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Berkshire Hathaway (NEOE:BRK) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 2.99 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-20), Berkshire Hathaway's current share price is C$31.75. Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$10.61. 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:

NEOE:BRK' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.92   Med: 2.46   Max: 3.23
Current: 3

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.

NEOE:BRK's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
86.7% of 406 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.02 vs NEOE:BRK: 3.00

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 C$3.610. 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 C$10.61 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
=31.75/10.61
=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)
=3.61/131.7762*131.7762
=3.610

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Berkshire Hathaway Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 1.371 100.560 1.797
201409 1.436 100.428 1.884
201412 1.418 99.070 1.886
201503 1.563 99.621 2.067
201506 1.617 100.684 2.116
201509 1.992 100.392 2.615
201512 1.813 99.792 2.394
201603 1.756 100.470 2.303
201606 1.780 101.688 2.307
201609 1.963 101.861 2.540
201612 1.974 101.863 2.554
201703 2.219 102.862 2.843
201706 1.944 103.349 2.479
201709 1.889 104.136 2.390
201712 1.915 104.011 2.426
201803 1.660 105.290 2.078
201806 2.289 106.317 2.837
201809 2.593 106.507 3.208
201812 0.966 105.998 1.201
201903 2.763 107.251 3.395
201906 2.504 108.070 3.053
201909 2.575 108.329 3.132
201912 3.272 108.420 3.977
202003 -0.324 108.902 -0.392
202006 3.410 108.767 4.131
202009 3.300 109.815 3.960
202012 3.573 109.897 4.284
202103 2.411 111.754 2.843
202106 3.247 114.631 3.733
202109 2.663 115.734 3.032
202112 4.053 117.630 4.540
202203 2.473 121.301 2.687
202206 0.338 125.017 0.356
202209 2.413 125.227 2.539
202212 3.594 125.222 3.782
202303 4.723 127.348 4.887
202306 4.815 128.729 4.929
202309 2.482 129.860 2.519
202312 5.065 129.419 5.157
202403 3.610 131.776 3.610

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  (NEOE:BRK) 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 (NEOE:BRK) 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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