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wonderful 9.6% annual growth in BV. I'll take the going forward

BV    Q1             Q2            Q3             Q4         BV YTY    Year End Price
            
2000   $38,023    $37,011    $37,810    $38,938   -   $71,000 
2001   $40,436    $38,240    $38,464    $37,475   -3.9%   $75,600 
2002   $37,854    $39,444    $40,819    $41,718   10.2%   $72,750 
2003   $52,575    $45,995    $46,870    $50,484   17.4%   $84,250 
2004   $55,806    $52,302    $52,455    $55,806   9.5%   $87,900 
2005   $56,160    $57,213    $58,125    $59,372   6.0%   $88,620 
2006   $61,878    $62,857    $66,282    $70,277   15.5%   $109,990 
2007   $71,210    $74,484    $77,475    $78,001   9.9%   $141,600 
2008   $77,075    $76,176    $77,555    $70,330   -10.9%   $96,600 
2009   $66,208    $73,812    $81,282    $82,052   14.3%   $99,200 
2010   $89,378    $86,650    $90,836    $95,433   14.0%   $120,450 
2011   $97,073    $98,709    $96,901    $99,837   4.4%   $114,755 
2012   $106,613    $107,356    $111,695    $114,196   12.6%   $134,060 
2013   $120,520    $122,873    $126,763    $134,986   15.4%   $177,900 
2014   $138,454    $142,483    $144,580    $146,226   7.7%   $226,000 
2015   $146,979    $149,743    $151,097    $155,495   6.0%   $197,800 
2016   $157,350    $160,012    $163,813    $171,565   9.4%   $244,121 
2017   $178,082    $182,843    $187,450    $211,718   19.0%   $297,600 
2018   $211,000    $217,654    $228,772    $212,500   0.4%   $306,000 
2019   $224,950    $233,997    $243,606    $261,417   18.7%   $339,590 
2020   $229,293    $245,765    $264,323    $287,031   8.9%   $347,815 
2021   $293,636    $311,276    $316,443    $342,622   16.2%   $450,662 
2022   $345,469    $314,090    $310,652                $467,000 
            
                                          9.6%  
                                         Average  

Here is an accurate measure of BV growth rate from 2000 Q3 to 2022 Q3:

Annual BV compound rate = (310,652 / 37,810) ^ (1/22) = 1.10046, that's annual growth rate of 10.046%

from 2000 Q1 to 2022 Q1, it's:
(345,469/38,023) ^(1/22) = 1.1055, annual growth rate of 10.55%

Silly question, but where does one find the actual book value for BRK?

Thanks, Gabriel (aka: Hiphop)

Silly question, but where does one find the actual book value for BRK?

You can find it on finance.yahoo.com for example. However I prefer the DYI method:

1. Go to https://berkshirehathaway.com/reports.html, download and open the latest report.

2. Search for 'Berkshire Hathaway shareholders' equity' (page 3: $455,430 million)

3. Search for 'On an equivalent Class A common stock basis' to find the number of outstanding A shares at quarter end. (page 21: 1,466,045 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2022)

4. Divide the two numbers, reducing both by a million: 455,430 / 1.466045 = 310,652 book value per A share. Divide by 1500 for B shares: $207.10.

5. Check at Yahoo:
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BRK-A/key-statisti...
Book value: 310,560.19.
Close, but how did they arrive at that number, and how wrong could it be next time?

https://ycharts.com/companies/BRK.A/price_to_book_... my shortcut.

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