Berkshire Hathaway Q2 net earnings $35.9B vs year-ago loss; operating earnings up 6.6%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC

Net earnings attributable to shareholders: $35.9B in Q2 2023 vs loss of $43.6B in Q2 2022.
Operating earnings rose to $10.0B (Q2) from $9.4B; insurance-underwriting nearly doubled to $1.25B.
BNSF earnings declined to $1.26B (Q2) from $1.66B; Berkshire Hathaway Energy flat at $0.79B.
Share repurchases: $1.4B in Q2, bringing six-month total to $5.8B.
Insurance float reached ~$166B at June 30, up ~$2B from year-end 2022.

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Earnings Releases SEC 8-K Item 2.02 confidence 0.95

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC reported the second quarter and first six months ended June 30, 2023 results: net income $ 35,912 $ (43,621 ) $ 71,416 $ (38,041 ), EPS $ 24,775 $ (29,663 ) $ 49,152 $ (25,832 ).

Period: the second quarter and first six months ended June 30, 2023
Net income: $ 35,912 $ (43,621 ) $ 71,416 $ (38,041 )
EPS: $ 24,775 $ (29,663 ) $ 49,152 $ (25,832 )
Result: reported results

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. issued a press release announcing the Company’s earnings for the second quarter and first six months ended June 30, 2023.

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