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The week's question
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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Author: mungofitch 🐝🐝🐝 GOLD
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Subject: Re: Owners Manuel
Date: 02/02/26 5:47 AM
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whether retention, over time, delivers shareholders at least $1 of market value for each $1 retained....
Simple questions, IF brkb initiated a quarterly div ...


Another good question to add to your list---

Given that the market value of each share of Berkshire rose by $1.97 for each dollar retained in the five years ending at the date of the most recent financial statements, and that test is therefore clearly still being met with flying colours, would you as a fiduciary be comfortable getting for your beneficiaries less than a dollar worth of dividends for each dollar allocated to dividends, instead of around $1.97 of increased market value of shares?

Jim
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This community has written 21,448 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 · 57 recs · 2023
Summary of 2Q 2026 · 54 recs · 2026
3Q Summary · 53 recs · 2024
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