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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Stocks A to Z / Stocks B / Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
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Author: mungofitch ✹✺🐝 SILVER
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Subject: Re: Question of the week
Date: 08/13/26 5:00 AM
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I'd probably say what I said then...the more knowledgeable folks might find it worth a bit of reading : )

They are very active in a couple of regions of the world suffering from flying missiles, so current results aren't what they might be. But the same general comments apply: at a surface level of analysis, it looks not bad. Good balance sheet, not *directly* exposed to the price of crude.

Total return 49% (27%/yr) from that post 1.7 years ago, but (again, not really knowing the industry) it superficially looks to me like greater than 50/50 chance of a double digit nominal annual total return in the next few years from here ($52.61 in the US).

That's assuming no catastrophes to their overall business, which I can't comment on because I don't really know the industry or its hidden risks.

Jim
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