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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC Stock $brk-b

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2010 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000115752310004882 Filed on August 06, 2010

Income Statement

Concept	2010 Q2	2009 Q2
Revenue	$31.71B	$29.61B
YoY Change	7.1%	-1.61%
Cost Of Revenue	$25.40B	$21.47B
YoY Change	18.3%	-3.23%
Gross Profit	$6.309B	$8.137B
YoY Change	-22.47%	2.92%
Gross Profit Margin	19.9%	27.48%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.915B	$2.073B
YoY Change	-7.62%	1.17%
% of Gross Profit	30.35%	25.48%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.100B	$778.0M
YoY Change	41.39%
% of Gross Profit	17.44%	9.56%
Operating Expenses	$2.734B	$2.836B
YoY Change	-3.6%	-3.6%
Operating Profit	$4.874B	$5.301B
YoY Change	-8.06%	6.79%
Interest Expense	-$637.0M	-$510.0M
YoY Change	24.9%	3.45%
% of Operating Profit	-13.07%	-9.62%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$2.938B	$4.791B
YoY Change	-38.68%	7.16%
Income Tax	$848.0M	$1.520B
% Of Pretax Income	28.86%	31.73%
Net Earnings	$1.968B	$3.295B
YoY Change	-40.27%	14.41%
Net Earnings / Revenue	6.21%	11.13%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.195K	$2.123K
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$984.0M	$1.648B
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1647B shares	1.552M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2010 Q2	2009 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$27.95B	$24.51B
YoY Change	14.04%	-21.34%
Cash & Equivalents	$27.95B	$24.51B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory	$6.563B	$6.387B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$51.92B	$46.68B
YoY Change	11.24%	-14.8%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$91.15B	$47.00B
YoY Change	93.92%	7.54%
Goodwill	$49.11B
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$111.5B	$112.3B
YoY Change	-0.7%	2.67%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$297.3B	$229.0B
YoY Change	29.83%	2.67%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$51.92B	$46.68B
Total Long-Term Assets	$297.3B	$229.0B
Total Assets	$349.2B	$275.6B
YoY Change	26.68%	-0.77%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$28.36B	$23.06B
YoY Change	23.01%	8.57%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$37.24B	$31.89B
YoY Change	16.77%	8.41%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$57.97B	$38.78B
YoY Change	49.47%	7.03%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$76.39B	$75.06B
YoY Change	1.76%	2.69%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$134.4B	$113.8B
YoY Change	18.02%	4.13%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$37.24B	$31.89B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$134.4B	$113.8B
Total Liabilities	$201.7B	$161.1B
YoY Change	25.17%	0.83%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$91.83B
YoY Change
Common Stock	$38.09B
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$142.8B	$114.5B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$349.2B	$275.6B
YoY Change	26.68%	-0.77%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2010 Q2	2009 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.968B	$3.295B
YoY Change	-40.27%	14.41%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.100B	$778.0M
YoY Change	41.39%
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.547B	$2.855B
YoY Change	24.24%	74.3%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$1.546B	-$1.260B
YoY Change	22.7%	-15.83%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$17.00M	-$2.954B
YoY Change	-100.58%	-35.57%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.529B	-$4.214B
YoY Change	-63.72%	-30.71%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	387.0M	151.0M
YoY Change	156.29%	196.08%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	3.547B	2.855B
Cash From Investing Activities	-1.529B	-4.214B
Cash From Financing Activities	387.0M	151.0M
Net Change In Cash	2.405B	-1.208B
YoY Change	-299.09%	-72.5%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.547B	$2.855B
Capital Expenditures	-$1.546B	-$1.260B
Free Cash Flow	$5.093B	$4.115B
YoY Change	23.77%	31.26%

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