What to Watch for in Berkshire Hathaway’s Earnings Report

Barrons2021-02-26

Berkshire Hathaway’s share repurchases will be a major investor focus when the company reports its fourth-quarter earnings on Saturday in conjunction with CEO Warren Buffett’s eagerly awaited ...

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A) stepped up its stock buybacks in the third quarter, cheering investors who wanted to see a signal from Buffett that the stock was inexpensive after badly trailing the S&P 500 in 2019 and 2020 by a total of more than 40 percentage points.\nThe fourth-quarter buybacks will offer a read on whether Buffett felt the stock remained cheap as it appreciated during the period. News of a sizable buyback could buoy investors and lift Berkshire shares next week.\nBerkshire’s class A shares finished 2020 at $348,000, up 10% from Sept. 30. The stock has rallied further in 2021, gaining 6.5%, to $371,200 and topping the S&P 500’s 3.5% total return. Shares were down 1% on Thursday after hitting a record high of more than $377,000. The class B shares were 0.9% lower Thursday, at $246.26.\nBerkshire bought back a record $9 billion in the third quarter, or nearly 2% of its shares outstanding, up from $5 billion in the second quarter. 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Paper gains and losses in the equity portfolio are reflected in both book value and earnings.\nApple(AAPL), the largest holding at nearly 900 million shares, rose by more than $15 billion in the fourth quarter, and other big investments appreciated, includingBank of America(BAC),Coca-Cola(KO), andAmerican Express(AXP).\nBook value is estimated to have ended 2020 at around $287,000 per class A share, according to Edward Jones analyst James Shanahan. That would be up about 9% from the Sept. 30 level of $264,000.\nBook value at the end of the current quarter could approach $295,000 per class A share, boosted by operating earnings of about $4,000 a class A share and some appreciation in the equity portfolio. Apple is down about 7% so far in 2021 to $124, which will weigh on overall gains in the portfolio.\nBerkshire stock now trades nearly 1.3 times projected March 31 book value—assuming no major changes in the stock market. That is below the average of 1.4 times book value in the past five years and is likely below by a comfortable margin what Buffett calls the company’s intrinsic value.\nIt will be interesting to see whether Buffett has been willing to buy back much stock in the current quarter given the appreciation. Investors won’t find that out until May, when the company releases first-quarter earnings and its 10-Q for the period.\nBerkshire’s fourth-quarter operating earnings—excluding changes in the equity portfolio—are expected to be up about 25% in the period, to $3,368 a class A share and $2.25 a class B share.\nBerkshire stock has gotten a lift as investors anticipate solid growth in the company’s earnings this year, driven by a raft of economically sensitive businesses including the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad and a group of housing-related units, including Shaw Industries (carpet and flooring), Benjamin Moore (paints), and Clayton Homes, a big producer of manufactured housing.\nThe overall earnings for the fourth quarter will likely be enormous because of paper gains in the stock portfolio that run through the income statement.\nBarron’s has argued that Berkshirelooks appealing, thanks to its relatively low valuation and strong profit outlook.\nIn the letter, Buffett may address what was a disappointing year for investment activity in 2020. 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