Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Amortization - Intangibles (2011 - 2018)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted quarterly Amortization - Intangibles of $9.4 billion for Q4 2018, up 16.5% year-over-year from $8.0 billion in Q4 2017, and up 16.5% quarter-over-quarter from $8.0 billion in Q4 2017.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Amortization - Intangibles (2011 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's Amortization - Intangibles history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $9.4 billion for Q4 2018.

  • In Q4 2018, Amortization - Intangibles rose 16.5% year-over-year to $9.4 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2018 stood at $9.4 billion (up 16.5% YoY), while the FY2018 annual figure was $9.4 billion, up 16.5% from the prior year.
  • Amortization - Intangibles for Q4 2018 stood at $9.4 billion, up from $8.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Amortization - Intangibles was $9.4 billion in Q4 2018, with the low at $5.7 billion in Q4 2015.
  • The 5-year median for Amortization - Intangibles is $6.8 billion (2016), against an average of $7.2 billion.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2014 and 2015: Amortization - Intangibles rose 21.66% in 2014, then slipped 5.41% in 2015.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's Amortization - Intangibles stood at $6.0 billion in 2014, then retreated by 5.41% to $5.7 billion in 2015, then increased by 19.07% to $6.8 billion in 2016, then increased by 18.31% to $8.0 billion in 2017, then gained by 16.5% to $9.4 billion in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows BRK-B's Amortization - Intangibles at $9.4 billion in Q4 2018, $8.0 billion in Q4 2017, and $6.8 billion in Q4 2016.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,068.88 Bn 741.90 Bn 55.86 Bn
2 Sun Life Financial 43.75 Bn 32.52 Bn -
3 American International 40.40 Bn 2.58 Bn 3.50 Bn
4 Hartford Insurance 37.18 Bn 20.87 Bn 3.18 Bn
5 Arch Capital 34.10 Bn 32.99 Bn 2.47 Bn
6 Aegon 28.00 Bn 28.00 Bn -
7 Pelagos Insurance Capital 2.03 Bn 1.58 Bn 357.40 Mn
8 Exzeo 1.50 Bn 1.36 Bn 36.84 Mn
9 International General Insurance Holdings 1.15 Bn 917.64 Mn -5.60 Mn
10 Waterdrop 359.74 Mn 230.42 Mn 109.06 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 9.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 8.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 6.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 5.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 6.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 4.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 3.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 2.94 Bn