Berkshire Hathaway Inc. News Release
* Includes certain businesses in which Berkshire had between a 20% and 50% ownership interest.
- * Includes certain businesses in which Berkshire had between a 20% and 50% ownership interest.
- Approximately $2.6 billion was used to repurchase Berkshire shares during the fourth quarter bringing the total for the year to approximately $7.9 billion.
- Berkshire presents its results in the way it believes will be most meaningful and useful, as well as most transparent, to the investing public and others who use Berkshire’s financial information.
- In addition to the GAAP presentations of net earnings, Berkshire shows operating earnings defined as net earnings exclusive of investment and derivative gains/losses and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets.