Berkshire Hathaway Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 6/6
Berkshire Hathaway has a total shareholder equity of $608.0B and total debt of $123.6B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 20.3%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $1,108.9B and $500.9B respectively. Berkshire Hathaway's EBIT is $87.4B making its interest coverage ratio 17.2. It has cash and short-term investments of $276.9B.
Key information
20.3%
Debt to equity ratio
US$123.63b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 17.2x |
| Cash | US$276.94b |
| Equity | US$607.97b |
| Total liabilities | US$500.89b |
| Total assets | US$1.11t |
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BRH's short term assets ($358.2B) exceed its short term liabilities ($157.3B).
Long Term Liabilities: BRH's short term assets ($358.2B) exceed its long term liabilities ($343.6B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BRH has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: BRH's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 25.9% to 20.3% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BRH's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (42.3%).
Interest Coverage: BRH's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (17.2x coverage).