Item 6. Selected Financial Data

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

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Selected Financial Data for the Past Five Years

(dollars in millions except per-share data)

20162015201420132012
Revenues:
Insurance premiums earned$45,881$41,294$41,253$36,684$34,545
Sales and service revenues119,489107,00197,09792,99381,447
Railroad, utilities and energy revenues37,54240,00440,69034,75732,582
Interest, dividend and other investment income4,7255,3575,0525,1964,532
Finance and financial products sales and service revenues and interest and dividend income7,6636,9406,5266,1095,932
Investment and derivative gains/losses8,30410,3474,0816,6733,425
Total revenues$223,604$210,943$194,699$182,412$162,463
Earnings:
Net earnings attributable to Berkshire Hathaway (1)$24,074$24,083$19,872$19,476$14,824
Net earnings per share attributable to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders (2)$14,645$14,656$12,092$11,850$8,977
Year-end data:
Total assets$620,854$552,257$525,867$484,624$427,252
Notes payable and other borrowings:
Insurance and other27,17514,59911,85412,39612,970
Railroad, utilities and energy59,08557,73955,30646,39935,979
Finance and financial products15,38411,95112,73013,12213,587
Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ equity283,001255,550240,170221,890187,647
Class A equivalent common shares outstanding, in thousands1,6441,6431,6431,6441,643
Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ equity per outstanding Class A equivalent common share$172,108$155,501$146,186$134,973$114,214
(1)Includes after-tax investment and derivative gains/losses of $6.5 billion in 2016, $6.7 billion in 2015, $3.3 billion in 2014, $4.3 billion in 2013 and $2.2 billion in 2012.
(2)Represents net earnings per equivalent Class A common share. Net earnings per Class B common share is equal to 1/1,500 of such amount.
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