During the past 12 months, Berkshire Hathaway's average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 20.10% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 11.60% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 11.60% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value per Share Growth Rate of Berkshire Hathaway was 39.20% per year. The lowest was 0.10% per year. And the median was 12.20% per year.
Competitive Comparison of Berkshire Hathaway's 3-Year Book Growth Rate
For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Berkshire Hathaway's 3-Year Book Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Book Growth Rate 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 3-Year Book Growth Rate Distribution in the Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Berkshire Hathaway's 3-Year Book Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Berkshire Hathaway's 3-Year Book Growth Rate falls into.
Berkshire Hathaway 3-Year Book Growth Rate Calculation
This is the 3-year average growth rate of Book Value per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.
Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Book Value per Share growth rate.
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) 3-Year Book Growth Rate Explanation
Book Value per Share is the ratio of equity available to common shareholders divided by the shares outstanding. Book value per share effectively indicates a firm's net asset value on a per-share basis. It can be used by investors to gauge whether a stock price is undervalued by comparing it to the firm's market value per share. Theoretically, it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated.
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Berkshire Hathaway (Berkshire Hathaway) Business Description
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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