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Non-Tech : Berkshire Hathaway Class B -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Duker who wrote (1314)	2/9/2000 6:34:00 PM
From: Richard Forsythe	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1652

Just to drill down into the valuation aspects... At September 99, Berkshire had, per B share equivalent: $787 in cash and cash-equivalents and bonds. $1548 in cash, bonds and equity (including Coke, etc) $1213 in shareholder equity/book value $812 in "tangible" shareholder equity (i.e. excluding goodwill) So, even given some overvaluation in the equities (and both KO and G were close to 3 year lows on 9/30/99), you're getting $1548 in liquid assets per B share. The insurance companies, candy company, retail businesses, flight services -- they're free with purchase. Interesting, eh? Richard