Description: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. It provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. The company also generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets. In addition, the company manufactures boxed chocolates and other confectionery products; specialty chemicals, metal cutting tools, and components for aerospace and power generation applications; flooring products; insulation, roofing, and engineered products; building and engineered components; paints and coatings; and bricks and masonry products, as well as offers manufactured and site-built home construction, and related lending and financial services. Further, it provides recreational vehicles, apparel products, jewelry, and custom picture framing products, as well as alkaline batteries; castings, forgings, fasteners/fastener systems, and aerostructures; and seamless pipes, fittings, downhole casing and tubing, and mill forms. Additionally, the company distributes televisions and information; franchises and services quick service restaurants; distributes electronic components; and offers logistics services, grocery and foodservice distribution services, and professional aviation training and shared aircraft ownership programs. It also retails automobiles; furniture, bedding, and accessories; household appliances, electronics, and computers; jewelry, watches, crystal, china, stemware, flatware, gifts, and collectibles; kitchenware; and motorcycle apparel and equipment. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
Home Page: www.berkshirehathaway.com
3555 Farnam Street
Omaha,
NE
68131
United States
Phone:
402 346 1400
Officers
Name | Title |
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Mr. Warren E. Buffett | Chairman, CEO & Pres |
Mr. Charles Thomas Munger | Exec. Vice Chairman |
Mr. Marc David Hamburg | Sr. VP, CFO & Sec. |
Mr. Ajit Jain | Vice Chairman of Insurance Operations & Director |
Mr. Gregory Edward Abel | Vice Chairman of Non Insurance Bus. Operations & Director |
Mr. Daniel Jerome Jaksich | VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer |
Mr. Michael Pille | Head of Healthcare Underwriting in Germany & Sr. Underwriter of Casualty |
Kerby S. Ham | Treasurer |
Mr. Peter James Eastwood | CEO & Pres of Specialty Insurance |
Ms. Kara Lee Raiguel | CEO & Pres of Gen. Re Unit |
Exchange: NEO
Country: CA
Currency: Canadian Dollar (C$)
Forward PE: | 0.0129 |
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Trailing PE: | 56.0909 |
Price-to-Book MRQ: | 1.358 |
Price-to-Sales TTM: | 3.0395 |
IPO Date: | |
Fiscal Year End: | December |
Full Time Employees: | 372000 |