Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B) Stock Analysis

BRK.B- NYSE (USA) Also traded in: Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, UK
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B

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Market Cap	404.53 B	P/E(ttm)	17.37
Enterprise Value	425.34 B	P/B	1.49

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Also traded in: Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, UK

Financial Strength : 7/10

		vs industry	vs history
Cash to Debt	0.83	BRK.B's Cash to Debt is ranked lower than 85% of the 186 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 9999.00 vs. BRK.B: 0.83 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash to Debt only.	BRK.B' s Cash to Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.45 Med: 1.27 Max: N/A Current: 0.83
Equity to Asset	0.45	BRK.B's Equity to Asset is ranked higher than 83% of the 186 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 0.25 vs. BRK.B: 0.45 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Equity to Asset only.	BRK.B' s Equity to Asset Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.37 Med: 0.44 Max: 0.57 Current: 0.45 0.37 - 0.57
Interest Coverage	8.46	BRK.B's Interest Coverage is ranked lower than 81% of the 181 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 9999.00 vs. BRK.B: 8.46 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.	BRK.B' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 3.86 Med: 7.8 Max: 10.56 Current: 8.46 3.86 - 10.56

F-Score: 3
M-Score: -2.46
WACC vs ROIC	7.62% 8.25% WACC ROIC

Profitability & Growth : 7/10

		vs industry	vs history
Operating margin (%)	14.57	BRK.B's Operating margin (%) is ranked higher than 73% of the 174 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 9.00 vs. BRK.B: 14.57 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Operating margin (%) only.	BRK.B' s Operating margin (%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 7.03 Med: 13.84 Max: 17.05 Current: 14.57 7.03 - 17.05
Net-margin (%)	10.68	BRK.B's Net-margin (%) is ranked higher than 66% of the 185 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 6.78 vs. BRK.B: 10.68 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Net-margin (%) only.	BRK.B' s Net-margin (%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 4.63 Med: 9.87 Max: 11.42 Current: 10.68 4.63 - 11.42
ROE (%)	8.98	BRK.B's ROE (%) is ranked lower than 51% of the 185 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 9.14 vs. BRK.B: 8.98 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful ROE (%) only.	BRK.B' s ROE (%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 4.34 Med: 8.8 Max: 11.53 Current: 8.98 4.34 - 11.53
ROA (%)	4.04	BRK.B's ROA (%) is ranked higher than 74% of the 185 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 2.01 vs. BRK.B: 4.04 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful ROA (%) only.	BRK.B' s ROA (%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 1.85 Med: 3.9 Max: 5.07 Current: 4.04 1.85 - 5.07
Revenue Growth (3Y)(%)	9.30	BRK.B's Revenue Growth (3Y)(%) is ranked higher than 57% of the 151 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 5.90 vs. BRK.B: 9.30 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Revenue Growth (3Y)(%) only.	BRK.B' s Revenue Growth (3Y)(%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 2.9 Med: 15.4 Max: 38.2 Current: 9.3 2.9 - 38.2
EBITDA Growth (3Y)(%)	14.30	BRK.B's EBITDA Growth (3Y)(%) is ranked higher than 72% of the 117 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 3.30 vs. BRK.B: 14.30 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful EBITDA Growth (3Y)(%) only.	BRK.B' s EBITDA Growth (3Y)(%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: -22.7 Med: 18.3 Max: 67.8 Current: 14.3 -22.7 - 67.8
EPS Growth (3Y)(%)	17.70	BRK.B's EPS Growth (3Y)(%) is ranked higher than 73% of the 118 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 4.20 vs. BRK.B: 17.70 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful EPS Growth (3Y)(%) only.	BRK.B' s EPS Growth (3Y)(%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: -38.7 Med: 17.7 Max: 109 Current: 17.7 -38.7 - 109

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Industry:	Insurance » Insurance - Diversified NAICS: 524126 SIC: 6331
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Traded in other countries:	BERK34.Brazil, BRYN.Germany, BRKB.Mexico, BRK/B.Switzerland, 0R37.UK,

Berkshire Hathaway Inc is a conglomerate holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of business activities, including property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, finance, manufacturing, service and retailing.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc was incorporated in the state of Delaware on June 16, 1998 under the name NBH, Inc. The Company is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities, including insurance and reinsurance, freight rail transportation, utilities and energy, and distribution. The Company's insurance and reinsurance business activities are conducted through numerous domestic and foreign-based insurance entities. Its insurance businesses provide insurance and reinsurance of property and casualty risks world-wide and also reinsure life, accident and health risks internationally. The Company's insurance underwriting operations are comprised of the sub-groups namely GEICO and its subsidiaries; General Re and its subsidiaries; Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group; and Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group. General Re's property/casualty reinsurance business in North America is conducted through General Reinsurance Corporation, domiciled in Delaware and licensed in the District of Columbia and all states but Hawaii where it is an accredited reinsurer. Property/casualty operations in North America are headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and are also conducted through branch offices in the U.S. and Canada. Reinsurance activities are marketed directly to clients without involving a broker or intermediary. General Re's North American life/health business operates through two divisions: the individual products division and the group & specialty division in the United States and Canada. The business segments include life, disability, supplemental health, critical illness and long-term care. The life/health business is marketed on a direct basis. Businesses engaged in the manufacture and distribution of clothing products includes Fruit of the Loom, Fruit, Russell and VFB, and JERZEES. Its footwear businesses include H.H. Brown Shoe Group and Justin Brands.

Guru Investment Theses on Berkshire Hathaway Inc

Zeke Ashton Comments on Berkshire Hathaway - Jan 06, 2017

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) is of course managed by Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio), who is justifiably recognized as one of the world’s most successful investors and the torch-bearer for the value investing style of capital allocation. Unlike many stocks in today’s expensive environment, Berkshire Hathaway remains very reasonably valued on historical measures relative to earnings and book value, and we believe the company’s immense balance sheet strength remains a rare competitive advantage.

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Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/E(ttm)	17.37	BRK.B's P/E(ttm) is ranked lower than 70% of the 151 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 13.18 vs. BRK.B: 17.37 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful P/E(ttm) only.	BRK.B' s P/E(ttm) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 11.48 Med: 15.98 Max: 57.79 Current: 17.37 11.48 - 57.79
Forward P/E	19.38	BRK.B's Forward P/E is ranked lower than 95% of the 22 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 10.64 vs. BRK.B: 19.38 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Forward P/E only.	N/A
PE(NRI)	17.37	BRK.B's PE(NRI) is ranked lower than 70% of the 151 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 13.14 vs. BRK.B: 17.37 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful PE(NRI) only.	BRK.B' s PE(NRI) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 11.49 Med: 16 Max: 58 Current: 17.37 11.49 - 58
Price/Owner Earnings (ttm)	13.97	BRK.B's Price/Owner Earnings (ttm) is ranked lower than 68% of the 98 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 8.58 vs. BRK.B: 13.97 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Price/Owner Earnings (ttm) only.	BRK.B' s Price/Owner Earnings (ttm) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 10.21 Med: 14.27 Max: 123.13 Current: 13.97 10.21 - 123.13
P/B	1.49	BRK.B's P/B is ranked lower than 58% of the 183 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 1.23 vs. BRK.B: 1.49 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful P/B only.	BRK.B' s P/B Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 1.02 Med: 1.36 Max: 1.9 Current: 1.49 1.02 - 1.9
P/S	1.84	BRK.B's P/S is ranked lower than 70% of the 183 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 0.97 vs. BRK.B: 1.84 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful P/S only.	BRK.B' s P/S Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 1.03 Med: 1.55 Max: 1.94 Current: 1.84 1.03 - 1.94
PFCF	21.53	BRK.B's PFCF is ranked lower than 80% of the 101 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 8.86 vs. BRK.B: 21.53 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful PFCF only.	BRK.B' s PFCF Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 11.79 Med: 20.06 Max: 54.45 Current: 21.53 11.79 - 54.45
POCF	12.45	BRK.B's POCF is ranked lower than 70% of the 121 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 8.19 vs. BRK.B: 12.45 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful POCF only.	BRK.B' s POCF Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 8.03 Med: 11.35 Max: 22.44 Current: 12.45 8.03 - 22.44
EV-to-EBIT	12.01	BRK.B's EV-to-EBIT is ranked lower than 73% of the 137 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 8.04 vs. BRK.B: 12.01 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful EV-to-EBIT only.	BRK.B' s EV-to-EBIT Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 6.5 Med: 10.6 Max: 31.1 Current: 12.01 6.5 - 31.1
EV-to-EBITDA	9.64	BRK.B's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked lower than 65% of the 139 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 7.29 vs. BRK.B: 9.64 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful EV-to-EBITDA only.	BRK.B' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 6.5 Med: 8.8 Max: 25.7 Current: 9.64 6.5 - 25.7
PEG	1.24	BRK.B's PEG is ranked lower than 51% of the 63 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 1.13 vs. BRK.B: 1.24 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful PEG only.	BRK.B' s PEG Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.19 Med: 0.94 Max: 215.89 Current: 1.24 0.19 - 215.89
Shiller P/E	25.31	BRK.B's Shiller P/E is ranked lower than 88% of the 24 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 17.79 vs. BRK.B: 25.31 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Shiller P/E only.	BRK.B' s Shiller P/E Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 16.05 Med: 22.94 Max: 33.79 Current: 25.31 16.05 - 33.79

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		vs industry	vs history

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		vs industry	vs history
Price/Tangible Book	2.61	BRK.B's Price/Tangible Book is ranked lower than 75% of the 180 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 1.49 vs. BRK.B: 2.61 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Price/Tangible Book only.	BRK.B' s Price/Tangible Book Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 1.57 Med: 2.16 Max: 6.79 Current: 2.61 1.57 - 6.79
Price/Projected FCF	0.95	BRK.B's Price/Projected FCF is ranked lower than 72% of the 57 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 0.68 vs. BRK.B: 0.95 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Price/Projected FCF only.	BRK.B' s Price/Projected FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.8 Med: 1.01 Max: 2.62 Current: 0.95 0.8 - 2.62
Price/DCF (Earnings Based)	1.20	BRK.B's Price/DCF (Earnings Based) is ranked lower than 100% of the 3 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 0.59 vs. BRK.B: 1.20 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Price/DCF (Earnings Based) only.	N/A
Price/Median PS Value	1.20	BRK.B's Price/Median PS Value is ranked lower than 78% of the 160 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 0.99 vs. BRK.B: 1.20 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Price/Median PS Value only.	BRK.B' s Price/Median PS Value Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.8 Med: 1.11 Max: 16.47 Current: 1.2 0.8 - 16.47
Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value	1.24	BRK.B's Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value is ranked lower than 65% of the 20 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 0.85 vs. BRK.B: 1.24 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value only.	BRK.B' s Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.47 Med: 1.27 Max: 17.24 Current: 1.24 0.47 - 17.24
Price/Graham Number	1.42	BRK.B's Price/Graham Number is ranked lower than 72% of the 139 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 0.87 vs. BRK.B: 1.42 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Price/Graham Number only.	BRK.B' s Price/Graham Number Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 1.03 Med: 1.31 Max: 4.57 Current: 1.42 1.03 - 4.57
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) (%)	8.39	BRK.B's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) (%) is ranked lower than 59% of the 170 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 9.80 vs. BRK.B: 8.39 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) (%) only.	BRK.B' s Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) (%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 3.2 Med: 9.4 Max: 15.4 Current: 8.39 3.2 - 15.4
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) (%)	17.90	BRK.B's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) (%) is ranked higher than 57% of the 54 Companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. ( Industry Median: 16.77 vs. BRK.B: 17.90 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) (%) only.	BRK.B' s Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) (%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 1.1 Med: 18.8 Max: 66.9 Current: 17.9 1.1 - 66.9

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Revenue (TTM) (Mil) $	217,751
EPS (TTM) $	9.44
Beta	0.81
Short Percentage of Float	0.75%
52-Week Range $	124.04 - 167.25
Shares Outstanding (Mil)	2,466.06

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	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18
Revenue (Mil $)
EPS ($)	7.61	8.40	9.60
EPS w/o NRI ($)	7.61	8.40	9.60
EPS Growth Rate (3Y to 5Y Estimate)	2.00%
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