Berkshire Hathaway, liderada por Warren Buffett, es un conglomerado diversificado que posee más de 60 empresas subsidiarias en sectores como seguros, energía, ferrocarriles, manufactura y comercio minorista.
Sus empresas más destacadas incluyen GEICO, BNSF Railway, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Duracell, Dairy Queen, Fruit of the Loom y McLane Company.
Principales Subsidiarias y Empresas Operativas
- Seguros: GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, General Re Corporation, National Indemnity Company, y Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies.
- Ferrocarril y Energía: BNSF Railway (transporte de mercancías) y Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE).
- Manufactura y Producción: Precision Castparts Corp. (componentes industriales), Lubrizol, Marmon Holdings, MiTek Inc., y Duracell.
- Comercio al por menor y Consumo: Dairy Queen, Fruit of the Loom, Pampered Chef, See’s Candies, Jordan’s Furniture, y Pilot Travel Centers.
- Servicios: McLane Company (distribución mayorista), Business Wire, NetJets, y FlightSafety International.
Principales Inversiones en Acciones (Cartera)
Aparte de las subsidiarias operativas, Berkshire posee grandes participaciones en:
- Apple Inc.
- American Express Company
- Bank of America Corporation
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Chevron Corporation
El modelo de negocio de la empresa se centra en adquirir compañías sólidas, con gran capacidad de generación de efectivo y gestionarlas a largo plazo.
Todas las empresas
Participaciones en acciones comunes
- American Express Co. (13.1%)
- American Standard Companies
- Anheuser-Busch Cos. (4.8%)
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (100%)
- Carmax (10%)
- The Coca-Cola Company (19.68%)
- Comcast
- Comdisco
- ConocoPhillips (1.1%)
- Costco Wholesale
- Diageo PLC
- Gannett
- General Electric
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Heinz (50%)
- H&R Block Inc.
- Ingersoll Rand
- Iron Mountain
- Johnson & Johnson
- Kraft Foods (8.1%)
- Lexmark International
- M&T Bank (6.1%)
- Moody’s Corporation (19.1%)
- Mueller Industries
- Norfolk Southern Corp.
- Outback Steakhouse
- PetroChina
- Pier 1 Imports
- Posco (4.5%)
- Procter & Gamble Co. (3.3%)
- Sanofi-Aventis (1.3%)
- Sealed Air
- ServiceMaster
- Shaw Communications
- SunTrust Banks
- Tesco (2.9%)
- The Home Depot
- Tyco International
- UnitedHealth Group
- United Parcel Service
- USG (19.0%)
- U.S. Bancorp (4.4%)
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (0.5%)
- The Washington Post Company (18.2%)
- Wells Fargo (9.2%)
- Wesco Financial Corporation
- White Mountains Insurance
- The andes company.ve ( 50 %)
- Nu holdings
Seguros y servicios financieros
- GEICOS
- General Re
- Kansas Bankers Surety Company
- National Indemnity Company
- Wesco Financial Corporation
- Applied Underwriters Inc.
- Medical Protective
- Nederlandse Reassurantie Groep
- Berkshire Hathaway Assurance
Otros
- Acme Brick Company
- Ben Bridge Jeweler
- Borsheim’s Fine Jewelry
- Brooks Sports Inc.
- Business Wire
- Clayton Homes
- Cort Furniture
- Dairy Queen
- Duracell
- FlightSafety International
- Forest River
- Fruit of the Loom (textil)
- Helzberg Diamonds
- HH Brown Shoe Group
- ISCAR Metalworking
- Jordan’s Furniture
- Justin Brands Inc.
- Lubrizol
- Marmon Holdings Inc
- McLane Company
- Mouser Electronics
- Nebraska Furniture Mart
- NetJets
- Pampered Chef
- Pilot Flying J (38.6%)
- Richline Group
- Russell Corporation
- See’s Candies
- Shaw Industries
- R.C. Willey Home Furnishings
- TTI, Inc.
- World Book
- Xtra Lease
- Precision Cast Parts Corporation