Berkshire Hathaway Inc. operates in the Fire, marine, and casualty insurance sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Berkshire Hathaway Inc. with three other companies in this sector in the United States: Allianz SE (2012 sales of $129.42 billion of which 52% was Life/Health), American International Group, Inc. ($67.74 billion of which 59% was Property Casualty), and Tokio Marine Holdings, Incorporation- Adr ($41.44 billion of which 81% was Non-Life Insurance).

Sales Analysis. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported sales of $160.84 billion for the year ending December of 2012. This represents an increase of 9.6% versus 2011, when the company's sales were $146.70 billion. This was the fourth straight year of sales growth at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.. Sales of Other Businesses saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 20.0% in 2012, from $32.20 billion to $38.65 billion. Not all segments of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. experienced an increase in sales in 2012: sales of Intra-Group fell 83.6% to $72.00 million. (However, this segment's sales were only a very small portion of the company's overall sales). Business Description