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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL (NYSE)
BRK.A	N/A	N/A	(N/A%)	Vol. 0	N/A ET

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. The most important of these are insurance businesses conducted nationwide on a primary basis and worldwide on a reinsurance basis. Berkshire also owns and operates a number of other businesses engaged in a variety of activities, as identified herein.

General Information

BERKSHIRE HTH-A

1440 Kiewit Plaza Omaha, NE 68131 Phone: 402 346-1400 Fax: 402 346-3375 Web: www.berkshirehathaway.com Email: berkshire@berkshirehathaway.com

Industry	INS-PROP&CASLTY
Sector:	Finance

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/06/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	N/A
52 Week High	N/A
52 Week Low	70,050.01
Beta	0.62
20 Day Moving Average	1,147.60
Target Price Consensus	135000

% Price Change
4 Week	2.63
12 Week	2.84
YTD	6.88

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	1.53
12 Week	-3.05
YTD	-11.54

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	1.06
Market Capitalization (millions)	109,135.26
Short Ratio	4.85
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.00%
Annual Dividend	$0.00
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	NA / $0.00

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	N/A
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	N/A
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	-
Next EPS Report Date	02/06/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.25
30 Days Ago	2.40
60 Days Ago	2.67
90 Days Ago	2.67

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	-
Trailing 12 Months:	31.33
PEG Ratio	-

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	205.97%
vs. Previous Quarter	-1.71%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	7.08%
vs. Previous Quarter:	1.00%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	0.84
Price/Cash Flow	14.41
Price / Sales	1.02

ROE
09/30/09	4.39
06/30/09	2.58
03/31/09	2.22

ROA
09/30/09	1.87
06/30/09	1.08
03/31/09	0.93

Current Ratio
09/30/09	0.42
06/30/09	0.40
03/31/09	0.42

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	0.42
06/30/09	0.40
03/31/09	0.42

Operating Margin
09/30/09	4.79
06/30/09	2.80
03/31/09	2.39

Net Margin
09/30/09	6.77
06/30/09	3.72
03/31/09	3.39

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	6.77
06/30/09	3.72
03/31/09	3.39

Book Value
09/30/09	123,634.81
06/30/09	109,124.88
03/31/09	98,180.90

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	-
03/31/09	6.41

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.00
06/30/09	0.00
03/31/09	0.00

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	0.00
06/30/09	0.00
03/31/09	0.00


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