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Berkshire Hathaway
Rank: 12 (Previous rank: 13)
Get quote: BRKA
Financials: Latest quarterly results
CEO: Warren E. Buffett
Address: 1440 Kiewit Plaza
Omaha, NE 68131
Phone: 402-346-1400
Website: http://www.berkshirehathaway.com
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Revenues 98,539.0 20.7
Profits 11,015.0 29.2
Assets 248,437.0 —
Stockholders' Equity 108,419.0 —
Market Value 3/23/2007 166,515.2 —
Revenues 11.2
Assets 4.4
Stockholders' equity 10.2
2006 $ 7144.00
% change from 2005 29.0
1996-2006 annual growth rate % 13.2
2006 24.1
1996-2006 annual rate 12.4
1 American Intl. Group 10 113,194.0
2 Berkshire Hathaway 12 98,539.0
3 Allstate 61 35,796.0
4 Hartford Financial Services 82 26,500.0
5 Travelers Cos. 89 25,090.0
6 Liberty Mutual Ins. Group 95 23,520.0
7 Nationwide 104 22,253.0
8 Loews 135 17,227.6
9 Progressive 159 14,786.4
10 Chubb 176 14,003.0
11 USAA 180 13,416.4
12 Fidelity National Financial 264 9,436.1
13 First American Corp. 289 8,499.1
14 American Family Ins. Grp. 338 6,893.1
15 Safeco 363 6,289.9
16 W.R. Berkley 423 5,394.8
17 Erie Insurance Group 463 4,785.5
18 Cincinnati Financial 484 4,550.0
19 American Financial Grp. 503 4,254.0
20 LandAmerica Financial 522 4,015.9
21 Old Republic Intl. 548 3,794.2
22 FM Global 578 3,474.4
23 Mercury General 622 3,168.7
24 Unitrin 638 3,075.5
25 MBIA 691 2,723.2
26 Hanover Insurance Group 710 2,644.1
27 Markel 739 2,519.0
28 Stewart Information Services 750 2,471.5
29 HCC Insurance Holdings 836 2,075.3
30 Commerce Group 873 1,949.5
31 Ambac Financial Group 912 1,832.1
32 Selective Insurance Group 919 1,807.9
33 Ohio Casualty 951 1,676.3
From the April 30th, 2007 issue
Footnote:
Acquired Russell (2005 rank: 996), Aug. 2, 2006.
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