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Berkshire Hathaway NYSE:BRK.A Stock Report

Last Price

US$682.50k

Market Cap

US$978.8b

7D

-0.5%

1Y

25.8%

Updated

22 Dec, 2024

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

NYSE:BRK.A Stock Report

Market Cap: US$978.8b

BRK.A Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. More details

BRK.A fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 50.1% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings grew by 39.3% over the past year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 41.6% per year for the next 3 years


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Goran_Damchevski
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The Berkshire Success Recipe: Concentrated Portfolio With Diversified Operations

Berkshire has managed to find a balance between a diversified business and an alpha-rich portfolio. The company’s efficiency is reflected in its low risk, which also limits growth.
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US$604.20k
FV
13.0% overvalued intrinsic discount
3.60%
Revenue growth p.a.
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Berkshire Hathaway: A Fortress of Financial Strength

Berkshire Hathaway: A Fortress of Financial Strength Berkshire Hathaway, the investment conglomerate led by the legendary Warren Buffett, has long been admired for its disciplined investment strategy, long-term focus, and unwavering commitment to shareholder value. As the company prepares for the eventual transition of leadership to Greg Abel, it's essential to examine its financial strength and prospects for continued success.
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US$943.79k
FV
27.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
13.00%
Revenue growth p.a.
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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Berkshire Hathaway
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$682,500.00
52 Week HighUS$741,971.39
52 Week LowUS$539,496.01
Beta0.88
1 Month Change-4.45%
3 Month Change-0.41%
1 Year Change25.78%
3 Year Change53.49%
5 Year Change101.37%
Change since IPO39,350.87%

Recent News & Updates

Berkshire Hathaway: P/B Ratio Still Matters

Dec 11

Berkshire Hathaway Should Be Broken Up

Dec 05

Berkshire Hathaway: Cash Hoard Likely To Be Underutilized For Longer

Nov 27

Here's Why Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Nov 26
Here's Why Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Buffett Keeps Raising Cash At Berkshire, But Does The Trump Win Change Anything?

Nov 18

Recent updates

Berkshire Hathaway: P/B Ratio Still Matters

Dec 11

Berkshire Hathaway Should Be Broken Up

Dec 05

Berkshire Hathaway: Cash Hoard Likely To Be Underutilized For Longer

Nov 27

Here's Why Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Nov 26
Here's Why Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Buffett Keeps Raising Cash At Berkshire, But Does The Trump Win Change Anything?

Nov 18

Berkshire Hathaway: BNSF Keeps Generating Billions In Free Cash Flow

Nov 10

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (NYSE:BRK.A) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Nov 05
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (NYSE:BRK.A) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Berkshire Hathaway's Strategic Moves: Cashing Out As The Market Gets Expensive

Nov 03

Berkshire Hathaway: Why I'm Buying More Shares

Oct 17

Why Berkshire Hathaway Belongs In Your Dividend Portfolio Despite No Payout

Sep 27

Berkshire Hathaway: Ajit Jain Halved Position, Time To Reexamine Stock

Sep 20

Berkshire Hathaway: There May Be Something Big Going On Behind Buffett's Selling

Sep 04

Berkshire Hathaway: Recent Rebound Leaves Limited Upside (Rating Downgrade)

Aug 27

Berkshire Hathaway: Worth A Bullish Stance

Aug 21

Tracking Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio - Q2 2024 Update

Aug 15

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Aug 07
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Berkshire Hathaway: What's Buffett Thinking Holding All That Cash

Aug 04

Berkshire's Future: Greg Abel's Impressive Track Record

Jul 21

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (NYSE:BRK.A) Price

Jul 15
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (NYSE:BRK.A) Price

Berkshire Hathaway Q2 2024 Book Value And Earnings Estimates; Relative Value Has Improved

Jul 11

2024 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting: Summary Of The 37 Questions And Answers

Jun 27

Berkshire Hathaway: Pessimism Against Buffett Makes Little Sense (Upgrade)

Jun 17

Berkshire Hathaway: Nothing Lasts Forever

Jun 07

Berkshire's 15 Years Of Disappointing Acquisitions

May 14

Berkshire Hathaway 2024 Annual Meeting: Buffett And Abel Show Us The Future

May 05

Buffett's Bonanza? Berkshire's 2023 A Mixed Bag

Apr 08

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (NYSE:BRK.A) P/S Ratio

Apr 01
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (NYSE:BRK.A) P/S Ratio

Berkshire Hathaway: Never Bet Against Buffett

Mar 29

Berkshire Hathaway: Warren Buffett Has Work With GEICO, BNSF, And Especially BHE

Mar 13

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2023 Shareholder Letter

Feb 25

Tracking Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio - Q4 2023 Update

Feb 15

Berkshire After Buffett, What To Expect?

Jan 15

Berkshire Hathaway: Do As Buffett Says Not As He Does

Dec 31

Berkshire's Cash Cow: Year-End Check On BNSF

Dec 20

Berkshire Hathaway: How (Not) To Piggyback On Buffett's Stock Ideas

Nov 20

Berkshire Hathaway: Time To Be Greedy

Nov 12

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Dumps Billions Worth Of Stocks For 4th Consecutive Quarter

Nov 04

Berkshire Hathaway: The Soaring Value Of The Float

Oct 15

Berkshire Hathaway Q3 2023 Earnings And Book Value Estimates - Are We Approaching Fair Value?

Oct 02

Berkshire Hathaway: Time To Double Down

Sep 25

Berkshire Hathaway: Surged To A New High - Why I'm Not Buying More Now

Sep 15

Berkshire Hathaway: Cash Is King

Aug 14

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Tops One Trillion In Assets, With Cash Pile Near All-Time High

Aug 06

Berkshire Hathaway: Look At Consumers And Cash Flows

Jul 25

2023 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting: Summary Of The 48 Questions And Answers

Jul 09

Berkshire Hathaway Suffers From A Rare Case Of Underperformance

Jul 02

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Remains Undervalued

Jun 20

Berkshire Hathaway: No Dividends, No Problem

Jun 14

Berkshire Hathaway: Do You See What Buffett Sees?

May 31

Shareholder Returns

BRK.AUS Diversified FinancialUS Market
7D-0.5%-0.6%-2.4%
1Y25.8%25.5%23.4%

Return vs Industry: BRK.A matched the US Diversified Financial industry which returned 25.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BRK.A exceeded the US Market which returned 23.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BRK.A's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BRK.A volatility
BRK.A Average Weekly Movement2.5%
Diversified Financial Industry Average Movement5.0%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: BRK.A has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: BRK.A's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1998396,500Warren Buffettwww.berkshirehathaway.com

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. It also generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Berkshire Hathaway's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BRK.A fundamental statistics
Market capUS$978.77b
Earnings (TTM)US$106.88b
Revenue (TTM)US$369.89b

9.2x

P/E Ratio

2.7x

P/S Ratio

Is BRK.A overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BRK.A income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$369.89b
Cost of RevenueUS$85.57b
Gross ProfitUS$136.85b
Other ExpensesUS$29.97b
EarningsUS$106.88b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)74.32k
Gross Margin37.00%
Net Profit Margin28.89%
Debt/Equity Ratio19.7%

How did BRK.A perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:45
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Stephen BiggarArgus Research Company
Jay GelbBarclays
Michael HartnettBofA Global Research