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2006

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Berkshire Hathaway · Year by year

2006

Annual percentage change
Measure 2006
Per-share book value of Berkshire 18.4
Market value of Berkshire 24.1
S&P 500 with dividends included 15.8
Where 2006’s change in book value came from
Where the change came from — points of per-share book value

Assets

  • Cash34.3
  • Fixed income23.7
  • Common stocks55.6
  • Financial products4.7
  • Utility, energy, rail11.5
  • Other net assets36.2

Funded by

  • Net worth100.0
  • Debt3.3
  • Insurance float46.0
  • Deferred tax float16.7
What the company was made of — percent of net worth. Every dollar of net worth carried $1.66 of assets.

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

What happened

The 2006 letter The 2006 meeting

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