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Berkshire Hathaway Keeps Chugging (BRK-A)

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) has just posted some pretty killer earnings.  It posted $3,118.00 in EPS, but after you back out gains and other items you end up with $2,018.00 per share.  Unfortunately, there are not that many estimates on Berkshire Hathaway.  It looks like $1,444.00 was the estimate, but please check multiple sources before using this as gospel.  Here is the full SEC Filing. 

Warren Buffett is sitting on $39.936 Billion in cash as of the June 30 quarter end.  It holds $24.9 Billion in fixed income securities and $73.6 Billion in equity securities, and total assets are listed as $269 Billion.  Total liabilities are listed as $151.34 Billion.

Buffett said he’d love to do a WHALE OF AN ACQUISITION, so what is he waiting for?  He isn’t hurting for cash.  Here was a list of US stocks we gave in MAY that we felt could fit that bill for a whale of a deal.  Maybe he’s waiting to see if he gets through hurricane season with barely any scrapes from insurance and reinsurance losses.

Jon C. Ogg
August 3, 2007

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