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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC: 10-Q filed 2009-11-06

What BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC reported in its quarterly report filed 2009-11-06 (fiscal Q3 2009): 18 published measures, 50 facts as tagged in accession 0001157523-09-007839.

This filing

Form
10-Q (quarterly report)
Filed
2009-11-06
Fiscal period
fiscal Q3 2009
Accession
0001157523-09-007839 on SEC EDGAR

Values are as tagged in this filing. A later filing can restate them; each measure links to its history page, which shows the latest-filed value per period. All BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC filings.

Reported measures

Total assets

Resources recognized on the balance sheet. Book assets are not the market value of the business.

PeriodValueUnitDays
At 2009-09-30292,010,000,000USD
At 2008-12-31267,399,000,000USD

Total liabilities

Recognized obligations at the reporting date. The definition and scope differ from interest-bearing debt.

PeriodValueUnitDays
At 2009-09-30161,328,000,000USD
At 2008-12-31153,692,000,000USD

Stockholders equity

The reported residual interest after liabilities. It is an accounting amount, not market capitalization.

PeriodValueUnitDays
At 2009-09-30126,073,000,000USD
At 2008-12-31109,267,000,000USD

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and qualifying short-term liquid investments under the filer’s accounting policy. Restricted cash and longer-term investments may be reported separately.

PeriodValueUnitDays
At 2009-09-3026,919,000,000USD
At 2008-12-3125,539,000,000USD
At 2008-09-3033,369,000,000USD
At 2007-12-3144,329,000,000USD

Net income or loss

Reported profit or loss for the period. Check the filing for attribution, exceptional items and discontinued operations before comparing companies.

PeriodValueUnitDays
2009-07-01 to 2009-09-303,238,000,000USD92
2009-01-01 to 2009-09-304,999,000,000USD273
2008-07-01 to 2008-09-301,057,000,000USD92
2008-01-01 to 2008-09-304,877,000,000USD274

Operating cash flow

Cash generated or used by operating activities. Working-capital timing can make this differ substantially from reported income.

PeriodValueUnitDays
2009-01-01 to 2009-09-3012,026,000,000USD273
2008-01-01 to 2008-09-308,428,000,000USD274

Capital expenditure payments

Cash payments to acquire property, plant and equipment. This taxonomy concept does not capture every form of investment or acquisition.

PeriodValueUnitDays
2009-01-01 to 2009-09-303,803,000,000USD273
2008-01-01 to 2008-09-304,201,000,000USD274

Revenue

Revenue under this specific accounting concept. A missing value is not zero; filers can use other revenue concepts.

PeriodValueUnitDays
2009-07-01 to 2009-09-3029,904,000,000USD92
2009-01-01 to 2009-09-3082,295,000,000USD273
2008-07-01 to 2008-09-3027,926,000,000USD92
2008-01-01 to 2008-09-3083,194,000,000USD274

Financing cash flow

Net cash from financing activities, including borrowing, repayments and transactions with owners. A positive amount does not establish operating profitability.

PeriodValueUnitDays
2009-01-01 to 2009-09-30387,000,000USD273
2008-01-01 to 2008-09-302,756,000,000USD274

Investing cash flow

Net cash from investing activities, including asset purchases, disposals and investment transactions. This differs from capital expenditure payments alone.

PeriodValueUnitDays
2009-01-01 to 2009-09-30-11,129,000,000USD273
2008-01-01 to 2008-09-30-22,021,000,000USD274

Retained earnings or deficit

Accumulated undistributed earnings or deficit at the reporting date. This balance is not cash available for distribution.

PeriodValueUnitDays
At 2009-09-3083,171,000,000USD
At 2008-12-3178,172,000,000USD

Basic weighted-average shares

Time-weighted shares used for basic earnings per share. This denominator differs from shares outstanding at a single reporting date.

PeriodValueUnitDays
2009-07-01 to 2009-09-301,551,727shares92
2009-01-01 to 2009-09-301,550,986shares273
2008-07-01 to 2008-09-301,549,226shares92
2008-01-01 to 2008-09-301,548,871shares274

Basic earnings per share

Reported earnings or loss per basic common share or unit. Inspect attribution, share classes and restatements before comparing periods. This is not a market return.

PeriodValueUnitDays
2009-07-01 to 2009-09-302,087USD/shares92
2009-01-01 to 2009-09-303,223USD/shares273
2008-07-01 to 2008-09-30682USD/shares92
2008-01-01 to 2008-09-303,149USD/shares274

Income tax expense or benefit

Current and deferred income tax expense or benefit for continuing operations. This accounting expense differs from cash taxes paid.

PeriodValueUnitDays
2009-07-01 to 2009-09-301,601,000,000USD92
2009-01-01 to 2009-09-302,107,000,000USD273
2008-07-01 to 2008-09-30294,000,000USD92
2008-01-01 to 2008-09-302,145,000,000USD274

Accumulated other comprehensive income or loss

Cumulative other comprehensive items after tax, such as translation and unrealized hedging or securities effects. These amounts have not passed through net income.

PeriodValueUnitDays
At 2009-09-3015,816,000,000USD
At 2008-12-313,954,000,000USD

Total equity including noncontrolling interests

Equity including the portion attributable to noncontrolling interests. It is larger than or equal to parent stockholders equity and is not market capitalization.

PeriodValueUnitDays
At 2009-09-30130,682,000,000USD
At 2008-12-31113,707,000,000USD

Profit or loss including noncontrolling interests

Net income or loss including the portion attributable to noncontrolling interests. It can differ from the net income attributable to the parent that per-share figures use.

PeriodValueUnitDays
2009-07-01 to 2009-09-303,349,000,000USD92
2009-01-01 to 2009-09-305,287,000,000USD273
2008-07-01 to 2008-09-301,208,000,000USD92
2008-01-01 to 2008-09-305,281,000,000USD274

Depreciation expense

Depreciation recognized for the period under this concept. It is a noncash allocation of asset cost and may exclude amortization and depletion reported elsewhere.

PeriodValueUnitDays
2009-01-01 to 2009-09-302,315,000,000USD273
2008-01-01 to 2008-09-302,071,000,000USD274

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Entity
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC / CIK 0001067983
Captured
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SEC response SHA-256
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