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Berkshire Hathaway (WBO:BRKB) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 2.99 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-23), Berkshire Hathaway's current share price is €381.75. Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €127.79. Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 2.99.

The historical rank and industry rank for Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:BRKB' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.92   Med: 2.46   Max: 3.23
Current: 2.98

During the past years, Berkshire Hathaway's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 3.23. The lowest was 1.92. And the median was 2.46.

WBO:BRKB's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
86.55% of 394 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.04 vs WBO:BRKB: 2.98

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Berkshire Hathaway's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €39.094. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is €127.79 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Berkshire Hathaway Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.54 2.42 2.70 2.59 2.67

Berkshire Hathaway Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 2.46 2.64 2.67 2.67 3.03

Competitive Comparison of Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=381.75/127.79
=2.99

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Berkshire Hathaway's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=39.094/131.7762*131.7762
=39.094

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Berkshire Hathaway Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 14.849 100.560 19.459
201409 16.125 100.428 21.158
201412 15.890 99.070 21.136
201503 18.238 99.621 24.125
201506 18.570 100.684 24.305
201509 21.322 100.392 27.988
201512 19.343 99.792 25.542
201603 19.001 100.470 24.922
201606 19.584 101.688 25.379
201609 21.262 101.861 27.506
201612 22.353 101.863 28.917
201703 24.694 102.862 31.635
201706 20.738 103.349 26.442
201709 20.566 104.136 26.025
201712 20.194 104.011 25.585
201803 16.585 105.290 20.757
201806 23.784 106.317 29.479
201809 27.169 106.507 33.615
201812 10.069 105.998 12.518
201903 29.143 107.251 35.807
201906 26.576 108.070 32.406
201909 28.134 108.329 34.223
201912 35.629 108.420 43.304
202003 -3.350 108.902 -4.054
202006 35.601 108.767 43.132
202009 33.747 109.815 40.496
202012 36.541 109.897 43.816
202103 25.675 111.754 30.275
202106 35.142 114.631 40.398
202109 28.467 115.734 32.413
202112 44.658 117.630 50.029
202203 28.268 121.301 30.709
202206 3.981 125.017 4.196
202209 29.119 125.227 30.642
202212 39.796 125.222 41.879
202303 51.368 127.348 53.154
202306 53.302 128.729 54.564
202309 27.385 129.860 27.789
202312 55.166 129.419 56.171
202403 39.094 131.776 39.094

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Berkshire Hathaway  (WBO:BRKB) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Berkshire Hathaway (WBO:BRKB) 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 firms 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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