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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" 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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Subject: Re: Price to Book has been a quick, sim...
Date: 01/03/23 12:54 PM
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"It looks to me like the abrupt changes in the rate of BV growth in '81 and '99 were a result of the abrupt changes in the rate of growth of the S&P 500 index in '81 and '99."

My guess is that neither the S&P 500 index nor Berkshire's book value per share will grow as fast from Dec 2021 to Dec 2031 as they did from Dec 2011 to Dec 2021, when they grew 12.3%/yr and 12.1%/yr respectively (least squares). I would guess that the S&P 500 index will grow closer to 5%/yr from Dec '21 to Dec '31 (It's already down 19% in 2022, and valuations are still high.), and that Berkshire's BV/share will grow closer to 8%/yr (possibly lower if Warren passes the reins.)

While Berkshire's BV/share growth has been more or less constant since Dec 2000, and since Dec 2011, I'd be cautious extrapolating the same growth rate to the next 10 years. Just mho.
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This community has written 21,448 posts about Berkshire Hathaway. The article-length ones it recommended most:
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