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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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Stocks A to Z / Stocks B / Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
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Author: bankersfate ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: More cash gushing in
Date: 02/20/26 12:03 AM
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AI generated and not fact checked:
38 years of ownership from 1988 first purchase.
~1.3B original investment 1988-1994.
Current Market Value: ~$32B.
Dividends to date ~12.5B.

Claw back original purchase price every 19 months with dividends at 63% yield on cost.

Ownership in company has increased from ~ 7% to 9% with KO's share repurchases.

Excluding dividends the shares have a CAGR of 10.5%

If he would have reinvested all dividends the CAGR would have been 15.6%

If KO never paid a dividend and bought its own shares back instead it would have been a CAGR of 17-18% bc of better tax efficiency and BRK would probably own 20-25% of the company -- theoretically.

Some speculation and extrapolation in there.
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