The Berkshire Archive

2001

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Berkshire Hathaway · Year by year

2001

Annual percentage change
Measure 2001
Per-share book value of Berkshire (6.2)
Market value of Berkshire 6.5
S&P 500 with dividends included (11.9)
Where 2001’s change in book value came from
Where the change came from — points of per-share book value

Assets

  • Cash9.0
  • Fixed income64.9
  • Common stocks48.4
  • Financial products6.4
  • Utility, energy, rail3.1
  • Other net assets45.8

Funded by

  • Net worth100.0
  • Debt5.9
  • Insurance float59.9
  • Deferred tax float11.8
What the company was made of — percent of net worth. Every dollar of net worth carried $1.78 of assets.

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

What happened

The 2001 letter The 2001 meeting

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