Berkshire Hathaway Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 6/6
Berkshire Hathaway has a total shareholder equity of $631.8B and total debt of $124.5B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 19.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $1,147.3B and $515.4B respectively. Berkshire Hathaway's EBIT is $136.8B making its interest coverage ratio 27.2. It has cash and short-term investments of $325.2B.
Key information
19.7%
Debt to equity ratio
US$124.51b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 27.2x |
| Cash | US$325.21b |
| Equity | US$631.81b |
| Total liabilities | US$515.45b |
| Total assets | US$1.15t |
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BRKA's short term assets ($406.0B) exceed its short term liabilities ($165.5B).
Long Term Liabilities: BRKA's short term assets ($406.0B) exceed its long term liabilities ($350.0B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BRKA has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: BRKA's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 25.4% to 19.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BRKA's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (32.4%).
Interest Coverage: BRKA's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (27.2x coverage).