Hi, Shrewd!        Login  
Shrewd'm.com 
A merry & shrewd investing community
Best Of BRK.ABest OfAll BoardsThe Shrewd’m WeeklyLearn to InvestHow to Become Shrewd
Search
Shrewd'm.com Merry shrewd investors
Search
Best Of BRK.ABest OfAll BoardsThe Shrewd’m WeeklyLearn to InvestHow to Become Shrewd


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.
Answer this questionContinue to Shrewd'mThis note won't appear again
Stocks A to Z / Stocks B / Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (8) |
Author: EVBigMacMeal ✸  😊 😞
Number: of 22353 
Subject: Re: Book Value & Repurchase History
Date: 11/02/25 1:06 PM
Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
No. of Recommendations: 4
Thanks Baybrooke

Here are some longer term numbers for perspective.

Price/Book Ratio:
2001 1.95
2002 1.74
2003 1.67
2004 1.57
2005 1.49
2006 1.56
2007 1.81
2008 1.37
2009 1.17
2010 1.26
2011 1.15
2012 1.17
2013 1.32
2014 1.55
2015 1.27
2016 1.42
2017 1.41
2018 1.44
2019 1.30** (Buffett begins buying in earnest)
2020 1.21
2021 1.32

My thoughts are:
Buying at current prices is kind of a mediocre investment, on an historical basis and I am mindful of the outrageous move into Apple Buffett made, which is unlikely to be repeated due to size and perhaps Greg Abel maybe being less aggressive than Buffett in future…

Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
Print the post
Members reply directly to EVBigMacMeal here — and replies get answered. Reading is free; so is joining the conversation. Join Shrewd'm »
This community has written 21,861 posts about Berkshire Hathaway. The article-length ones it recommended most:
BRK: Why Not XOM? · 62 recs · 2024
Second quarter comments · 60 recs · 2023
Berkshire's Profit Contributors · 58 recs · 2023
Summary of 2Q 2026 · 55 recs · 2026
3Q Summary · 53 recs · 2024
Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (8) |


Announcements
Berkshire Hathaway FAQ
Contact Shrewd'm
Contact the developer of these message boards.

Best Of BRK.A | Best Of | Favourites & Replies | All Boards | Followed Shrewds | Open Questions | Moving a community