The Berkshire Archive

2007

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Berkshire Hathaway · Year by year

2007

Annual percentage change
Measure 2007
Per-share book value of Berkshire 11.0
Market value of Berkshire 28.7
S&P 500 with dividends included 5.5
Where 2007’s change in book value came from
Where the change came from — points of per-share book value

Assets

  • Cash30.6
  • Fixed income23.1
  • Common stocks60.8
  • Financial products3.1
  • Utility, energy, rail11.5
  • Other net assets35.9

Funded by

  • Net worth100.0
  • Debt2.2
  • Insurance float47.6
  • Deferred tax float15.3
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 2007 letter The 2007 meeting

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