Berkshire Hathaway Analysis – August 2015 Update $BRK/B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is not suitable for the more conservative Defensive Investor or the Enterprising Investor. Both investor types are turned off by the lack of dividends. As a result, all value investors following the ModernGraham approach based on Benjamin Graham’s methods should proceed only with a cautious and speculative attitude.
As for a valuation, the company appears to be undervalued after growing its EPSmg (normalized earnings) from $4.15 in 2011 to an estimated $7.22 for 2015. This level of demonstrated earnings growth outpaces the market’s implied estimate of 5.52% annual earnings growth over the next 7-10 years. As a result, the ModernGraham valuation model, based on Benjamin Graham’s formula, returns an estimate of intrinsic value above the price.
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