The Berkshire Archive

1995

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Berkshire Hathaway · Year by year

1995

Annual percentage change
Measure 1995
Per-share book value of Berkshire 43.1
Market value of Berkshire 57.4
S&P 500 with dividends included 37.6
Where 1995’s change in book value came from
Where the change came from — points of per-share book value

Assets

  • Cash15.5
  • Fixed income9.5
  • Common stocks125.8
  • Financial products0.4
  • Other net assets9.2

Funded by

  • Net worth100.0
  • Debt6.1
  • Insurance float22.3
  • Deferred tax float32.0
What the company was made of — percent of net worth. Every dollar of net worth carried $1.60 of assets.

Note: figures in parentheses are losses. Source: Berkshire Hathaway annual reports.

What happened

The 1995 letter The 1995 meeting

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