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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC Stock $brk-b

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2010 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000115752310006675 Filed on November 05, 2010

Income Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2009 Q3
Revenue	$36.17B	$36.27B	$29.90B
YoY Change	19.76%	21.3%	7.08%
Cost Of Revenue	$26.30B	$28.44B	$21.76B
YoY Change	17.4%	30.72%	-5.92%
Gross Profit	$9.865B	$7.835B	$8.149B
YoY Change	26.54%	-3.85%	69.66%
Gross Profit Margin	27.28%	21.6%	27.25%
Selling, General & Admin	$2.054B	$1.896B	$2.015B
YoY Change	-0.58%	-5.91%	8.28%
% of Gross Profit	20.82%	24.2%	24.73%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.170B	$1.094B	$779.0M
YoY Change	44.09%	40.44%	-62.39%
% of Gross Profit	11.86%	13.96%	9.56%
Operating Expenses	$2.724B	$2.633B	$2.816B
YoY Change	-3.78%	-6.5%	1.04%
Operating Profit	$7.141B	$4.359B	$5.333B
YoY Change	43.83%	-18.26%	164.53%
Interest Expense	-$660.0M	-$668.0M	-$494.0M
YoY Change	32.0%	35.22%	-3.89%
% of Operating Profit	-9.24%	-15.32%	-9.26%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$6.481B	$4.534B	$4.839B
YoY Change	45.15%	-6.3%	222.17%
Income Tax	$2.008B	$1.415B	$1.601B
% Of Pretax Income	30.98%	31.21%	33.09%
Net Earnings	$4.377B	$2.989B	$3.238B
YoY Change	43.23%	-7.69%	206.34%
Net Earnings / Revenue	12.1%	8.24%	10.83%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.656K	$1.814K	$2.087K
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.189B	$1.495B	$1.619B
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	956.2K shares	1648B shares	1.552M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2009 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$38.23B	$34.46B	$26.92B
YoY Change	25.1%	28.02%	-19.33%
Cash & Equivalents	$38.23B	$34.46B	$26.92B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory	$7.101B	$6.924B	$6.051B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$11.84B
Other Receivables	$9.077B
Total Short-Term Assets	$66.25B	$59.46B	$49.02B
YoY Change	28.64%	21.31%	-13.73%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$93.13B	$92.02B	$47.00B
YoY Change	99.6%	95.8%	5.88%
Goodwill	$49.01B	$49.20B
YoY Change	44.25%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$117.7B	$117.1B	$124.4B
YoY Change	-6.8%	-5.86%	12.75%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$306.0B	$304.5B	$243.0B
YoY Change	24.58%	25.32%	8.04%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$66.25B	$59.46B	$49.02B
Total Long-Term Assets	$306.0B	$304.5B	$243.0B
Total Assets	$372.2B	$364.0B	$292.0B
YoY Change	25.28%	24.65%	3.65%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$29.36B	$29.37B	$23.68B
YoY Change	31.3%	23.99%	15.1%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$1.682B	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change	4.67%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$39.04B	$38.43B	$32.44B
YoY Change	22.41%	18.47%	12.87%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$56.89B	$58.66B	$38.02B
YoY Change	56.72%	54.29%	1.23%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$77.01B	$79.69B	$73.97B
YoY Change	4.19%	7.73%	-0.06%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$133.9B	$138.3B	$112.0B
YoY Change	21.49%	23.54%	0.38%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$39.04B	$38.43B	$32.44B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$133.9B	$138.3B	$112.0B
Total Liabilities	$209.3B	$209.4B	$161.3B
YoY Change	29.73%	29.79%	-0.15%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$99.19B	$94.82B	$83.17B
YoY Change	15.04%	14.0%
Common Stock	$37.54B	$38.13B
YoY Change	38.62%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$157.3B	$149.7B	$126.1B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$372.2B	$364.0B	$292.0B
YoY Change	25.28%	24.65%	3.65%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2009 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$4.377B	$2.989B	$3.238B
YoY Change	43.23%	-7.69%	206.34%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.170B	$1.094B	$779.0M
YoY Change	44.09%	40.44%	-62.39%
Cash From Operating Activities	$4.064B	$6.971B	$4.529B
YoY Change	6.39%	53.92%	31.77%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$1.689B	-$1.575B	-$1.170B
YoY Change	48.94%	34.62%	-29.65%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$1.562B	$325.0M	-$318.0M
YoY Change	41.74%	-202.2%	-65.95%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$127.0M	-$1.250B	-$1.488B
YoY Change	296.88%	-15.99%	-42.7%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-116.0M	660.0M	-689.0M
YoY Change	-24.68%	-195.79%	-145.93%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	4.064B	6.971B	4.529B
Cash From Investing Activities	-127.0M	-1.250B	-1.488B
Cash From Financing Activities	-116.0M	660.0M	-689.0M
Net Change In Cash	3.821B	6.381B	2.352B
YoY Change	5.15%	171.3%	0.51%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$4.064B	$6.971B	$4.529B
Capital Expenditures	-$1.689B	-$1.575B	-$1.170B
Free Cash Flow	$5.753B	$8.546B	$5.699B
YoY Change	16.13%	49.96%	11.75%

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