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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 24, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Feb 24, 2025

BRK-A$875,654.57+2.6%Stored close · as of Nov 10, 2026

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Item 8. Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGIS TERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of

Opinion on the Financial Statement Schedule

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, and the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, and have issued our report thereon dated February 22, 2025; such consolidated financial statements and report are included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of the Company listed in the Index at Item 15. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statement schedule based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Omaha, Nebraska

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (Parent Company)

Condensed Financial Information

(Dollars in millions)

Schedule I

Balance Sheets

December 31,
20242023
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$6,337$5,566
Short-term investments in U.S. Treasury Bills89,70516,140
Investments in and advances to consolidated subsidiaries568,987546,566
Investment in The Kraft Heinz Company and other assets13,41713,246
$678,446$581,518
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
Payable for purchase of U.S. Treasury Bills and other liabilities$6,510$235
Income taxes, principally deferred1,4771,229
Notes payable and other borrowings21,09118,781
29,07820,245
Berkshire shareholders’ equity649,368561,273
$678,446$581,518

Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income

Year ended December 31,
202420232022
Income items:
From consolidated subsidiaries:
Dividends and distributions$72,607$9,717$15,724
Undistributed earnings (losses)14,31485,550(39,579)
86,92195,267(23,855)
Equity in earnings of The Kraft Heinz Company745758628
Other income1,441899379
89,10796,924(22,848)
Cost and expense items:
General and administrative381244131
Interest expense535636513
Foreign exchange gains on non-U.S. Dollar denominated debt(1,376)(371)(1,401)
Income tax expense572192668
112701(89)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Berkshire shareholders88,99596,223(22,759)
Other comprehensive income attributable to Berkshire shareholders1791,2893,071
Comprehensive income attributable to Berkshire shareholders$89,174$97,512$(19,688)

See Note to Condensed Financial Information

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (Parent Company)

Condensed Financial Information

(Dollars in millions)

Schedule I (continued)

Statements of Cash Flows

Year ended December 31,
202420232022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Berkshire shareholders$88,995$96,223$(22,759)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to operating cash flows:
Undistributed (earnings) losses of consolidated subsidiaries(14,314)(85,550)39,579
Non-cash dividends from subsidiaries(58,339)(1,811)(7,220)
Income taxes payable294(44)661
Other*(2,666)(1,207)(1,799)
Net cash flows from operating activities13,9707,6118,462
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in and advances to consolidated subsidiaries, net(1,332)2,649(11,852)
Purchases of U.S. Treasury Bills(52,864)(27,278)(44,187)
Sales and maturities of U.S. Treasury Bills and other40,24431,23438,043
Net cash flows from investing activities(13,952)6,605(17,996)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings5,5252,0541,970
Repayments of borrowings(1,854)(4,310)(602)
Acquisition of treasury stock(2,918)(9,171)(7,854)
Net cash flows from financing activities753(11,427)(6,486)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents7712,789(16,020)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year5,5662,77718,797
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year$6,337$5,566$2,777
Other cash flow information:
Income taxes paid$26,455$5,630$2,259
Interest paid318297332
Class B common stock issued in exchange for noncontrolling interests1,045——

*Includes discount accretion on investments and foreign currency exchange (gains) losses.

Note to Condensed Financial Information

As of December 31, 2024, Berkshire owned 27.2% of the outstanding shares of The Kraft Heinz Company common stock, which is accounted for pursuant to the equity method. See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In September and October 2024, Berkshire acquired the remaining 2.12% of Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s (“BHE”) outstanding common stock held by noncontrolling shareholders in exchange for 2,291,631 shares of Berkshire Class B common stock valued at $1.045 billion. On October 19, 2022, Berkshire acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Alleghany Corporation for $11.5 billion. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

During 2024, the Parent Company repaid approximately $1.9 billion of maturing senior notes. At various dates in 2024, Berkshire borrowed approximately ¥837.4 billion (approximately $5.5 billion) under senior note issuances and term loan agreements. The borrowings have interest rates ranging from 0.974% to 2.625% and maturity dates ranging from 2027 to 2054. As of December 31, 2024, the Parent Company’s non-U.S. Dollar denominated borrowings included €4.6 billion and ¥1,988 billion par value senior notes. The gains and losses from the periodic remeasurement of these non-U.S. Dollar denominated notes due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are included in earnings.

Parent Company debt maturities in each of the next five years are as follows: 2025—$1.9 billion; 2026—$4.2 billion; 2027—$4.0 billion; 2028—$2.2 billion and 2029—$2.6 billion. The Parent Company guarantees certain debt of subsidiaries, which aggregated approximately $20.8 billion at December 31, 2024 and primarily consisted of debt issued by Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation. Such guarantees are an absolute, unconditional and irrevocable guarantee for the full and prompt payment when due of all present and future payment obligations. The Parent Company has also provided guarantees in connection with certain retroactive reinsurance contracts issued by subsidiaries. The amounts of subsidiary payments under these contracts, if any, are contingent upon the outcome of future events.

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