Berkshire Hathaway
Balance Sheet
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The balance sheet is a financial statement presenting the value of assets, liabilities and equity of a company. How has Berkshire Hathaway's balance sheet done over the years? Its assets were worth $1,069,978,000,000 last year, which is more than in the previous period. 47% of Berkshire Hathaway’s total assets is currently financed by debt. Its liabilities reached the amount of $499,208,000,000, which means an increase by 7% compared compared to last year.
Debt to Assets
| 2014 | 526186000000 | 283.15B | 53.81% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 552257000000 | 293.63B | 53.17% |
| 2016 | 620854000000 | 334.49B | 53.88% |
| 2017 | 702095000000 | 350.14B | 49.87% |
| 2018 | 707794000000 | 355.29B | 50.2% |
| 2019 | 817729000000 | 389.16B | 47.59% |
| 2020 | 873729000000 | 422.39B | 48.34% |
| 2021 | 958784000000 | 443.85B | 46.29% |
| 2022 | 948452000000 | 467.83B | 49.33% |
| 2023 | 1069978000000 | 499.20B | 46.66% |
BRK-A Balance Sheet (2014 – 2023)
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | ||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 38.02B | 35.81B | 88.18B | 47.99B | 64.17B | 30.36B | 31.58B | 27.52B | 71.73B | 63.26B |
Short term investments | 129.61B | 92.77B | 58.53B | 90.3B | 63.82B | 81.50B | 84.37B | 47.33B | 25.98B | 27.39B |
Net receivables | 75.94B | 48.30B | 39.56B | 35.85B | 35.83B | 35.23B | 25.94B | 27.09B | 19.99B | 34.41B |
Inventory | 24.15B | 25.36B | 20.95B | 19.20B | 19.85B | 0 | 17.36B | 0 | 11.91B | 10.23B |
Other current assets | 0 | 26.54B | 21.80B | 19.88B | 20.45B | 19.69B | 0 | 40.68B | 23.19B | 2.29B |
Total current assets | 267.74B | 203.42B | 208.08B | 194.02B | 184.28B | 166.78B | 144.53B | 142.63B | 121.02B | 112.51B |
Non-current assets: | ||||||||||
Property, Plant and Equipment | 221.87B | 196.96B | 191.28B | 187.01B | 174.34B | 166.70B | 158.21B | 152.77B | 145.16B | 137.24B |
Goodwill | 84.62B | 78.11B | 73.87B | 73.73B | 81.88B | 81.02B | 81.25B | 79.48B | 62.70B | 60.71B |
Intangible assets | 37.14B | 29.18B | 28.48B | 30.68B | 31.64B | 32.14B | 33.18B | 34.08B | 9.79B | 9.94B |
Long term investments | 406.66B | 361.97B | 383.19B | 318.88B | 284.21B | 209.98B | 287.38B | 174.79B | 160.03B | 155.88B |
Other non-current assets | 50.98B | -77.02B | -90.24B | -74.09B | -66.79B | -2.10B | -3.29B | -6.71B | -2.66B | -363.78B |
Total non-current assets | 802.23B | 666.24B | 676.84B | 610.31B | 572.08B | 489.85B | 560.04B | 441.14B | 377.70B | 363.78B |
Total assets | 1.06T | 948.45B | 958.78B | 873.72B | 817.72B | 707.79B | 702.09B | 620.85B | 552.25B | 526.18B |
Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||||
Accounts payable | ||||||||||
Deferred revenue | 0 | 6.82B | -2.35B | -3.34B | -4.68B | -4.37B | -29.50B | -2.09B | -29.04B | -28.16B |
Short term debt | 5.33B | 2.42B | 2.35B | 3.34B | 4.68B | 4.37B | 6.32B | 2.09B | 1.98B | 839M |
Total current liabilities | 70.84B | 62.50B | 45.23B | 45.62B | 44.44B | 44.88B | 6.32B | 42.88B | 1.98B | 839M |
| Non-current liabilities: | ||||||||||
Long term debt | 126.81B | 120.31B | 111.91B | 113.54B | 98.68B | 93.11B | 96.26B | 99.55B | 82.3B | 79.05B |
Deferred tax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other non-current liabilities | 271.13B | 461.01B | 438.00B | 416.53B | 0 | 0 | 152.44B | 0 | 111.18B | 94.36B |
Total non-current liabilities | 490.95B | 197.33B | 202.15B | 187.64B | 170.76B | 149.08B | 152.87B | 177.49B | 145.42B | 140.60B |
Total liabilities | 499.20B | 467.83B | 443.85B | 422.39B | 389.16B | 355.29B | 350.14B | 334.49B | 293.63B | 283.15B |
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