Berkshire Hathaway's Cash Pile Now Earns More in a Year Than Most S&P 500 Companies Report in Total Profit. Here's the Math.
As of March 31, the Omaha conglomerate had a massive cash hoard of nearly $400 billion.
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Warren Buffett might no longer be the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB), but the business still has the same issue it had under the leadership of the Oracle of Omaha. It has more cash than it knows what to do with.
But this deep liquidity has become a source of meaningful profit. In fact, Berkshire Hathaway earns more from its cash pile in a year than most S&P 500 index companies report in total earnings. Here's the math.
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