Berkshire Hth-B BRK.B
  • Currently 1/5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star (On Watch)

Back Testing Results:

Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.
Performances of real portfolio
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Fair Value Votes:$98.3 (6 votes; Min: $64; Max: $154.68)My Vote: $


Key Statistics
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Market Cap $M195,406Revenue $M138,584 Net Margin (%)8.7 Z-Score  
Enterprise Value $M218,491EPS $5.5 Operating Margin %14.3 F-Score  3
P/E:(before NRI)14.5 Cash Flow Per Share $6.0 Pre-tax Margin (%)13.0Higher ROA y-yN
Price/Book1.1 10-y EBITDA Growth Rate %17.5Quick Ratio0.6Cash flow > EarningsY
Price/Sales1.8 5-y EBITDA Growth Rate %0Current Ratio0.4Lower Leverage y-yN
Price/Cash Flow13.1 y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %-12.3ROA % (ttm)3.4 Higher Current Ratio y-yN
Dividend Yield %0 Insider Buy (3m)0 ROE % (ttm)8.0 Less Shares Outstanding y-yN
Payout Ratio %0Shares Outstanding M2,476ROI % (ttm)8.0 Gross Margin Increase y-yN
Guru Trades with BRK.B
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GuruDate (?) Trades Impact to Portfolio Price Range * (?) Current Price Change from Average Current SharesHistory
Mohnish Pabrai 2012-03-31 Sold Out 14.4%$76.29 - $82.34 $ 79.759%0History
David Winters 2012-03-31 Add 37.94%3.52%$76.29 - $82.34 $ 79.759%1149893History
Whitney Tilson 2012-03-31 Reduce -28.48%2.76%$76.29 - $82.34 $ 79.759%177250History
Bruce Berkowitz 2012-03-31 Reduce -64.58%2.2%$76.29 - $82.34 $ 79.759%967019History
Andreas Halvorsen 2012-03-31 New Buy1%$76.29 - $82.34 $ 79.759%1570900History
Tweedy Browne 2012-03-31 Add 126.29%0.67%$76.29 - $82.34 $ 79.759%424868History
Wallace Weitz 2012-03-31 Add 12.64%0.5%$76.29 - $82.34 $ 79.759%1303487History
Ruane Cunniff 2012-03-31 Add 17.92%0.38%$76.29 - $82.34 $ 79.759%3935932History
Jean-Marie Eveillard 2012-03-31 Reduce -73.04%0.34%$76.29 - $82.34 $ 79.759%373057History
Ray Dalio 2012-03-31 Reduce -87.32%0.28%$76.29 - $82.34 $ 79.759%31662History
Mason Hawkins 2012-03-31 Add 59.83%0.03%$76.29 - $82.34 $ 79.759%204900History
Mohnish Pabrai 2011-12-31 Add 4599.92%14.09%$70.06 - $80.49 $ 79.755%444941History
Bruce Berkowitz 2011-12-31 Reduce -63.08%4.03%$70.06 - $80.49 $ 79.755%2730141History
Ronald Muhlenkamp 2011-12-31 Reduce -36.01%1.83%$70.06 - $80.49 $ 79.755%186285History
Wallace Weitz 2011-12-31 Reduce -22.81%1.19%$70.06 - $80.49 $ 79.755%1157250History
Jean-Marie Eveillard 2011-12-31 Add 95332.6%0.46%$70.06 - $80.49 $ 79.755%1383773History
Ruane Cunniff 2011-12-31 Add 17.98%0.34%$70.06 - $80.49 $ 79.755%3337776History
Ray Dalio 2011-12-31 Add 920.87%0.29%$70.06 - $80.49 $ 79.755%249603History
Chris Davis 2011-12-31 Add 23.33%0.11%$70.06 - $80.49 $ 79.755%3501353History
George Soros 2011-12-31 Sold Out 0.0015%$70.06 - $80.49 $ 79.755%0History
Bill Gates 2011-09-30 Add 17.52%6.95%$66 - $77.77 $ 79.7510%96204077History
Whitney Tilson 2011-09-30 Add 64.26%2.57%$66 - $77.77 $ 79.7510%253350History
Chuck Akre 2011-09-30 Add 129.05%1.57%$66 - $77.77 $ 79.7510%211300History
Bruce Berkowitz 2011-09-30 Reduce -21.57%1.22%$66 - $77.77 $ 79.7510%7394491History
Arnold Van Den Berg 2011-09-30 Add 93.73%1.2%$66 - $77.77 $ 79.7510%362860History
Wallace Weitz 2011-09-30 Add 26.35%1.09%$66 - $77.77 $ 79.7510%1499160History
Ruane Cunniff 2011-09-30 Add 22.37%0.38%$66 - $77.77 $ 79.7510%2829081History
David Winters 2011-09-30 Add 2.76%0.31%$66 - $77.77 $ 79.7510%833623History
Tweedy Browne 2011-09-30 Add 25.92%0.11%$66 - $77.77 $ 79.7510%189133History
John Rogers 2011-09-30 New Buy0.09%$66 - $77.77 $ 79.7510%49850History
Ray Dalio 2011-09-30 Reduce -60.93%0.04%$66 - $77.77 $ 79.7511%24450History
Mason Hawkins 2011-09-30 New Buy0.04%$66 - $77.77 $ 79.7510%128200History
George Soros 2011-09-30 Add 207.25%$66 - $77.77 $ 79.7510%1229History
Arnold Van Den Berg 2011-06-30 New Buy1.37%$73.83 - $83.68 $ 79.751%187300History
Bruce Berkowitz 2011-06-30 Add 19.88%0.94%$73.83 - $83.68 $ 79.751%9428019History
Ruane Cunniff 2011-06-30 Add 49.6%0.54%$73.83 - $83.68 $ 79.751%2311871History
Wallace Weitz 2011-06-30 Add 13.37%0.48%$73.83 - $83.68 $ 79.751%1186488History
Mohnish Pabrai 2011-06-30 Add 198.91%0.19%$73.83 - $83.68 $ 79.751%9867History
David Winters 2011-06-30 Add 1.05%0.12%$73.83 - $83.68 $ 79.751%811223History
Donald Yacktman 2011-06-30 Add 86.26%0.02%$73.83 - $83.68 $ 79.751%44515History
George Soros 2011-06-30 Reduce -81.82%$73.83 - $83.68 $ 79.751%400History
Number of guru portfolios checked: 76. The trades of Premium Gurus are not included unless they are in your Personalized List.

*The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. In the case of institutional owners, the date is stated as the last day of their fiscal quarter. The prices are estimates if no accurate information available. Foreign holdings may not be included.

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Guru Holdings with BRK.B
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Guru Portfolio Date* Change from Last Holdings Current Shares % of Shares Outstanding % of Total Assets Managed NEW!
Holding History
Andreas Halvorsen 2012-03-31New Buy15709000.06%1%History
Tweedy Browne 2012-03-31+126.29%4248680.02%1.2%History
Mason Hawkins 2012-03-31+59.83%2049000.01%0.07%History
David Winters 2012-03-31+37.94%11498930.05%12.8%History
Ruane Cunniff 2012-03-31+17.92%39359320.16%2.5%History
Wallace Weitz 2012-03-31+12.64%13034870.05%4.5%History
John Rogers 2012-03-31+4.36%547700%0.09%History
PRIMECAP Management 2012-03-31+0.15%52632940.21%0.64%History
Whitney Tilson 2012-03-319398000.04%22.1%History
John Hussman 2012-03-313750000.02%0.59%History
Prem Watsa 2012-03-31105000%0.04%History
Chuck Akre 2012-03-31-0.4%2179600.01%1.8%History
Mario Gabelli 2012-03-31-0.46%859830%0.05%History
Tom Gayner 2012-03-31-0.77%15632570.06%5.8%History
Chris Davis 2012-03-31-2.05%34296010.14%0.58%History
Donald Yacktman 2012-03-31-2.14%411650%0.02%History
Arnold Van Den Berg 2012-03-31-3.65%3357070.01%2.5%History
Bill Gates 2012-03-31-5.48%862040773.48%44.3%History
Dodge & Cox 2012-03-31-8.27%227400%0%History
Ken Fisher 2012-03-31-10.22%110660%0%History
Ronald Muhlenkamp 2012-03-31-15.54%1573300.01%2.3%History
Whitney Tilson 2012-03-31-28.48%1772500.01%4.2%History
Bruce Berkowitz 2012-03-31-64.58%9670190.04%1%History
Jean-Marie Eveillard 2012-03-31-73.04%3730570.02%0.12%History
Ray Dalio 2012-03-31-87.32%316620%0.04%History
Mohnish Pabrai 2012-03-31Sold Out00%0%History
Insider Trades with BRK.B
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Business Description
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. The most important of these is the property and casualty insurance business conducted nationwide on a direct basis and worldwide on a reinsurance basis through a number of subsidiaries collectively referred to as the Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group.
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Industry: Nonlife Insurance » Property & Casualty Insurance
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Notes on BRK.B
Summary of Fair Value Votes within 12 monthes
$98.3 (6 votes; Min: $64; Max: $154.68)  
My Vote: $

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joe_litehorse 12-30-2011

$BRK.B: [url=http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Bill+Gates]Bill Gates[/url]  Add a comment

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lawsonpix 12-16-2011

$BRK.B: proven money maker  Add a comment


Elgreenholio 11-12-2011

$BRK.B: Fair value:$64, ROE too low at my RR so simply Valued at BV  Add a comment


rabbit 06-26-2011

best buy list  Add a comment


rabbit 06-25-2011

a core stock, "best buy now" on June 25,2011  Add a comment

rabbit 10-15-2011
$BRK.B: best buy this issue at 74.75


rabbit 06-25-2011

a best buy now  Add a comment


hangunner 10-08-2008

2  Add a comment


Discounted Cashflow Calculation
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Enter Symbol:
 
Earnings Per Share: $
  
Default value for Earning per Share is the TTM GAAP earning. Use the information at left side to adjust.

Growth Rate
In the Next
Years: %
  
The number of years in the growth stage, and the average annual growth rate. The default value for the growth rate is the average growth rate of the past 10 years. If this growth rate is high than 20% a year, it is set to 20%.
Business Predictability  
Years of Terminal Growth:
  
The number of years for terminal value calculation. The value after this is considered zero. Default is 10.
Terminal Growth Rate: %
  
After the growth stage, it is more reasonable to set the terminal growth rate at the inflation rate. The terminal growth rate must be smaller than the discount rate to make the calculation converge.
Discount Rate:
%
  
A reasonable discount rate assumption should be at least the long term average return of the stock market, which is about 11%, because investors can always invest passively in an index fund and get an average return. Some investors use their expected rate of return, which is also reasonable. A typical discount rate can be anywhere between 10% - 20%.
Book Value:
 $
  
Default Book Value is the tangible book value, which may underestimate or overestimate the real value
+ Growth Value:
  
  
Cumulative earnings during the growth stage discounted to current using the discount rate.
+ Terminal Value:
  
  
Cumulative earnings during the terminal stage discounted to current using the discount rate.
= Fair Value:
  
  
Intrinsic Value = Book Value + Future Earnings at Growth Stage + Terminal Value.
 
Margin Of Safety:
 
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User Portfolios that Have BRK.B
  • gsteele62: voted the fair value for $154.68 - Feb 29, 2012
  • KJHValue: voted the fair value for $120 - Feb 17, 2012
  • axit111: voted the fair value for $78.35 - Dec 23, 2011
  • mwbelval: voted the fair value for $72.75 - Nov 27, 2011
  • vasanb: voted the fair value for $100 - Aug 07, 2011
  • jimfink: voted the fair value for $95 - May 22, 2011
  • rmihai: voted the fair value for $202.82 - May 20, 2011
  • valennabedo: voted the fair value for $100 - May 19, 2011
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