Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

BRSE:BRK/B Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 848.2b

Berkshire Hathaway Valuation

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • 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 (CHF651.35)

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?

Key metric: As BRK/B is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BRK/B. This is calculated by dividing BRK/B's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BRK/B's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio14.4x
EarningsUS$67.86b
Market CapUS$974.27b

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 Average22.3x
UBSG UBS Group
22.4x25.6%CHF 90.0b
PGHN Partners Group Holding
33.4x14.2%CHF 32.0b
INVE A Investor
4.4x-55.0%SEK 910.4b
BAER Julius Bär Gruppe
29.1x22.4%CHF 10.9b
BRK/B Berkshire Hathaway
14.4x-33.5%CHF 974.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BRK/B is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the peer average (22.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

7 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No. of Companies14PE01020304050+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BRK/B is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the European Diversified Financial industry average (11.2x).


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 Ratio14.4x
Fair PE Ratio18.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BRK/B is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.8x).


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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