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+ | ===== How much operating income did Berkshire have in Q1 of 2023? ==== | ||
+ | Go to the "2023 First Quarter Report" | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | -> link corresponding to (row = Year 2023, column = 1st Quarter) | ||
+ | -> Click on "2023 First Quarter Report (PDF file)" | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | In the quarter report, go to pg-28 (Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations) -> Results of Operations which has the below table | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | First Quarter | ||
+ | | ||
+ | Insurance – underwriting | ||
+ | Insurance – investment income | ||
+ | BNSF | ||
+ | Berkshire Hathaway Energy (“BHE”) | ||
+ | Pilot Travel Centers (“Pilot”) | ||
+ | Manufacturing, | ||
+ | Non-controlled businesses* | ||
+ | Investment and derivative contract gains (losses) | ||
+ | Other | ||
+ | Net earnings attributable to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders | ||
+ | ------------ | ||
+ | * Includes certain businesses in which Berkshire had between a 20% and 50% ownership interest. | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | To get the operating earnings, subtract " | ||
+ | |||
+ | So, the operating earnings in Q1 of 2023 are | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | >>> | ||
+ | 8065 | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | and the operating earnings in Q1 of 2022 are | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | >>> | ||
+ | 7160 | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | So, the operating earnings increased by 12.6% | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | >>> | ||
+ | 12.6 | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Notes: | ||
+ | * The 12.6% and $8,065 million match with the numbers mentioned in the last paragraph of https:// | ||
+ | Berkshire’s first-quarter results were released earlier on Saturday morning, | ||
+ | showing a 12.6% rise in operating profit, to $8.1 billion. | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | * https:// | ||
+ | * This press release is a bit easier to understand about operating earnings compared to my approach. But I do not know how to generalize it for other quarters (ex:- how to get the corresponding businesswire link?). | ||
+ | * I found businesswire link in https:// | ||
+ | * The operating income can get revised at a later point in time. For example, https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== How much cash does Berkshire hold at the end of year 2022? ==== | ||
+ | Go to the annual report https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | -> Year link corresponding to (row, column) = (2022, Annual) | ||
+ | -> Click on "2022 Annual Report (PDF file)" | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | In the annual report, go to pg-86 (K-70) | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | (dollars in millions) | ||
+ | 2022 | ||
+ | Insurance and Other: | ||
+ | Cash and cash equivalents | ||
+ | Short-term investments in U.S. Treasury Bills $92,774 | ||
+ | Railroad, Utilities and Energy: | ||
+ | Cash and cash equivalents | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Summing up all these numbers gives \$128,585. So Berkshire has about \$129 billion in cash. | ||
+ | |||
+ | See also: | ||
+ | * https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== How much cash does Berkshire hold at the end of Q2 2023? ==== | ||
+ | Go to the Q2 2023 report https:// | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | https:// | ||
+ | -> Link corresponding to (row, column) = (2023, 2nd Quarter) | ||
+ | -> Click on "2023 Second Quarter Report (PDF file)" | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | In the quarterly report, go to pg-3 in PDF (pg-2 in document) -> Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | (dollars in millions) | ||
+ | June 30, 2023 | ||
+ | Insurance and Other: | ||
+ | Cash and cash equivalents | ||
+ | Short-term investments in U.S. Treasury Bills $97,322 | ||
+ | Railroad, Utilities and Energy: | ||
+ | Cash and cash equivalents | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | Summing up all these numbers gives \$147,377. So Berkshire has about \$147 billion in cash at the end of Q2 2023. | ||
+ | |||
+ | See also: | ||
+ | * https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== dummy ===== | ||
+ | ==== What are the holdings of Berkshire? ==== | ||
+ | * https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Board of directors ==== | ||
+ | * Ronald L. Olson | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ref:- Full list can be found at https:// | ||
berkshire_notes.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/07 02:53 by raju