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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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Author: rrr12345   😊 😞
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Subject: IV compilation
Date: 03/02/26 1:41 PM
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Like most folks here, I try to read as many IV estimates as I can, and follow the methodology and assumptions in each. Depending on the valuation model used and the assumptions within each model, most IV estimates I've read lie between about 1.4x BV and 1.6x BV. Call it 1.5x BV +/-6.8%. Chris Bloomstran just published his estimate of IV of $855,396/A-share ($570/B-share), or 1.72x BV. I use several models myself, and the range of results (between models and within models) is usually about +/- 6%-7%.

It's fun to read the different models, two-column, 2-1/2 column, look through earnings, five grove, DCF, sum of the parts, etc. (I won't say weighing machine). Each model offers insights, and each model gives somewhat different answers depending on the assumptions used. Please post or link the IV estimates that you come across. Thanks.
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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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