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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC

Ticker: BRK   Fiscal Year: 2018

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

Period Ending Dec 31, 2018 10-K (Filed: Feb 25, 2019)

(In Millions, except shares in actual)
 12 Months Ended12 Months Ended12 Months Ended
 Dec 31, 2018Dec 31, 2017Dec 31, 2016
Revenues:
Sales and service revenues
$
175,445
Total revenues247,837239,933215,114
 
Investment and derivative contract gains (losses):
Investment gains (losses)(22,155)1,4107,553
Derivative contract gains (losses)(300)718751
Investment and derivative gains/losses(22,455)2,1288,304
 
Costs and expenses:
Interest expense3,8534,3863,741
Total costs and expenses219,214221,237190,860
 
Earnings before income taxes and equity method earnings (losses)6,16820,82432,558
 
Equity method earnings (losses)(2,167)3,0141,109
Earnings before income taxes4,00123,83833,667
 
Income tax expense (benefit)(321)(21,515)9,240
Net earnings4,32245,35324,427
 
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests301413353
Net earnings attributable to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders4,02144,94024,074
 
Product and Service
Insurance and Other
Insurance premiums earned57,41860,59745,881
Sales and service revenues133,336130,343123,053
Leasing revenues5,7322,4522,553
Interest, dividend and other investment income7,6786,5366,180
Total revenues204,164199,928177,667
 
Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses39,90648,89130,906
Life, annuity and health insurance benefits5,6995,6185,131
Insurance underwriting expenses9,7939,3217,713
Cost of sales and services106,083104,34397,867
Cost of leasing4,0611,4551,335
Selling, general and administrative expenses18,23819,18917,973
Interest expense1,0351,1321,099
Total costs and expenses184,815189,949162,024
 
Railroad
Total revenues23,70321,08019,683
 
Freight rail transportation expenses16,04514,03113,134
Utilities and Energy
Sales and service revenues15,55515,15514,621
Cost of sales and other expenses11,64110,77210,471
Railroad, Utilities and Energy
Service revenues and other income4,4153,7703,143
Total revenues43,67340,00537,447
 
Other expenses3,8953,2312,589
Interest expense2,8183,2542,642
Total costs and expenses34,39931,28828,836
 
Class of Stock
Equivalent Class A
Net earnings per average equivalent share24462732614645
Average equivalent shares outstanding1,643,7951,644,6151,643,826
Equivalent Class B
Net earnings per average equivalent share2 [1]1810
Average equivalent shares outstanding2,465,692,3682,466,923,1632,465,739,654
[1] Class B shares are economically equivalent to one-fifteen-hundredth of a Class A share. Accordingly, net earnings per average equivalent Class B share outstanding is equal to one-fifteen-hundredth of the equivalent Class A amount. See Note 21.
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