BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Letters from Warren E. Buffett Regarding Pledges to Make Gifts of Berkshire Stock; Common Stock Information
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Shareholder Letters - Berkshire Hathaway
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ANNUAL & INTERIM REPORTS
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In June 1996, Berkshire’s Chairman, Warren E. Buffett, issued a booklet entitled “An Owner’s Manual*” to Berkshire’s Class A and Class B shareholders. The purpose of the manual was to explain Berkshire’s broad economic principles of operation.
Owner’s Manual - Berkshire Hathaway
In line with Berkshire's owner-orientation, most of our directors have a major portion of their net worth invested in the company. We eat our own cooking. Charlie's family has 90% or more of its net worth in Berkshire shares; my wife, Susie, and I have more than 99%.
Berkshire earned more money in that year than it did in all but one of the previous ten. As you can see from the two tables, the comparative growth rates of Berkshire’s two elements of value have changed in the last decade, a result reflecting our ever …
At Berkshire what counts most are increases in our normalized per-share earning power. That metric is what Charlie Munger, my long-time partner, and I focus on – and we hope that you do, too.
1997 Chairman's Letter - Berkshire Hathaway
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1997 Chairman's Letter. To the Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.: Our gain in net worth during 1997 was $8.0 billion, which increased the per-share book value of both our Class A and Class B stock by 34.1%.
Chairman's Letter - 1987 - Berkshire Hathaway
At Berkshire, the temporarily-helpful "fresh start" adjustment inflated 1987 earnings by $8.2 million. In our opinion, the 1986 Act was the most important economic event affecting the insurance industry over the past decade.