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Netra Shetty
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) is an American conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. The company averaged an annual growth in book value of 20.3% to its shareholders for the last 44 years, while employing large amounts of capital, and minimal debt.[1] Berkshire Hathaway stock produced a total return of 76% from 2000–2010 versus a negative 11.3% return for the S&P 500.[2]
Warren Buffett is the company's chairman and CEO. Buffett has used the "float" provided by Berkshire Hathaway's insurance operations (paid premiums which are not held in reserves for reported claims and may be invested) to finance his investments. In the early part of his career at Berkshire, he focused on long-term investments in publicly quoted stocks, but more recently he has turned to buying whole companies. Berkshire now owns a diverse range of businesses including railroads, confectionery, retail, home furnishings, encyclopedias, manufacture of vacuum cleaners, jewelry sales; newspaper publishing; manufacture and distribution of uniforms; as well as several regional electric and gas utilities.
According to the Forbes Global 2000 List[3] Berkshire
Acme Brick Company
International Dairy Queen, Inc.
Applied Underwriters
Iscar Metalworking Companies
Ben Bridge Jeweler
Johns Manville
Benjamin Moore & Co.
Jordan's Furniture
Berkshire Hathaway Group
Justin Brands
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies
Larson-Juhl
BoatU.S.
Marmon Holdings, Inc.
Borsheims Fine Jewelry
McLane Company
Buffalo NEWS, Buffalo NY
Medical Protective
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
Business Wire
MiTek Inc.
Central States Indemnity Company
National Indemnity Company
Clayton Homes
Nebraska Furniture Mart
CORT Business Services
NetJets®
CTB Inc.
The Pampered Chef®
Fechheimer Brothers Company
Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc.
FlightSafety
RC Willey Home Furnishings
Forest River
Richline Group
Fruit of the Loom®
Scott Fetzer Companies
Garan Incorporated
See's Candies
Gateway Underwriters Agency
Shaw Industries
GEICO Auto Insurance
Star Furniture
General Re
TTI, Inc.
Helzberg Diamonds
United States Liability Insurance Group
H.H. Brown Shoe Group
Wesco Financial Corporation
HomeServices of America, a subsidiary of
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
XTRA Corporation
Warren Buffett is the company's chairman and CEO. Buffett has used the "float" provided by Berkshire Hathaway's insurance operations (paid premiums which are not held in reserves for reported claims and may be invested) to finance his investments. In the early part of his career at Berkshire, he focused on long-term investments in publicly quoted stocks, but more recently he has turned to buying whole companies. Berkshire now owns a diverse range of businesses including railroads, confectionery, retail, home furnishings, encyclopedias, manufacture of vacuum cleaners, jewelry sales; newspaper publishing; manufacture and distribution of uniforms; as well as several regional electric and gas utilities.
According to the Forbes Global 2000 List[3] Berkshire
Acme Brick Company
International Dairy Queen, Inc.
Applied Underwriters
Iscar Metalworking Companies
Ben Bridge Jeweler
Johns Manville
Benjamin Moore & Co.
Jordan's Furniture
Berkshire Hathaway Group
Justin Brands
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies
Larson-Juhl
BoatU.S.
Marmon Holdings, Inc.
Borsheims Fine Jewelry
McLane Company
Buffalo NEWS, Buffalo NY
Medical Protective
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
Business Wire
MiTek Inc.
Central States Indemnity Company
National Indemnity Company
Clayton Homes
Nebraska Furniture Mart
CORT Business Services
NetJets®
CTB Inc.
The Pampered Chef®
Fechheimer Brothers Company
Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc.
FlightSafety
RC Willey Home Furnishings
Forest River
Richline Group
Fruit of the Loom®
Scott Fetzer Companies
Garan Incorporated
See's Candies
Gateway Underwriters Agency
Shaw Industries
GEICO Auto Insurance
Star Furniture
General Re
TTI, Inc.
Helzberg Diamonds
United States Liability Insurance Group
H.H. Brown Shoe Group
Wesco Financial Corporation
HomeServices of America, a subsidiary of
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
XTRA Corporation
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