Berkshire Hathaway Business Analysis and Valuation April 2010 Vinod Palikala vpalika@hotmail.com Business Analysis and Valuation by Vinod Palikala Contents 1. 2. 3. Company Overview ............................................................................................................................... 3 Valuation Approach .............................................................................................................................. 4 Valuation ...............
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For the purpose of this analysis‚ I will examine Berkshire Hathaway and its long standing CEO Warren Buffet. In some circles‚ the name Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffet himself are synonymous with ethics in business. In March 2011‚ the Wall Street Journal reported on the departure of Buffett’s long-standing lieutenant David Sokol‚ often thought to be the imminent successor after Buffett’s retirement (Ovide‚ 2011). As published in the article‚ Buffett made it clear how important it is to avoid
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to: William Cochran from: subject: Pacificorp Acquistion analysis and recommendation date: The following memo analyzes MidAmerican’s potential acquisition of PacifiCorp. Contents included involve a financial analysis‚ qualitative analysis‚ valuation‚ and acquisition recommendation. After careful review‚ MidAmerican should acquire PacifiCorp at the current offering price of $9.4 billion ($5.1 billion in cash and $4.3 billion in attached liabilities and preferred
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Suggested Questions 1. What is the possible meaning of the changes in stock price for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of the acquisition announcement? Specifically‚ what does the $2.55 billion gain in Berkshire’s market value of equity imply about the intrinsic value of PacifiCorp? 2. Based on the multiples for comparable regulated utilities‚ what is the range of possible values for PacifiCorp? What questions might you have about this range? 3. Assess the bid for PacifiCorp
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The Berkshire Hathaway Inc. code of ethics is a corporate code of ethics. I Chose corporate because it is a corporation‚ and was written by upper level management as a guideline for possible ethical issues among all involved in the company. This code is written at a currently attainable level‚ as it gives as it a rough guide to confront unethical behavior. This code covers all members‚ employees and officers. This level is appropriate because it creates the basis of moral and ethical standards for
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Introduction: Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company based in Omaha‚ Nebraska that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. Warren Buffett is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the wealthiest men in the world. He is known as the “Sage of Omaha” for his remarkable savvy in the stock market. What does the company’s code of ethics say about the rights of its workers‚ shareholders‚ consumers‚ and suppliers? Berkshire Hathaway’s Code of Ethics covers directors‚ officers
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Berkshire Hathaway Phenomenon In the Context of Modern Finance Theory Septtember 2013 Berkshire Hathaway Phenomenon In the Context of Modern Finance Theory Introduction Over the 46 years ending December 2012‚ Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) has achieved a compound‚ after-tax‚ rate of return in excess of 20% p.a. Such consistent‚ long term‚ out performance might be viewed as incompatible with modern finance theory. This essay discusses the Berkshire Hathaway phenomenon in
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increase to 6% in 2006 and 2007 (ADB‚ 2005). Bangladesh’s total GDP stood at $275 billion in 2004‚ and per capita GDP was $2‚000 (adjusted for purchasing power). The ready made garments industry started in our country as a non-tradition sector with a narrow export rise in the late 1970s. The garments industry enjoyed a tremendous rise of 30 enterprises in 1980 increase to about 4825 on 2007-08 fiscal year. Out of 3.1 million manpower employed in factories‚ 2.38 million are women (85%)‚ majorities
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PAPER TITLE: INDUSTRY EVOLUTION PAPER SUBTITLE: FRAGMENTED INDUSTRY AND CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRY 1.0 ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to know the industries grow through a series of stages from growth through maturity to decline. The industry life cycle is useful for explaining and expecting trends among the six forces that drive industry competition. There are two types of industry which are fragmented industry and consolidated industry. Fragmented industry occurs when the people
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seen the largest increase in demand for such a technology over the past year (Manufacturing Automation‚ 2014).The impact that robotics and automation has on the industry is for one it enables an organization to lower their overall costs. It helps lower costs in the sense that automation is allowing those within the manufacturing industry to effectively stop seeking cheaper labour alternatives. Many organizations are starting to realize the value that robotics automation can provide‚ North America
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