Every material Form 8-K Berkshire Hathaway filed with the SEC in 2024, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Berkshire Hathaway reported third-quarter 2024 net earnings of $26.3 billion, compared with a net loss of $12.8 billion a year earlier, driven mainly by investment gains. Operating earnings, which exclude investment gains and losses, fell to $10.1 billion from $10.8 billion, and nine-month net earnings rose to $69.3 billion from $58.6 billion.
Q3 2024 net earnings of $26.3 billion versus a net loss of $12.8 billion in Q3 2023
Q3 2024 investment gains of $16.2 billion versus investment losses of $23.5 billion a year earlier
Q3 2024 operating earnings of $10.1 billion, down from $10.8 billion; insurance-underwriting earnings fell to $750 million from $2.4 billion
Berkshire used approximately $2.9 billion to repurchase its shares in the first nine months of 2024
Berkshire Hathaway reported second-quarter 2024 net earnings attributable to shareholders of $30.3 billion, down from $35.9 billion a year earlier, mainly because investment gains fell to $18.8 billion from $25.9 billion. Operating earnings, which exclude investment and derivative gains and losses, rose to $11.6 billion from $10.0 billion, and the company repurchased about $345 million of its shares during the quarter.
Q2 2024 net earnings $30,348 million versus $35,912 million in Q2 2023; first six months $43,050 million versus $71,416 million
Q2 2024 operating earnings $11,598 million versus $10,043 million; first six months $22,820 million versus $18,108 million
Q2 2024 net earnings per Class A share $21,122 versus $24,775 a year earlier
Share repurchases of about $345 million in Q2 2024 and $2.9 billion for the first six months; insurance float about $169 billion at June 30, 2024
Berkshire Hathaway reported first-quarter 2024 net earnings attributable to shareholders of $12.7 billion, down from $35.5 billion a year earlier, mainly because of investment swings. Operating earnings, which exclude investment gains and losses, rose to $11.2 billion from $8.1 billion. Shareholders also met on May 4, 2024, and rejected all six shareholder proposals.
Q1 2024 net earnings: $12.7 billion, versus $35.5 billion in Q1 2023
Q1 2024 operating earnings: $11.2 billion, versus $8.1 billion in Q1 2023
Investment losses included about $9.7 billion of unrealized losses on equity holdings in Q1 2024
All six shareholder proposals were voted down at the May 4, 2024 annual meeting
Berkshire Hathaway reported fourth-quarter 2023 net earnings attributable to shareholders of $37.6 billion, up from $18.1 billion a year earlier, and operating earnings of $8.5 billion, up from $6.6 billion. Investment and derivative gains of $29.1 billion made up most of the net earnings increase, and the company says investment gains in any quarter are usually not indicative of business performance. For the full year, net earnings were $96.2 billion compared with a loss of $22.8 billion in 2022.
Q4 2023 net earnings of $37.6 billion versus $18.1 billion in Q4 2022, including investment and derivative gains of $29.1 billion
Q4 2023 operating earnings of $8.5 billion versus $6.6 billion; insurance-underwriting earnings rose to $848 million from $160 million
Full-year 2023 net earnings of $96.2 billion versus a $22.8 billion loss in 2022; full-year operating earnings of $37.4 billion versus $30.9 billion
Berkshire repurchased about $2.2 billion of its shares in Q4 2023 and about $9.2 billion for the full year
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