Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B
NYSE BRK-B
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Short term Debt (2015 - 2018)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) posted quarterly Short term Debt of $2.5 billion for Q4 2018, down 43.94% year-over-year from $4.5 billion in Q4 2017, and down 43.94% quarter-over-quarter from $4.5 billion in Q4 2017.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) Short term Debt (2015 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Berkshire Hathaway's Short term Debt history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.5 billion for Q4 2018.

  • In Q4 2018, Short term Debt fell 43.94% year-over-year to $2.5 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2018 stood at $2.5 billion (down 43.94% YoY), while the FY2018 annual figure was $2.5 billion, down 43.94% from the prior year.
  • Short term Debt for Q4 2018 stood at $2.5 billion, down from $4.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Short term Debt was $4.5 billion in Q4 2017, with the low at $1.9 billion in Q4 2016.
  • The 4-year median for Short term Debt is $2.3 billion (2015), against an average of $2.7 billion.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2017 and 2018: Short term Debt soared 140.13% in 2017, then tumbled 43.94% in 2018.
  • Berkshire Hathaway's Short term Debt stood at $2.0 billion in 2015, then dropped by 6.03% to $1.9 billion in 2016, then jumped by 140.13% to $4.5 billion in 2017, then slumped by 43.94% to $2.5 billion in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows BRK-B's Short term Debt at $2.5 billion in Q4 2018, $4.5 billion in Q4 2017, and $1.9 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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Dec 31, 2018 2.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 4.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.87 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.99 Bn