Berkshire Hathaway Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
Berkshire Hathaway has a total shareholder equity of $570.8B and total debt of $128.3B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 22.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $1,070.0B and $499.2B respectively. Berkshire Hathaway's EBIT is $123.2B making its interest coverage ratio 24.6. It has cash and short-term investments of $167.6B.
Key information
22.5%
Debt to equity ratio
US$128.27b
Debt
Interest coverage ratio | 24.6x |
Cash | US$167.64b |
Equity | US$570.77b |
Total liabilities | US$499.21b |
Total assets | US$1.07t |
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BRKB's short term assets ($244.0B) exceed its short term liabilities ($70.8B).
Long Term Liabilities: BRKB's short term assets ($244.0B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($428.4B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BRKB has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: BRKB's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 27.7% to 22.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BRKB's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (38.4%).
Interest Coverage: BRKB's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (24.6x coverage).