Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B (BRK.B) Share Price ($):104.15 Price Change: -0.98 (-0.93%)

Volume 3,641,836 Avg Volume 4,118,116
Day's Low $103.34 Day's High $104.39
52-wk Low $78.21 52-wk High $105.56
Previous Close $105.13 Open Price $103.91
Dividend $NA Yield NA%
Market Cap 256,877,000,000 P/E (Forward) 18.05
Chart for BRK.B
Exchange: NYSE Industry: Nonlife Insurance Last Trade: 4:01 PM ET 4/5/2013
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    Competitive Analysis

    Competitive Analysis (cont.)

      Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl BZurich Insurance Group AGAllianz SEAllianz SE ADSMuenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AGSwiss Re AG
    Industry Nonlife InsuranceNonlife InsuranceNonlife InsuranceNonlife InsuranceNonlife InsuranceNonlife Insurance
    Current Share Price 104.15284.35137.1013.81193.9184.75
    Market Value $256,877 mil$42,169 mil$62,422 mil$62,521 mil$34,776 mil$30,801 mil
    Revenues $162,800 mil$66,076 mil$98,727 mil$98,727 mil$66,594 mil$32,012 mil
    Net Earnings $15,312 mil$3,722 mil$5,491 mil$5,491 mil$3,211 mil$4,074 mil
    5-yr Sales Growth 10.21%17.76%1.69%1.69%9.56%-0.69%
    5-yr Earnings Growth 35.69%1.08%-62.33%-62.33%28.06%-99.52%
    Net Profit Margin 9.12% 5.48% 5.22% 5.22% 4.44%12.36%
    Short Interest 3.26NANANANANA
    Proj. Long-Term EPS Growth (%) NA 8.04% 5.25% 4.69% -1.33% -3.66%
    Forward P/E 18.05 9.77 8.71 8.71 9.0110.40
    PEG 2.07 1.25 1.41 1.41 0.55 4.14
    Price/Sales 1.580.590.480.480.400.85
    Price/Cash Flow 19.883.403.403.405.477.83
    Price/Book 1.181.130.890.890.890.75
    ROE 8.32%11.85%10.48%10.48%13.61%14.10%
    ROA 3.55%1.03%0.79%0.79%1.28%1.89%
    Dividends NA$18.54$5.85$0.59$9.10$4.34
    Dividend Yield NA6.52%4.27%4.27%4.69%5.12%
    Payout Ratio NA68.53%39.40%39.40%38.93%31.48%
    Total Return (12-mos) 28.72%18.98%15.21%23.64%33.55%37.81%
    Total Return (3-yr) 29.40%19.22%15.57%19.71%18.17%NA
    Beta 0.75 0.64 0.84 0.84 0.54 0.86
    % Off 52-wk High 1.34% 1.37% 7.15% 6.63% 1.84% 0.00%
    % Above 52-wk Low 33.17%42.53%58.41%62.47%61.58%56.16%
    Consensus Analyst Recommendation OverweightOverweightOverweightOverweightHoldHold
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