Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK) reported quarterly earnings of $6.02 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.13 by 17.35 percent. This is a 16.44 percent increase over earnings of $5.17 per share from the same period last year. The company reported $101.808 billion in sales this quarter. This is a 10.04 percent increase over sales of $92.515 billion the same period last year.