originated / Sold - Investing	-379M	473M	-	-	-
Other Investing Activities, Total	-3.58B	297M	239M	685M	-195M
Cash from Investing	-37.76B	29.39B	-87.6B	-32.66B	-10.29B
Short Term Debt Issued, Total	-	-	-	2.41B	-
Long-Term Debt Issued, Total	14.37B	6.92B	12.7B	7.82B	13.19B
Total Debt Issued	14.37B	6.92B	12.7B	10.22B	13.19B
Short Term Debt Repaid, Total	-1.12B	-624M	-596M	-	-3.06B
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-6.46B	-7.05B	-3.93B	-11.31B	-11.95B
Total Debt Repaid	-7.58B	-7.67B	-4.52B	-11.31B	-15.01B
Repurchase of Common Stock	-24.71B	-27.06B	-7.85B	-9.17B	-2.92B
Other Financing Activities, Total	-429M	-695M	-1.98B	-4.15B	-5.62B
Cash from Financing	-18.34B	-28.51B	-1.66B	-14.4B	-10.36B
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments	92M	5M	-268M	116M	-212M
Net Change in Cash	-16.24B	40.31B	-52.31B	2.24B	9.73B
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	4.02B	4.39B	4.34B	5B	4.94B
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	5B	5.41B	4.24B	7.76B	28.54B
Levered Free Cash Flow	41.72B	61.7B	-34.13B	69.8B	81.1B
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	44.27B	64.31B	-31.41B	72.93B	84.35B
Change In Net Working Capital	-3.11B	4.92B	9.29B	-2.86B	-19.39B
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	6.79B	-752M	8.17B	-1.09B	-1.82B

Fiscal Period: December	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Profitability
Return on Assets	5.15	7.84	-1.84	7.63	6.39
Return on Total Capital	7.84	11.89	-2.83	11.72	9.56
Return On Equity %	9.83	18.8	-4.43	18.46	14.65
Return on Common Equity	9.8	18.92	-4.66	18.6	14.7
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	28.4	41.6	-9.3	33.8	30.62
EBITDA Margin %	32.71	45.48	-5.69	37.23	34.08
EBITA Margin %	28.92	42.06	-8.89	34.3	31.11
EBIT Margin %	28.4	41.6	-9.3	33.8	30.62
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	17.62	32.89	-7.3	26.65	24.11
Net Income Margin %	17.32	32.52	-7.55	26.4	23.96
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	17.32	32.52	-7.55	26.4	23.96
Normalized Net Income Margin	16.6	24.92	-6.58	20.35	18.42
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	16.99	22.35	-11.3	19.15	21.84
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	18.03	23.29	-10.4	20.01	22.71
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	0.29	0.3	0.32	0.36	0.33
Fixed Assets Turnover	1.32	1.42	1.52	1.72	1.65
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	1.49	1.64	1.55	2.71	1.31
Inventory Turnover (Average Inventory)	1.51	1.7	1.65	3.57	1.5
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	3.53	4.05	3.25	3.44	5.39
Quick Ratio	3.16	3.63	2.83	3.09	5.06
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	0.72	0.77	0.6	0.69	0.4
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	246.42	223.16	234.97	134.92	278.8
Days Outstanding Inventory (Average Inventory)	241.86	215.25	221.51	102.19	244.69
Average Days Payable Outstanding	476.48	411.84	365.82	196.62	510.3
Cash Conversion Cycle (Average Days)	11.8	26.57	90.66	40.49	13.2
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	27.11	23.16	26.57	23.4	20.07
Total Debt / Total Capital	21.33	18.8	20.99	18.96	16.71
LT Debt/Equity	23.99	21.27	23.1	19.79	18.4
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	18.87	17.27	18.25	16.04	15.32
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	48.34	46.29	49.33	46.66	43.52
EBIT / Interest Expense	17.08	27.53	-6.45	24.62	21.87
EBITDA / Interest Expense	20.11	30.53	-3.54	27.47	24.74
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	16.92	27.35	-7.09	23.59	21.09
Total Debt / EBITDA	1.49	0.94	-8.3	0.97	1.02
Net Debt / EBITDA	-0.19	-0.22	0.06	-0.25	-1.58
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	1.77	1.05	-4.14	1.13	1.19
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	-0.23	-0.24	0.03	-0.29	-1.86
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	-3.58	12.46	9.37	20.68	1.91
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	-33.96	64.75	-124.43	-539.81	-7.68
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	-30.55	56.36	-113.67	-892.91	-6.7
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	-33.58	63.55	-123.11	-566.89	-7.57
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	-33.96	64.75	-124.43	-539.81	-7.68
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	-47.12	109.94	-124.29	-541.62	-7.81
Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	-47.77	111.18	-125.41	-522.79	-7.51
Normalized Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	-36.21	68.83	-128.89	-474.2	-7.77
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 1 Yr. Growth %	-46.48	122.96	-126.13	-528.63	-6.79
Accounts Receivable, 1 Yr. Growth %	-1.04	10.36	17.51	6.7	-4.01
Inventory, 1 Yr. Growth %	-3.24	9.09	21.06	-4.76	-7.15
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 1 Yr. Growth %	6.83	1.96	2.83	9.87	3.11
Total Assets, 1 Yr. Growth %	6.85	9.73	-1.08	12.81	7.84
Tangible Book Value, 1 Yr. Growth %	8.83	18.88	-9.67	20.47	20.52
Common Equity, 1 Yr. Growth %	4.33	14.22	-6.68	18.56	15.7
Cash From Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	2.81	-0.89	-5.57	31.72	-37.82
Capital Expenditures, 1 Yr. Growth %	-18.57	2.03	16.48	25.51	-2.23
Levered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	-22.89	47.9	-155.26	-304.9	19.09
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	-21.75	45.27	-148.79	-332.65	18.42
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Two Years
Total Revenues, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-0.47	4.13	10.91	14.88	10.9
Gross Profit, 2 Yr. CAGR %	158.88	4.3	-36.56	3.44	101.5
EBITDA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	99.49	4.21	-53.76	3.83	171.99
EBITA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	145.33	4.22	-38.53	3.64	107.59
EBIT, 2 Yr. CAGR %	158.88	4.3	-36.56	3.44	101.5
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	216.35	5.37	-28.59	3.35	101.78
Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	225.19	5.02	-26.74	3.44	97.75
Normalized Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	308.78	3.78	-30.17	3.76	85.78
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 2 Yr. CAGR %	230.18	9.24	-23.68	5.6	99.88
Accounts Receivable, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-0.02	4.5	13.88	11.97	1.21
Inventory, 2 Yr. CAGR %	0.36	2.74	14.92	7.38	-2.71
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 2 Yr. CAGR %	7.48	4.37	2.4	6.29	6.44
Total Assets, 2 Yr. CAGR %	11.11	8.28	4.19	5.64	10.3
Tangible Book Value, 2 Yr. CAGR %	19.93	13.74	3.63	4.47	20.5
Common Equity, 2 Yr. CAGR %	12.73	9.16	3.24	5.3	17.12
Cash From Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	3.12	0.94	-3.26	11.7	-9.5
Capital Expenditures, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-5.39	-8.85	9.02	20.91	10.77
Levered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	307.25	6.79	-9.59	6.21	54.3
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	1.93K	6.62	-15.81	6.35	64.04
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Three Years
Total Revenues, 3 Yr. CAGR %	0.67	3.66	5.86	14.07	10.38
Gross Profit, 3 Yr. CAGR %	40.37	122.68	-35.69	20.86	-0.41
EBITDA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	32.67	83.93	-47.03	19.06	0.19
EBITA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	38.58	114.31	-36.9	20.72	-0.25
EBIT, 3 Yr. CAGR %	40.37	122.68	-35.69	20.86	-0.41
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-1.57	175.94	-35.39	30.96	-0.51
Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-1.83	181.6	-34.56	31.29	-0.35
Normalized Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	41.16	204.42	-32.24	22.11	-0.23
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-0.81	189.68	-32.19	35.55	1.3
Accounts Receivable, 3 Yr. CAGR %	2.54	3.32	8.67	11.43	6.37
Inventory, 3 Yr. CAGR %	3.42	3.19	8.51	7.94	4.64
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 3 Yr. CAGR %	6.77	5.61	3.85	4.83	5.22
Total Assets, 3 Yr. CAGR %	7.56	10.65	5.07	6.99	6.37
Tangible Book Value, 3 Yr. CAGR %	13.15	19.58	5.33	9.07	9.57
Common Equity, 3 Yr. CAGR %	8.36	13.23	3.6	8.19	8.66
Cash From Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-4.54	1.77	-1.28	7.34	-8.11
Capital Expenditures, 3 Yr. CAGR %	3.58	-2.98	-1.09	14.26	12.65
Levered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	15.9	190.56	-14.23	18.68	9.44
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	14.44	743.57	-17.81	18.07	9.37
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Five Years
Total Revenues, 5 Yr. CAGR %	4.02	5.04	4.65	8.02	7.84
Gross Profit, 5 Yr. CAGR %	12.8	25.91	2.18	63.94	1.5
EBITDA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	11.81	22.68	-12.96	46.39	1.83
EBITA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	12.56	25.17	0.13	60.34	1.57
EBIT, 5 Yr. CAGR %	12.8	25.91	2.18	63.94	1.5
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	12.12	30.03	-13.43	86.36	1.83
Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	12.04	30.12	-12.68	88.71	1.8
Normalized Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	13.63	27.16	6.53	97.99	1.39
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 5 Yr. CAGR %	12.72	32.34	-10.68	93.53	4.43
Accounts Receivable, 5 Yr. CAGR %	6.94	5.38	6.93	6.7	5.62
Inventory, 5 Yr. CAGR %	10.02	5.91	7.87	4.85	3.87
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 5 Yr. CAGR %	7.24	6.54	5	5.88	4.88
Total Assets, 5 Yr. CAGR %	9.61	9.08	6.2	8.62	7.13
Tangible Book Value, 5 Yr. CAGR %	13.1	19.04	9.24	13.29	11.22
Common Equity, 5 Yr. CAGR %	11.64	12.41	6.28	9.99	8.86
Cash From Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	4.78	3.84	-4.03	5.64	-4.59
Capital Expenditures, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-4.15	0.49	5.72	5.95	3.5
Levered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	48.21	51.99	4.96	94.38	8.44
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	41.59	45.25	1.24	268.64	8.32