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2022

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Berkshire Hathaway · Year by year

2022

Annual percentage change
Measure 2022
Per-share book value of Berkshire (5.5)
Market value of Berkshire 4.0
S&P 500 with dividends included (18.1)
Where 2022’s change in book value came from
Where the change came from — points of per-share book value

Assets

  • Cash26.0
  • Fixed income5.2
  • Common stocks70.1
  • Utility, energy, rail25.4
  • Other net assets33.1

Funded by

  • Net worth100.0
  • Debt9.7
  • Insurance float34.1
  • Deferred tax float16.0
What the company was made of — percent of net worth. Every dollar of net worth carried $1.60 of assets.

Note: figures in parentheses are losses. Source: Berkshire Hathaway annual reports.

What happened

The 2022 letter The 2022 meeting

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