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TIP548: Berkshire Hathaway Masterclass 2023 w/ Chris Bloomstran

Apr 30, 2023

Chris Bloomstran, a legendary investor from Semper Augustus with an impressive 11.5% CAGR, shares his profound insights on valuing Berkshire Hathaway. He delves into the intrinsic value of the conglomerate, discussing the misleading aspects of the price-to-book ratio. Bloomstran highlights the significant worth of Berkshire's insurance business compared to its energy and rail sectors. He also explains how maintenance capital expenditures relate to depreciation and where investors can safely park cash within Berkshire's diverse portfolio.

01:27:49

Episode guests

Chris Bloomstran

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

The Benefits of Owning a Berkshire Stock Portfolio

03:12

How to Use Berkshire Stock to Put Cash

03:04

The Relationship Between Maintenance Capex and Depreciation

03:04

Warren Buffett Buys Banks After a Banking Crisis

05:00

Intro

2min

Inside the Berkshire Hathaway Meeting

4min

Investing Trust: The Berkshire Hathaway Case

22min

Monopoly Management and Shareholder Responsibility

6min

Navigating Investment Challenges in the Energy Sector

2min

Berkshire Hathaway's Investment Insights

18min

Berkshire Hathaway's Strategic Moves

7min

Valuation Insights in Insurance and Equity

31min

Stig has invited legend investor Chris Bloomstran from Semper Augustus to teach us how to value Berkshire Hathaway on today's show. Semper Augustus has an outstanding track record with a CAGR of 11.5% since his fund's inception on 2/28/1999, compared to 6.9% for the S&P500.

There is no one in the space we respect as much as Chris Bloomstran when valuing the intrinsic value of Berkshire Hathaway.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

10:21 - The intrinsic value of Berkshire Hathaway and what the P/B of Berkshire Hathaway tells us & what it doesn’t tell us.

16:34 - How to think about depreciation and maintenance CAPEX

19:02 - Why the insurance business is worth approximately as much as the energy and railroad businesses combined

35:17 - How to think about Berkshire Hathaway’s bigger equity positions

1:13:49 - Where you can use Berkshire Hathaway to park cash?

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
Listen to Stig’s masterclass with Chris Bloomstran on valuing Berkshire Hathaway or watch the video.
Tune in to Stig’s masterclass with Chris Bloomstran on equity valuations or watch the video.
Chris Bloomstran’s website.
Read Chris Bloomstran’s letters to his clients.
Buffett resource on CNBC.

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