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2010

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Berkshire Hathaway · Year by year

2010

Annual percentage change
Measure 2010
Per-share book value of Berkshire 13.0
Market value of Berkshire 21.4
S&P 500 with dividends included 15.1
Where 2010’s change in book value came from
Where the change came from — points of per-share book value

Assets

  • Cash21.3
  • Fixed income32.6
  • Common stocks36.7
  • Financial products1.0
  • Utility, energy, rail42.7
  • Other net assets36.1

Funded by

  • Net worth100.0
  • Debt7.6
  • Insurance float40.4
  • Deferred tax float22.3
What the company was made of — percent of net worth. Every dollar of net worth carried $1.70 of assets.

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

What happened

The 2010 letter The 2010 meeting

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