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Berkshire Hathaway (CHIX:BRYND) EBIT : €126,828 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Berkshire Hathaway EBIT?

Berkshire Hathaway's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €30,384 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €126,828 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Berkshire Hathaway's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 9.96%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Berkshire Hathaway's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 12.36%.


Berkshire Hathaway EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Berkshire Hathaway's 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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Berkshire Hathaway EBIT Chart

Berkshire Hathaway Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 95,991.30 49,135.87 102,689.21 -24,683.71 114,779.97

Berkshire Hathaway Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
EBIT Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 -14,709.96 44,212.24 15,660.24 36,571.94 30,383.52

Competitive Comparison of Berkshire Hathaway's EBIT

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's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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 EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €126,828 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  (CHIX:BRYNd) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Berkshire Hathaway's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=EBIT * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2024 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2024 ))/ count )
=121534.088 * ( 1 - 18.54% )/( (996270.2835 + 991890.58245)/ 2 )
=99001.6680848/994080.432975
=9.96 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents - 5% * Revenue )
=1030130.94 - 0 - ( 39318.996 - 5% * 109166.79 )
=996270.2835

Invested Capital(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents - 5% * Revenue )
=1033673.151 - 13396.068 - ( 33500.081 - 5% * 102271.609 )
=991890.58245

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2024) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Berkshire Hathaway's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=126827.943/1025734.078
=12.36 %

* 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 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 companies 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.

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