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Berkshire Hathaway Earnings Beats Estimates By $307 Per Share

Sam RoMay 4, 2013, 02:35 IST

AP ImagesBerkshire Hathaway's Q1 financial results are out.

The holding company run by Warren Buffett reported operating earnings of $2,302 per share, up from $1,615 a year ago.

According to a survey conducted by Bloomberg, analysts were looking for $1,995.50. That makes this an earnings surprise of about $306.50 per share.

It's worth mentioning that Berkshire A shares closed at $162,904 today.

You can read the very brief press release here.