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Berkshire Hathaway (BUE:BRKB) Net Cash per Share : ARS-127,585,351.34 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Berkshire Hathaway Net Cash per Share?

Net Cash per Share is calculated as Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents plus Marketable Securities minus Total Liabilities minus Minority Interest and then divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Berkshire Hathaway's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was ARS-127,585,351.34.

The historical rank and industry rank for Berkshire Hathaway's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:BRKB's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 6.88
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.

Berkshire Hathaway Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Berkshire Hathaway's Net Cash per Share 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 Net Cash per Share Chart

Berkshire Hathaway Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net Cash per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -9,745,764.40 -15,405,411.18 -20,907,526.37 -39,790,472.75 -85,415,062.37

Berkshire Hathaway Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Net Cash per Share 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 -81,671,222.13 -85,415,062.37 -181,455,950.21 -143,497,530.84 -127,585,351.34

Competitive Comparison of Berkshire Hathaway's Net Cash per Share

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Berkshire Hathaway's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash 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 Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Berkshire Hathaway's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.



Berkshire Hathaway Net Cash per Share Calculation

In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.

Berkshire Hathaway's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(13725942.012+46792459.042-180214088.162-3428417.003)/1.44148
=-85,415,062.37

Berkshire Hathaway's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(35340538.947+273773453.468-489930450.968-2601518.386)/1.43761
=-127,585,351.34

* 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  (BUE:BRKB) Net Cash per Share Explanation

Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

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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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