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Berkshire Hathaway (Berkshire Hathaway) EV-to-EBIT

: 7.63 (As of Today)
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EV-to-EBIT is calculated as Enterprise Value divided by its EBIT. As of today, Berkshire Hathaway's Enterprise Value is $955,045 Mil. Berkshire Hathaway's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $125,169 Mil. Therefore, Berkshire Hathaway's EV-to-EBIT for today is 7.63.

The historical rank and industry rank for Berkshire Hathaway's EV-to-EBIT or its related term are showing as below:

BRK.A' s EV-to-EBIT Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -30.61   Med: 11.33   Max: 1100.28
Current: 7.63

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBIT of Berkshire Hathaway was 1100.28. The lowest was -30.61. And the median was 11.33.

BRK.A's EV-to-EBIT is ranked better than
50.63% of 318 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 7.73 vs BRK.A: 7.63

Joel Greenblatt calls the inversion of this ratio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. Berkshire Hathaway's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $881,929 Mil. Berkshire Hathaway's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $125,169 Mil. Berkshire Hathaway's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.19%.


Berkshire Hathaway EV-to-EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Berkshire Hathaway's EV-to-EBIT can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => - [4] => - [5] => 5.58 [6] => 10.27 [7] => 6.04 [8] => -29.81 [9] => 7.05 )
Berkshire Hathaway Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBIT
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.58 10.27 6.04 -29.81 7.05

Berkshire Hathaway Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
EV-to-EBIT Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -29.81 66.25 7.42 8.70 7.05

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Berkshire Hathaway's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Berkshire Hathaway EV-to-EBIT Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Berkshire Hathaway's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Berkshire Hathaway's EV-to-EBIT falls into.



Berkshire Hathaway EV-to-EBIT Calculation

Berkshire Hathaway's EV-to-EBIT for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBIT=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBIT (TTM)
=955045.475/125169
=7.63

Berkshire Hathaway's current Enterprise Value is $955,045 Mil.
Berkshire Hathaway's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $125,169 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Berkshire Hathaway  (NYSE:BRK.A) EV-to-EBIT Explanation

This is a more accurate valuation of companies' operation because it considers the debt and cash on its balance sheet, and non-operating items such as interest payment, tax, and one-time items are not included in the Operating Income.

Joel Greenblatt calls the inversion of this ratio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %.

Berkshire Hathaway's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % (Q: Dec. 2023 ) =EBIT / Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=125169/881929.085
=14.19 %

Berkshire Hathaway's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $881,929 Mil.
Berkshire Hathaway's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $125,169 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Berkshire Hathaway (Berkshire Hathaway) Business Description

Address
3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE, USA, 68131
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with a wide array of subsidiaries engaged in diverse activities. The firm's core business segment is insurance, run primarily through Geico, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, and Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group. Berkshire has used the excess cash thrown off from these and its other operations over the years to acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe (railroad), Berkshire Hathaway Energy (utilities and energy distributors), and the firms that make up its manufacturing, service, and retailing operations (which include five of Berkshire's largest noninsurance pretax earnings generators: Precision Castparts, Lubrizol, Clayton Homes, Marmon, and IMC/ISCAR). The conglomerate is unique in that it is run on a completely decentralized basis.
Executives
Ronald L Olson director EDISON INTERNATIONAL, 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Ajit Jain director, officer: Vice Chairman 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, BHRG, STAMFORD CT 06902
Charles T Munger director, officer: Vice Chairman 355 S GRAND AV, 34TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Warren E Buffett director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO 3555 FARNAM ST, STE 1440, OMAHA NE 68131
Meryl B Witmer director 655 THIRD AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kenneth I Chenault director C/O GENERAL CATALYST, 20 UNIVERSITY ROAD, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
David S Gottesman director
Charlotte Guyman director 3324 78TH PL. N.E., MEDINA WA 98004
Gregory Abel director, officer: Vice Chairman 666 GRAND AVE., STE.500, DES MOINES IA 50309
Thomas S Murphy director C/O WALT DISNEY CO, 500 S BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521-1010
Stephen B Burke director 41 CENTRAL PARK WEST - APT 11A, NEW YORK NY 10023
Keough Donald R /ny director 200 GALLERIA PARKWAY, SE, SUITE 970, ATLANTA 2Q 30339-5945
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust 10 percent owner 2365 CARILLON POINT, KIRKLAND WA 98033
Susan L Decker director C/O YAHOO INC, 701 FIRST AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Malcolm G Chace director ONE PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON PLZ, 4TH FL, PROVIDENCE RI 02903

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