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The cash pile with Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the company of world famous investor Warren Buffet, has reached a record level in the third quarter of this year. The company now has cash of about $ 381.7 billion (about ₹ 31.8 lakh crore), which is its highest level till date. This information has been revealed in the latest financial report of the company. According to the report, the company’s operating earnings have also increased by 34% to reach $13.5 billion. The main reason for this increase is the huge earnings from the insurance business. This time during the quarter, the incidents of natural disasters were very less, due to which the insurance sector of the company got good profits.
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The company has also sold shares worth $6.1 billion during this period. However, despite increasing cash reserves, the company’s investment income (Net Investment Income) has registered a decline of 13%. It decreased to $3.2 billion, the reason for which is said to be low short-term interest rates. Both Berkshire Hathaway’s primary insurance and re-insurance businesses turned profitable in the quarter, compared to losses in the same period last year. At the same time, the profit of the company’s auto insurance unit GEICO has declined to 13%. The reason for this was the increasing number of claims, although the company has continued to add new customers.
Interestingly, the company did not buy back its shares for the fifth consecutive quarter. Buffett usually buys back shares when he feels that the company’s stock is trading at a low price, but this time he did not do so. It is noteworthy that in May 2025, Warren Buffet had announced that he would step down as CEO by the end of the year, after which the company’s shares fell by about 12%.
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The market also keeps an eye on Berkshire Hathaway’s earnings because the company’s business is spread across many sectors like insurance, railways, energy, manufacturing and consumer products. This also gives an idea of the condition of the American economy. It is clear from this record cash reserve of Buffett that the company is currently waiting for a big investment opportunity. Experts believe that Buffett usually invests when there is market instability or recession, so that he can get shares of strong companies at cheap prices. It will be interesting to see in the coming months how Buffett utilizes this huge cash — whether he will make any big acquisitions or announce investments in some new sector.