Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

United States of America Country flag United States of America
Sector: Reinsurance
Ticker: BRK.A
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Market multiple valuation of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ( BRK.A | USA)

The most common multiple used in the valuation of stocks is the P/Earnings NTM multiple (Price to Earnings). P/E relates the current share price with the market expectations in terms of Earnings Per Share. This multiple is used to compare a company's market value with its earnings. A company with a high P/Earnings NTM is considered to be overvalued; a company with a low P/Earnings NTM is considered to be undervalued.
The P/Earnings NTM ratio of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is significantly higher than the median of its peer group: around 10.00. The company valuation of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. according to these metrics is way above the market valuation of its peer group.
The P/Earnings NTM ratio of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is significantly higher than the average of its sector (Reinsurance): 8.80. The company valuation of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. according to these metrics is way above the market valuation of its sector.
The P/Earnings NTM ratio of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is higher than its historical 5-year average: 20.8. The (current) company valuation of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is therefore above its valuation average over the last five years.

Valuation
P/BookP/Earnings (e) 2024P/Earnings NTM
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.Free trialFree trialFree trial
International PeersFree trialFree trialFree trial
Reinsurance1.189.038.80
DJIA4.5418.3817.82
United States of America1.3011.9711.93
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Beta (Ref: DJIA)
Levered betaUnlevered beta
1-Year0.81N/A
2-YearN/AN/A
3-YearN/AN/A
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Stock Perf excl. Dividends (in USD)
BRK.ADJIARel. Perf.
Year-to-Date13.0%2.0%11.0%
1-Week2.2%1.9%0.3%
1-Month-1.6%-2.6%1.0%
1-YearN/A13.5%N/A
3-YearN/A13.0%N/A
5-YearN/A44.6%N/A
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International Peers - Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Company NameCtryMarket
Cap.
last (mUSD)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.USA880 021
International Peers Median0.82
Swiss Re AGUSA37 889
Munich Reinsurance Comp...USA62 724
American International ...USA51 051
Talanx AGUSA19 452
CNA Financial Corp.USA11 982
GPRV Analysis
Berkshire Hathaway I...
Intl. Peers
U.S Patents No. 7,882,001 & 8,082,201
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About Market Multiples

Many methods can be used to value a company. In reality, business valuation is often a combination of these different approaches. One of the most widely used quantitative methods is the market multiples method. The market valuation is utilized generally as a primary market input, to provide an objective starting point for the valuation. Put simply, this method multiplies the sales or profits of a business by an industry averaged multiplier to calculate the Market Value of the business.
Current multiples include:
- Historical multiples based on standardized financials for the last completed fiscal period: Last, Last Twelve Months (LTM);
- Forward multiples based on consensus estimates for the current fiscal period and next ones: Next Twelve Months (NTM), FY0, FY1.
Current multiples based on per-share metrics (such as earnings per share or book value per share) are calculated using the last closing price, while current multiples based on company-level metrics (such as net sales, EBIT or EBITDA) are calculated using the current market cap or EV (Enterprise Value).