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Berkshire Hathaway: Crushing It Lately

Berkshire Hathaway the company with Warren Buffett making the financial decisions has just reported its quarterly earnings. The news was very positive for the conglomerate. Let's discuss what the company told us about their on-going operations.

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Earnings? On Point

Berkshire Hathaway cleaned up in their latest earnings report. We're talking $8.5 billion in operating earnings – that's a serious 28% jump from last year! Turns out, their insurance business is crushing it.

And get this - their revenue for Q4 2023 hit $169.9 billion. Crazy, right? That's a massive 83% year-over-year increase. Why the boost? Well, they brought in Alleghany (an insurance company) and results from Pilot Travel Centers are now part of the mix.

Financial Fortress:

Financially, Berkshire's looking pretty buff right now. Their market value is flirting with that crazy $1 trillion mark. And their shares? They've been on a wild ride, up about 17% in the first two months of 2024 alone.

One striking feature is the company's record cash pile. As of Q4 2023, Berkshire Hathaway held a massive $167.6 billion in cash, exceeding the previous record. This massive reserve provides them with ample ammunition for future investments.

Looking Ahead: Steady Growth Expected

While the recent earnings and financial health are positive indicators, Warren Buffett has cautioned investors in his annual shareholder letter. He expressed that finding truly impactful investment opportunities for Berkshire's massive size is becoming increasingly difficult.

Despite this challenge, Berkshire Hathaway is expected to continue performing well due to its diverse portfolio across various industries. Although "eye-popping performance" might be scarce, as Buffett himself mentions, we can expect continued and stable growth from this financial powerhouse.

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Recent Reverse Mergers From NYSE to Turner Advertising Company

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When American companies decide to go public, they have to go through an Initial Public Offering (or IPO). This is a lengthy and expensive process that takes months, perhaps longer than a year. Audits, investigations, legal fees and many other factors play into an IPO and not everyone is willing to undergo this. That’s when reverse mergers come into play: A reverse merger is a process where a private company acquires a publicly-traded company to bypass issuing an IPO and becoming a public company faster. There are a lot of companies that have used this method, both successful and not.

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The most well-known case of a reverse merger happened on December 6, 2015. The New York Stock Exchange (or NYSE), a business with over 200 years’ worth of history, decided to merge with Archipelago Holdings, an electronic trading company. The sole objective of this merger was for the NYSE to become a public traded company. Four months later, on March 2016, NYSE became the NYSE group and Archipelago Exchange turned into its subsidiary under the name NYSE Arca.

This reverse merger proved so successful than less than a year later the NYSE group completed another merger, this time with Euronext. The result was NYSE Euronext, a transatlantic stock exchange, the first of its kind.

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Why Invest in Berkshire Hathaway

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One of the biggest names in the financial world is Berkshire Hathaway. They own huge well established companies such as American Express, Apple, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and GEICO. They also share in several other well-know companies such as the Coca-cola company, Bank of America and Wells Fargo. Berkshire Hathaway was started in the 1830s as a textile manufacturing company. This mill grew into one of the most successful of all time. It wasn’t until the 1950’s that the Hathaway Manufacturing company merged with Hathaway to become Berkshire Hathaway.

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In our modern world, the company is a multi-million dollar asset under the control and leadership of Warren Buffett, who is the chairman and chief executive of the company which focuses on long term investment strategies and diversifying business interests. Today, Berkshire Hathaway is one of the top players in the financial world and active partner in main international deals and agreements. According to the Forbes Global 2000 list, Berkshire Hathaway is the third largest company in the world. Their class A shares are currently selling for over $300,000.00 and are worth every penny. The number of big name companies that are connected with Berkshire Hathaway’s stock is the reason they are priced so highly. These businesses are tops in the world and will not look to disappear any time soon. Apple is one of the companies and they have such a firm grasp of the technology sector that they won’t be leaving the business world for quite sometime. The same can be said for the number of insurance companies who are doing better than ever with the rise of the pharmaceuticals industry worldwide.

Berkshire History of Cash Reserves

What really makes the Berkshire Hathaway stock worth so much is Warren Buffett. He took the old textile company and made it into one the most stable and investable business ever. He mandates the firm keep a minimum of $20 billion dollars easily at hand, though lately that number has been more than $100 billion. That makes this company a highly investable asset. This is a company that is actively investing in strong stable companies and has no debt to speak of in regards to them. To be bought by Berkshire Hathaway means that, that company is also a strong stable entity. Companies all over the world want to be acquired by Berkshire Hathaway because it will mean their business will grow beyond their wildest dreams and become one of the more sought after companies in the world.

Mortgages and Banking

7 Million Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) Shares Sold By Berkshire Hathaway

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Wednesday was a trending day for Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) after Berkshire Hathaway shared that 7.134 million of the bank's shares were sold between April 10 and 12. Further to those 7 million shares, Berkshire also plans to divest an additional 1.865 million shares at some point in the future. Berkshire is selling because under federal regulations, the holdings of any single shareholder of a large bank must be below 10% and Buffet's company had owned 479 million shares at the end of last year. The selling is not because it is bearish on the bank. This works well good for the Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) bulls. Since Wels Fargo was re-buying its stock, Berkshire's holdings did increase over the 10% limit, so Buffett's firm sold to stay within the limit.

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Warren Buffett's Investment Rules For Smart Investors

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with Warren Buffett (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Warren Buffett's Investment Rules

You can describe Warren Buffett as one of the greatest investors of all time. He is definitely the greatest stock market investor of the present age. As a stock market investor, this man has no rival. The man believes in buying stocks and he has a huge portfolio to back up his beliefs. Over the years Mr. Buffett has developed an investment strategy that has worked wonders for him. Warren Buffett's investment rules are clearly spelt out below.

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