Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

BRSE:BRK/B Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 844.1b

Berkshire Hathaway Valuation

Is BRK/B undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of BRK/B when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BRK/B (CHF267.44) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF639.03)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BRK/B is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BRK/B?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

BRK/B key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA8.5x
PEG Ratio-0.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does BRK/B's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for BRK/B vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average26.4x
UBSG UBS Group
41.4x33.5%CHF 83.5b
PGHN Partners Group Holding
31.7x13.4%CHF 31.8b
INVE A Investor
5.2x-51.4%SEK 936.6b
BAER Julius Bär Gruppe
27.3x21.9%CHF 10.2b
BRK/B Berkshire Hathaway
14.8x-20.0%CHF 1.0t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BRK/B is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.8x) compared to the peer average (26.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BRK/B's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Diversified Financial Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a-6.7%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BRK/B is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.8x) compared to the European Diversified Financial industry average (11.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BRK/B's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BRK/B PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14.8x
Fair PE Ratio12.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BRK/B is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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