Berkshire Hathaway Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
Berkshire Hathaway has a total shareholder equity of $577.8B and total debt of $122.8B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 21.2%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $1,070.0B and $492.3B respectively. Berkshire Hathaway's EBIT is $94.4B making its interest coverage ratio 18.5. It has cash and short-term investments of $189.0B.
Key information
21.2%
Debt to equity ratio
US$122.75b
Debt
Interest coverage ratio | 18.5x |
Cash | US$188.99b |
Equity | US$577.79b |
Total liabilities | US$492.25b |
Total assets | US$1.07t |
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BRKB *'s short term assets ($270.4B) exceed its short term liabilities ($150.5B).
Long Term Liabilities: BRKB *'s short term assets ($270.4B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($341.7B).
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 26.1% to 21.2% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BRKB *'s debt is well covered by operating cash flow (41.6%).
Interest Coverage: BRKB *'s interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (18.5x coverage).