Replies to post #1294 on Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B)

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Bar, >> Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway pay a 25% premium over its $400 billion asset value. <<


Wow, I had no idea. That's like a mutual fund trading at a 25% premium to its net asset value, which is unheard of.

I assume the huge premium is there only because the Oracle is there, so will that premium disappear once Buffett is gone?

Paying a 25% premium above a stock's current valuation is something Buffett himself would never do, but if that 25% figure is correct, a buyer of Berkshire stock is doing exactly that (?)