BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B (BRK.B) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NYSE:BRK.B - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0846707026 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to BRK.B. BRK.B was compared to 100 industry peers in the Financial Services industry. BRK.B has only an average score on both its financial health and profitability. BRK.B is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
BRK.B had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year BRK.B had a positive cash flow from operations.
BRK.B had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
Each year in the past 5 years BRK.B had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of BRK.B (6.95%) is better than 84.00% of its industry peers.
With a decent Return On Equity value of 12.36%, BRK.B is doing good in the industry, outperforming 63.00% of the companies in the same industry.
BRK.B has a Return On Invested Capital (4.50%) which is in line with its industry peers.
BRK.B had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.13%. This is significantly below the industry average of 11.97%.
The 3 year average ROIC (4.13%) for BRK.B is below the current ROIC(4.50%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 6.95% | ||
| ROE | 12.36% | ||
| ROIC | 4.5% |
ROA(3y)4.77%
ROA(5y)5.71%
ROE(3y)8.68%
ROE(5y)10.68%
ROIC(3y)4.13%
ROIC(5y)3.72%
1.3 Margins
The Profit Margin of BRK.B (21.79%) is better than 77.00% of its industry peers.
BRK.B's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
BRK.B has a Operating Margin of 15.89%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: BRK.B outperforms 57.00% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of BRK.B has grown nicely.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 16.43%, BRK.B is doing worse than 62.00% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of BRK.B has grown nicely.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 15.89% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 21.79% | ||
| GM | 16.43% |
OM growth 3Y7.37%
OM growth 5Y4.91%
PM growth 3Y-9.72%
PM growth 5Y-5.61%
GM growth 3Y3.45%
GM growth 5Y2.09%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), BRK.B is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for BRK.B has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
BRK.B has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for BRK.B has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 2.63 indicates that BRK.B is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
BRK.B has a better Altman-Z score (2.63) than 83.00% of its industry peers.
BRK.B has a debt to FCF ratio of 10.44. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as BRK.B would need 10.44 years to pay back of all of its debts.
Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 10.44, BRK.B is in line with its industry, outperforming 54.00% of the companies in the same industry.
BRK.B has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.19. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
BRK.B has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.19. This is in the better half of the industry: BRK.B outperforms 67.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.19 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 10.44 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.63 |
ROIC/WACC0.53
WACC8.45%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.14 indicates that BRK.B should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Current ratio value of 1.14, BRK.B perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.00% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.91 indicates that BRK.B may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
BRK.B's Quick ratio of 0.91 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. BRK.B outperforms 45.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.91 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
BRK.B shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 13.77%, which is quite good.
BRK.B shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 17.78% yearly.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 0.63% in the past year.
BRK.B shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 7.84% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)13.77%
EPS 3Y21.97%
EPS 5Y17.78%
EPS Q2Q%-14.02%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.63%
Revenue growth 3Y10.38%
Revenue growth 5Y7.84%
Sales Q2Q%-0.16%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 2.27% on average over the next years.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 6.94% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-5.7%
EPS Next 2Y-0.22%
EPS Next 3Y1.32%
EPS Next 5Y2.27%
Revenue Next Year4.56%
Revenue Next 2Y4.16%
Revenue Next 3Y0.25%
Revenue Next 5Y6.94%
3.3 Evolution
When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 23.69, the valuation of BRK.B can be described as rather expensive.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, BRK.B is valued a bit more expensive than 66.00% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of BRK.B to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.25), we can say BRK.B is valued inline with the index average.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.01, the valuation of BRK.B can be described as rather expensive.
68.00% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than BRK.B, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of BRK.B to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.15), we can say BRK.B is valued inline with the index average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.69 | ||
| Fwd PE | 23.01 |
4.2 Price Multiples
BRK.B's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as BRK.B.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 90.22 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.33 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The decent profitability rating of BRK.B may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)1.33
EPS Next 2Y-0.22%
EPS Next 3Y1.32%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
BRK.B does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
503.96
-2.22 (-0.44%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryGroupFinancial Services
GICS IndustryFinancial Services
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners33.43%
Inst Owner Change1.36%
Ins Owners37.69%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap1088.55B
Analysts80
Price Target535.36 (6.23%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)16.51%
Min EPS beat(2)-9.78%
Max EPS beat(2)42.8%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)10.96%
Min EPS beat(4)-10.41%
Max EPS beat(4)42.8%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)11.15%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)9.18%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)8.21%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.05%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.09%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.01%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.99%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.69%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.01%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.2%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.61%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.89%
PT rev (1m)1.13%
PT rev (3m)2.93%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-1.97%
EPS NQ rev (3m)5.69%
EPS NY rev (1m)-2.25%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.05%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)4.96%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)4.13%
Revenue NY rev (1m)4.55%
Revenue NY rev (3m)3.61%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.69 | ||
| Fwd PE | 23.01 | ||
| P/S | 2.93 | ||
| P/FCF | 90.22 | ||
| P/OCF | 35.2 | ||
| P/B | 1.66 | ||
| P/tB | 2.03 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.33 |
EPS(TTM)21.27
EY4.22%
EPS(NY)21.9
Fwd EY4.35%
FCF(TTM)5.59
FCFY1.11%
OCF(TTM)14.32
OCFY2.84%
SpS171.89
BVpS303
TBVpS247.7
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)1.33
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 6.95% | ||
| ROE | 12.36% | ||
| ROCE | 5.56% | ||
| ROIC | 4.5% | ||
| ROICexc | 4.68% | ||
| ROICexgc | 5.61% | ||
| OM | 15.89% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 21.79% | ||
| GM | 16.43% | ||
| FCFM | 3.25% |
ROA(3y)4.77%
ROA(5y)5.71%
ROE(3y)8.68%
ROE(5y)10.68%
ROIC(3y)4.13%
ROIC(5y)3.72%
ROICexc(3y)4.31%
ROICexc(5y)3.94%
ROICexgc(3y)5.19%
ROICexgc(5y)4.78%
ROCE(3y)5.11%
ROCE(5y)4.61%
ROICexcg growth 3Y9.15%
ROICexcg growth 5Y4.04%
ROICexc growth 3Y9.9%
ROICexc growth 5Y4.98%
OM growth 3Y7.37%
OM growth 5Y4.91%
PM growth 3Y-9.72%
PM growth 5Y-5.61%
GM growth 3Y3.45%
GM growth 5Y2.09%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.32
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.19 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 10.44 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.75 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 145.65% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 5.08% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 11.99 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 42.99% | ||
| Profit Quality | 14.91% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.63 |
F-Score4
WACC8.45%
ROIC/WACC0.53
Cap/Depr(3y)148.32%
Cap/Depr(5y)138.32%
Cap/Sales(3y)5.18%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.13%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)13.77%
EPS 3Y21.97%
EPS 5Y17.78%
EPS Q2Q%-14.02%
EPS Next Y-5.7%
EPS Next 2Y-0.22%
EPS Next 3Y1.32%
EPS Next 5Y2.27%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.63%
Revenue growth 3Y10.38%
Revenue growth 5Y7.84%
Sales Q2Q%-0.16%
Revenue Next Year4.56%
Revenue Next 2Y4.16%
Revenue Next 3Y0.25%
Revenue Next 5Y6.94%
EBIT growth 1Y12.44%
EBIT growth 3Y18.52%
EBIT growth 5Y13.14%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-47.83%
FCF growth 3Y-23.7%
FCF growth 5Y-12.55%
OCF growth 1Y-21.13%
OCF growth 3Y-8.11%
OCF growth 5Y-4.59%