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Berkshire Hathaway (Berkshire Hathaway) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.23 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Berkshire Hathaway's current share price is $402.10. Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $180.53. Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.23.

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

BRK.B' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.51   Med: 2.05   Max: 2.52
Current: 2.21

During the past years, Berkshire Hathaway's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.52. The lowest was 1.51. And the median was 2.05.

BRK.B's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
79.66% of 413 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs BRK.B: 2.21

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 PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Berkshire Hathaway's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $259.582. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $180.53 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Berkshire Hathaway Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.08 1.92 2.11 1.91 1.98

Berkshire Hathaway Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB 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 1.91 1.83 1.97 1.97 1.98

Competitive Comparison of Berkshire Hathaway's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

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

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

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



Berkshire Hathaway Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

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

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=402.10/180.53
=2.23

* 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 Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Berkshire Hathaway's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=259.582/129.4194*129.4194
=259.582

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Berkshire Hathaway Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 92.284 99.695 119.799
201406 94.989 100.560 122.250
201409 96.362 100.428 124.180
201412 97.457 99.070 127.313
201503 97.976 99.621 127.282
201506 99.824 100.684 128.314
201509 100.722 100.392 129.845
201512 103.668 99.792 134.446
201603 104.913 100.470 135.142
201606 106.673 101.688 135.764
201609 109.188 101.861 138.729
201612 114.361 101.863 145.299
201703 118.715 102.862 149.365
201706 121.877 103.349 152.621
201709 124.957 104.136 155.296
201712 141.167 104.011 175.652
201803 140.790 105.290 173.056
201806 145.118 106.317 176.652
201809 152.475 106.507 185.277
201812 141.669 105.998 172.972
201903 150.369 107.251 181.451
201906 156.073 108.070 186.906
201909 162.450 108.329 194.076
201912 174.278 108.420 208.033
202003 152.906 108.902 181.715
202006 163.891 108.767 195.010
202009 176.216 109.815 207.675
202012 191.354 109.897 225.347
202103 195.757 111.754 226.700
202106 207.518 114.631 234.289
202109 210.962 115.734 235.907
202112 228.415 117.630 251.309
202203 230.313 121.301 245.727
202206 209.394 125.017 216.768
202209 207.101 125.227 214.035
202212 216.215 125.222 223.463
202303 231.954 127.348 235.727
202306 248.644 128.729 249.978
202309 242.275 129.860 241.454
202312 259.582 129.419 259.582

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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  (NYSE:BRK.B) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value 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 PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Berkshire Hathaway (Berkshire Hathaway) 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.
Executives
Ajit Jain director, officer: Vice Chairman 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, BHRG, STAMFORD CT 06902
Murphy Thomas S Jr director C/O CRESTVIEW ADVISORS, 667 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10021
Warren E Buffett director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO 3555 FARNAM ST, STE 1440, OMAHA NE 68131
Charlotte Guyman director 3324 78TH PL. N.E., MEDINA WA 98004
Susan A. Buffett director 808 CONAGRA DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68102
Christopher C Davis director C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY, 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Ronald L Olson director EDISON INTERNATIONAL, 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Kenneth I Chenault director C/O GENERAL CATALYST, 20 UNIVERSITY ROAD, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Gregory Abel director, officer: Vice Chairman 666 GRAND AVE., STE.500, DES MOINES IA 50309
Meryl B Witmer director 655 THIRD AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Thomas S Murphy director C/O WALT DISNEY CO, 500 S BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521-1010
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust 10 percent owner 2365 CARILLON POINT, KIRKLAND WA 98033
Stephen B Burke director 41 CENTRAL PARK WEST - APT 11A, NEW YORK NY 10023
Susan L Decker director C/O YAHOO INC, 701 FIRST AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Gates William H Iii director 2365 CARILLON POINT, KIRKLAND WA 98033

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