The Berkshire Archive

2000

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Berkshire Hathaway · Year by year

2000

Annual percentage change
Measure 2000
Per-share book value of Berkshire 6.5
Market value of Berkshire 26.6
S&P 500 with dividends included (9.1)
Where 2000’s change in book value came from
Where the change came from — points of per-share book value

Assets

  • Cash8.4
  • Fixed income54.3
  • Common stocks59.7
  • Financial products3.3
  • Utility, energy, rail2.7
  • Other net assets36.1

Funded by

  • Net worth100.0
  • Debt4.2
  • Insurance float44.2
  • Deferred tax float16.1
What the company was made of — percent of net worth. Every dollar of net worth carried $1.65 of assets.

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

What happened

The 2000 letter The 2000 meeting

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