Berkshire is generally viewed as a defensive stock, rising when the equity markets are in the tank and struggling to keep pace with the S&P 500 Index when market returns exceed 10%. As such, it has been surprising to see the shares trading as high as $699,579/$466.60 on an intraday basis today, which is now the year-to-date high for the shares. This would put them at 1.80 (1.80) times end of 2023 book value per share, and 1.59 (1.59) and 1.48 (1.48) times our estimates for Berkshire's book value per share, respectively, at the end of 2024 and 2025.

Tolerance stacking, also known as tolerance stack-up, is a critical step in manufacturing that determines how individual part tolerances combine to affect overall accuracy. In precision machining, this analysis is crucial for ensuring tools maintain their functional requirements in the cut while still remaining cost-effective to produce. In essence, tolerances are combined or “stacked-up” as a cumulative equation in machining to ensure feasibility.

That said, we don't believe the insurance industry is conducive to developing maintainable competitive advantages. While there are some high-quality firms, with Berkshire having some of the best operators in the segments where it competes, insurers essentially sell a commodity, and excess returns are difficult to achieve consistently. Insurance buyers are not inclined to pay a premium for brands, and the products are easily replicable.

You’re correct with the .00122” tolerance. This should have said .0008”. Thanks for catching that! In terms of the 68, 95, and 99 percentage values, this just applies to the 68-95-99.7 normal distribution rule, in which 68% of the data is within 1 standard deviation of the mean, 95% of the data is within 2 standard deviations of the mean, and so forth.

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As stated above, tighter tolerances lead to a higher manufacturing cost as the part is more difficult to make. This higher cost is often due to the increased amount of scrapped parts that can occur when dimensions are found to be out of tolerance. The cost of high quality tool holders and tooling with tighter tolerances can also be an added expense.

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Our fair value estimate for Berkshire remains at $640,000 per Class A share and $427 per Class B share, equivalent to 1.45 times our estimates for its book value per share at the end of 2024 and 1.35 times our estimate for 2025. For perspective, over the past five years, the shares have traded at an average of 1.43 times the trailing calendar year-end book value per share, and 1.44 times over the past 10 years.

A part or assembly can be subject to inaccuracies when its tolerances are stacked up incorrectly. Therefore, proper manufacturing tolerance calculation is paramount in winning at the spindle. Starting with a tolerance stack-up analysis prior to machining ensures parts are achievable with current setups, reducing scrapped parts. Continue reading to explore the importance of proper tolerance stacking, common pitfalls, and equations to ensure success.

After trimming its stake in Apple (AAPL) by about 13% in the first quarter of 2024, Berkshire cut its stake 50% in the second quarter, noting in its quarterly report that its Apple stake was worth $84.2 billion (equivalent to 399.8 million shares) at the end of June, compared with $135.4 billion (789.4 million shares) at the end of March. It sold off Paramount Global (PARA) and trimmed its stakes in Chevron (CVX), Louisiana-Pacific (LPX), and Sirius XM Holdings (SIRI) in the first quarter. The firm also reduced its Bank of America (BAC) shares this past month, selling more than 90.4 million shares for proceeds of $3.8 billion. That said, Berkshire retains meaningful stakes in Apple and Bank of America despite the cuts to its holdings.

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Statistical analysis looks at the likelihood that all three tolerances would be below or above the dimensioned slot width, based on a standard deviation. This probability is represented by a normal probability density function, which can be seen in figure 2 below. By combining all the probabilities of the different parts and dimensions in a design, we can determine the probability that a part will have a problem, or fail altogether, based on the dimensions and tolerance of the parts. Generally this method of analysis is only used for assemblies with four or more tolerances.

At this point, it means that 68% of the slots will be within a +/- .0008” tolerance. Multiplying this tolerance by 2 will result in a 95% confidence window, where multiplying it by 3 will result in a 99% confidence window.

Additionally, unnecessarily small tolerances will lead to longer manufacturing times, as more work goes in to ensure that the part meets strict criteria during machining, and after machining in the inspection process.

It should be noted that the worst case scenario rarely ever occurs in actual production. While these analyses can be expensive for manufacturing, it provides peace of mind to machinists by guaranteeing that all assemblies will function properly. Often this method requires tight tolerances because the total stack up at maximum conditions is the primary feature used in design. Tighter tolerances intensify manufacturing costs due to the increased amount of scrapping, production time for inspection, and cost of tooling used on these parts.

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After a tolerance is identified on the dimension of a part, it is important to test whether that tolerance would work with the chosen tool’s tolerances: either the upper end or lower end. These tool tolerances are often called out within tool dimension charts. An example can be seen on a Harvey Tool Miniature Square End Mill where the tolerance of +.00005″ and -.0005″ is shown at the Cutter Diameter dimension.

Berkshire Hathaway reached a major milestone on Wednesday, as its market capitalisation climbed above $1 trillion (£760 billion). That puts Warren Buffett's investment conglomerate in rare company, joining just six other US firms that have crossed that threshold, including Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), and Microsoft (MSFT).

We've historically believed that Berkshire's moat is more than the sum of its parts, although the parts are fairly moaty on their own. The insurance operations – Geico, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, and Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group – remain important contributors to the overall business. Not only are they expected to account for around 32% of the firm's pretax earnings (and 50% of our valuation of it), but they are overcapitalised, maintaining a larger-than-normal equity investment portfolio for a property and casualty insurer.

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Understanding tolerance stacking is crucial for three key reasons: preventing manufacturing failures, optimizing production costs, and ensuring consistent quality across high-volume production runs. This post provides comprehensive analysis methods, practical examples, and best practices for managing tolerances.

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As Warren Buffett has put more capital into Treasury bills and reduced Berkshire's exposure to low-dividend-yielding stocks, its insurance investment portfolio has seen a large uptick in investment income, rising from $1.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021 to $6.9 billion in the second quarter of 2024. It will likely remain at that level, given Berkshire's commitment of another $80 billion to T-bills during the second quarter. This rise, along with the uptick in stock sales this past year, is all realised tangible income and won't be impacted by future volatility in the equity markets.

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The following are highlights of Warren's current outlook for Berkshire Hathaway and its stock. The full report and more of his coverage of Berkshire are available here.

Warren suggests investors may have been looking to Berkshire for downside protection in case the tech-driven rally falters, or that they've sought exposure to the artificial intelligence trade via Berkshire's stake in Apple.

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Another big issue facing the firm is the longevity of CEO Warren Buffett (who turns 94 at the end of this month), especially following the death of longtime managing partner Charlie Munger in November 2023.

Given its size, Berkshire's biggest long-term hurdle will be its ability to consistently find meaningfully large deals that add value.

At the end of 2023, Berkshire had $168.9 billion in insurance float. The cost of its float has been negative for much of the past two decades.

These confidence windows are standard for a normal distributed set of data points. A standard normal distribution can be seen in Figure 2 above.

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Our Uncertainty Rating for Berkshire is Low. We do not consider any environmental, social, or governance issues material enough to affect our uncertainty rating. This is due to the firm's lower exposure to some of the main ESG risks inherent to its industries.

Following the death of Charlie Munger in November 2023, Berkshire's main employee risk rests with CEO Warren Buffett, who has been responsible for almost all the firm's investment and capital allocation decisions. With Buffett turning 94 at the end of this month, it is increasingly probable that our valuation horizon will exceed his lifespan, with the quality of investment returns and capital allocation likely being affected.

Book value per share – a good proxy for measuring changes in Berkshire's intrinsic value – increased at an estimated 18.3% CAGR during 1965-2023, compared with a 10.2% annualised return for the S&P 500 TR Index.

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They also generate low-cost float (temporary cash holdings arising from premiums collected in advance of future claims). This lets Berkshire generate returns on these funds with assets commensurate with the duration of the business being underwritten. And they tend to come at little to no cost to Berkshire, given the company's proclivity for generating underwriting gains over the past several decades.

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The standard assumption is that a part tolerance represents a +/- 3  normal distribution. Therefore, the distribution factor will be 3. Using equation 1 on the left section of figure 1, we find that its corrected standard deviation equates to:

Worst case analysis can also be used when choosing the appropriate cutting tool for your job, as the tool’s tolerance can be added to the parts tolerance for a worst case scenario. Once this scenario is identified, the machinist or engineer can make the appropriate adjustments to keep the part within the dimensions specified on the print.

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Berkshire's shares have risen roughly 30% this year, even as mega-cap technology companies have accounted for the lion's share of the market's gains. “Berkshire is normally a defensive stock, rising when the markets are in the tank,” says Morningstar strategist Greggory Warren. He adds that Berkshire tends to struggle to keep pace when markets are soaring, which makes the stock's powerful returns this year unusual.

Therefore the worst case scenario of this slot is .500” +/- .008”. Therefore the worst case scenario of this slot is .500” +/- _.004”_. (.504/.496)

Think of it like a cup of coffee being made with 3 different sized beans. In order to make a delicious cup of joe, you must first grind down all of the beans to the same size so they can be added to the coffee filter. In this case, the beans are the standard deviations, the grinder is the tolerance distribution factor, and the coffee filter is the root sum squared equation. This is necessary because some tolerances may have different distribution factors based on the tightness of the tolerance range.

For example, a corner radius end mill with a right and left corner radii might have a tolerance of +/- .001”, and the flat between them has a .002” tolerance. In this case, the tolerance window for the cutter diameter would be +/- .004”, but is oftentimes miscalculated during part dimensioning. Further, placing a tolerance on this callout would cause it to be over dimensioned, and thus the reference dimension “REF” must be left to take the tolerance’s place.

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The operating speed for all metal cutting operations is based on the cutting tool material and the hardness of the material to be cut.

Before starting a statistical tolerance analysis, you must calculate or choose a tolerance distribution factor. The standard distribution is 3 . This means that most of the data (or in this case tolerances) will be within 3 standard deviations of the mean. The standard deviations of all the tolerances must be divided by this tolerance distribution factor to normalize them from a distribution of 3  to a distribution of 1 . Once this has been done, the root sum squared can be taken to find the standard deviation of the assembly.

Amid the stock's rally, Warren warns of headwinds for Berkshire as the Federal Reserve begins to ease policy, though he suggests an environment of gradual falling rates will be manageable because of the firm's substantial cash pile.

Worst case analysis is the practice of adding up all the tolerances of a part to find the total part tolerance. When performing this type of analysis, each tolerance is set to its largest or smallest limit in its respective range. This total tolerance can then be compared to the performance limits of the part to make sure the assembly is designed properly. This is typically used for only 1 dimension (Only 1 plane, therefore no angles involved) and for assemblies with a small number of parts.

• Fair Value Estimate BRK.A: $640,000.00• Fair Value Estimate BRK.B: $427.00• Morningstar Rating: ★★• Morningstar Economic Moat Rating: Wide• Morningstar Uncertainty Rating: Low

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After arriving at these standard deviations, we input the results into equation 2 to find the standard deviation of the tolerance zone. Equation 2 is known as the root sum squared equation.

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Berkshire likes to keep $30 billion in cash on hand as a backstop for its insurance operations, with each of the firm's businesses likely requiring at least 2% of annual revenue as operating cash, with additional carve-outs set aside for capital expenditures. As a result, by our estimate, Berkshire entered 2024 with an excess cash balance of around $126 billion – dry powder that could be used for acquisitions, investments, share repurchases, or dividends.

Statistical tolerance analysis should only be used for assemblies with greater than 4 toleranced parts. A lot of factors were unaccounted for in this simple analysis. This example was for 3 bilateral dimensions whose tolerances were representative of their standard deviations from their means. In standard statistical tolerance analysis, other variables come into play such as angles, runout, and parallelism, which require correction factors.

Tolerances directly influence the cost and performance of a product. The tighter the tolerance, the more precise a finished part becomes. Tighter tolerances also make a machined part more difficult to manufacture and therefore often more expensive. With this in mind, it is important to find a balance between manufacturability of the part, its functionality, and its cost.

Berkshire's strong balance sheet and liquidity are among its most enduring competitive advantages. Its insurance operations are overcapitalised, carrying greater equity, fixed income, and cash relative to its reserves. The company generates large amounts of free cash flow and maintains significant cash on its balance sheet, amounting to $167.6 billion at the end of 2023.

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Operating earnings, exclusive of investment gains/losses, increased 15.5% year over year to $11.6 billion during the June quarter and 26.0% to $22.8 billion over the first half of the year. Strong insurance results continued to compensate for weakness in other segments. Berkshire's insurance operations – which account for more than a third of its earnings on average and half of our valuation – continued to post solid premium growth owing to better pricing in most business lines, as well as outstanding operating profitability due to better pricing, lower claims costs, and a dearth of major catastrophe losses. Investment income provided an added boost, given all the cash Berkshire has invested in T-bills.

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Berkshire's stock performance has generally been solid, increasing at a 12.1% (11.8%) CAGR during 2019-23 (2014-23), compared with a 15.7% (12.0%) average annual return for the S&P 500 TR Index.

Berkshire Hathaway reached a major milestone on Wednesday, as its market capitalisation climbed above $1 trillion (£760 billion). That puts Warren Buffett's investment conglomerate in rare company, joining just six other US firms that have crossed that threshold, including Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), and Microsoft (MSFT). Berkshire's shares have risen roughly 30% this year, even as mega-cap technology companies have accounted for the lion's share of the market's gains. “Berkshire is normally a defensive stock, rising when the markets are in the tank,” says Morningstar strategist Greggory Warren. He adds that Berkshire tends to struggle to keep pace when markets are soaring, which makes the stock's powerful returns this year unusual. Warren suggests investors may have been looking to Berkshire for downside protection in case the tech-driven rally falters, or that they've sought exposure to the artificial intelligence trade via Berkshire's stake in Apple. Amid the stock's rally, Warren warns of headwinds for Berkshire as the Federal Reserve begins to ease policy, though he suggests an environment of gradual falling rates will be manageable because of the firm's substantial cash pile. The following are highlights of Warren's current outlook for Berkshire Hathaway and its stock. The full report and more of his coverage of Berkshire are available here. Key Morningstar Metrics for Berkshire Hathaway • Fair Value Estimate BRK.A: $640,000.00• Fair Value Estimate BRK.B: $427.00• Morningstar Rating: ★★• Morningstar Economic Moat Rating: Wide• Morningstar Uncertainty Rating: Low What We Thought of Berkshire Hathaway's Q2 Earnings Overall Results Operating earnings, exclusive of investment gains/losses, increased 15.5% year over year to $11.6 billion during the June quarter and 26.0% to $22.8 billion over the first half of the year. Strong insurance results continued to compensate for weakness in other segments. Berkshire's insurance operations – which account for more than a third of its earnings on average and half of our valuation – continued to post solid premium growth owing to better pricing in most business lines, as well as outstanding operating profitability due to better pricing, lower claims costs, and a dearth of major catastrophe losses. Investment income provided an added boost, given all the cash Berkshire has invested in T-bills. Railway and Energy Units Dampen Earnings BNSF Railway and Berkshire Hathaway Energy continue to weigh on results. BNSF has maintained its practice of sacrificing more in pricing than its closest competitor, Union Pacific, to secure solid volume growth, which has hurt profit margins. Normally a pillar of stability, BHE reported revenue of $2.2 billion during the first half of 2023 and 2024, well off the $2.9 billion in 2021-22. BHE has also seen earnings impacted the past two years by loss accruals for litigation arising from wildfires in California in 2020 and Oregon in 2022. HomeServices of America has been negatively affected by the rapid rise in interest rates over the past couple of years. While we view these as blips in BHE's overall results, it has been frustrating to see one of the firm's more stable businesses upended by events mostly outside its control. Insurance Investment Portfolio Generating More Income as Mix Shifts As Warren Buffett has put more capital into Treasury bills and reduced Berkshire's exposure to low-dividend-yielding stocks, its insurance investment portfolio has seen a large uptick in investment income, rising from $1.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021 to $6.9 billion in the second quarter of 2024. It will likely remain at that level, given Berkshire's commitment of another $80 billion to T-bills during the second quarter. This rise, along with the uptick in stock sales this past year, is all realised tangible income and won't be impacted by future volatility in the equity markets. Berkshire Continues to be a Net Seller of Equities After trimming its stake in Apple (AAPL) by about 13% in the first quarter of 2024, Berkshire cut its stake 50% in the second quarter, noting in its quarterly report that its Apple stake was worth $84.2 billion (equivalent to 399.8 million shares) at the end of June, compared with $135.4 billion (789.4 million shares) at the end of March. It sold off Paramount Global (PARA) and trimmed its stakes in Chevron (CVX), Louisiana-Pacific (LPX), and Sirius XM Holdings (SIRI) in the first quarter. The firm also reduced its Bank of America (BAC) shares this past month, selling more than 90.4 million shares for proceeds of $3.8 billion. That said, Berkshire retains meaningful stakes in Apple and Bank of America despite the cuts to its holdings. Cash Pile Rises to a Record $277 Billion Going into Berkshire's annual meeting, we noted that Buffett somewhat painted the firm into a corner by commenting in May 2017 (when the company had $96.5 billion in cash and cash equivalents on hand) that it would be difficult to defend holding $150 billion or more three years hence. For most of the past seven calendar years, he kept cash balances below that threshold, but that dam broke in the third quarter of 2023, and it posted a balance of $276.9 billion for this quarter. Buffett doesn't talk about that threshold anymore. We're surprisingly less concerned with the issue than we usually are, primarily because short-term rates are still above 5% and Berkshire had $234.6 billion invested in T-bills at the end of June 2024. Fair Value Estimate for Berkshire Hathaway With a 2-star rating, Berkshire Hathaway stock is moderately overvalued compared with our fair value estimate. Our fair value estimate for Berkshire remains at $640,000 per Class A share and $427 per Class B share, equivalent to 1.45 times our estimates for its book value per share at the end of 2024 and 1.35 times our estimate for 2025. For perspective, over the past five years, the shares have traded at an average of 1.43 times the trailing calendar year-end book value per share, and 1.44 times over the past 10 years. Berkshire is generally viewed as a defensive stock, rising when the equity markets are in the tank and struggling to keep pace with the S&P 500 Index when market returns exceed 10%. As such, it has been surprising to see the shares trading as high as $699,579/$466.60 on an intraday basis today, which is now the year-to-date high for the shares. This would put them at 1.80 (1.80) times end of 2023 book value per share, and 1.59 (1.59) and 1.48 (1.48) times our estimates for Berkshire's book value per share, respectively, at the end of 2024 and 2025. Read more about Berkshire Hathaway's fair value estimate Economic Moat Rating We've historically believed that Berkshire's moat is more than the sum of its parts, although the parts are fairly moaty on their own. The insurance operations – Geico, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, and Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group – remain important contributors to the overall business. Not only are they expected to account for around 32% of the firm's pretax earnings (and 50% of our valuation of it), but they are overcapitalised, maintaining a larger-than-normal equity investment portfolio for a property and casualty insurer. They also generate low-cost float (temporary cash holdings arising from premiums collected in advance of future claims). This lets Berkshire generate returns on these funds with assets commensurate with the duration of the business being underwritten. And they tend to come at little to no cost to Berkshire, given the company's proclivity for generating underwriting gains over the past several decades. That said, we don't believe the insurance industry is conducive to developing maintainable competitive advantages. While there are some high-quality firms, with Berkshire having some of the best operators in the segments where it competes, insurers essentially sell a commodity, and excess returns are difficult to achieve consistently. Insurance buyers are not inclined to pay a premium for brands, and the products are easily replicable. Read more about Berkshire Hathaway's economic moat Financial Strength Berkshire's strong balance sheet and liquidity are among its most enduring competitive advantages. Its insurance operations are overcapitalised, carrying greater equity, fixed income, and cash relative to its reserves. The company generates large amounts of free cash flow and maintains significant cash on its balance sheet, amounting to $167.6 billion at the end of 2023. Berkshire likes to keep $30 billion in cash on hand as a backstop for its insurance operations, with each of the firm's businesses likely requiring at least 2% of annual revenue as operating cash, with additional carve-outs set aside for capital expenditures. As a result, by our estimate, Berkshire entered 2024 with an excess cash balance of around $126 billion – dry powder that could be used for acquisitions, investments, share repurchases, or dividends. Read more about Berkshire Hathaway's financial strength Risk and Uncertainty Our Uncertainty Rating for Berkshire is Low. We do not consider any environmental, social, or governance issues material enough to affect our uncertainty rating. This is due to the firm's lower exposure to some of the main ESG risks inherent to its industries. That said, Berkshire has tended to score lower on governance issues because of the makeup of its board and board committees, the unequal voting structure of its Class A and Class B shares, and its opaqueness and lack of engagement on governance issues. Following the death of Charlie Munger in November 2023, Berkshire's main employee risk rests with CEO Warren Buffett, who has been responsible for almost all the firm's investment and capital allocation decisions. With Buffett turning 94 at the end of this month, it is increasingly probable that our valuation horizon will exceed his lifespan, with the quality of investment returns and capital allocation likely being affected. Read more about Berkshire Hathaway's risk and uncertainty BRK.A/BRK.B Bulls Say Book value per share – a good proxy for measuring changes in Berkshire's intrinsic value – increased at an estimated 18.3% CAGR during 1965-2023, compared with a 10.2% annualised return for the S&P 500 TR Index. Berkshire's stock performance has generally been solid, increasing at a 12.1% (11.8%) CAGR during 2019-23 (2014-23), compared with a 15.7% (12.0%) average annual return for the S&P 500 TR Index. At the end of 2023, Berkshire had $168.9 billion in insurance float. The cost of its float has been negative for much of the past two decades. BRK.A/BRK.B Bears Say Given its size, Berkshire's biggest long-term hurdle will be its ability to consistently find meaningfully large deals that add value. Another big issue facing the firm is the longevity of CEO Warren Buffett (who turns 94 at the end of this month), especially following the death of longtime managing partner Charlie Munger in November 2023. Berkshire's insurance business faces competitive and highly cyclical markets that occasionally produce large losses, and several of its noninsurance operations are economically sensitive and focused on US markets.

I feel like something was skipped.. Where did the 0.00122″ value suddenly come from and how were the 68, 95 & 99 percentage values arrived at? If you could help clarify that it would be awesome.

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The statistical analysis method is used if there is a requirement that the slot must be .500” wide with a +/- .003” tolerance, but there is no need for the radii (.125”) and the flat (.250”) to be exact as long as they fit within the slot. In this example, we have 3 bilateral tolerances with their standard deviations already available. Since they are bilateral, the standard deviation from the mean would simply be whatever the + or – tolerance value is. For the outside radii, this would be .001” and for the middle flat region this would be .002”.

Berkshire's insurance business faces competitive and highly cyclical markets that occasionally produce large losses, and several of its noninsurance operations are economically sensitive and focused on US markets.

For this example, let’s find the standard deviation (σ) of each section using equation 1. In this equation represents the standard deviation.

Add all of these together to the lower specification limit: Add all of these together to the _upper_ specification limit:

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Going into Berkshire's annual meeting, we noted that Buffett somewhat painted the firm into a corner by commenting in May 2017 (when the company had $96.5 billion in cash and cash equivalents on hand) that it would be difficult to defend holding $150 billion or more three years hence. For most of the past seven calendar years, he kept cash balances below that threshold, but that dam broke in the third quarter of 2023, and it posted a balance of $276.9 billion for this quarter. Buffett doesn't talk about that threshold anymore. We're surprisingly less concerned with the issue than we usually are, primarily because short-term rates are still above 5% and Berkshire had $234.6 billion invested in T-bills at the end of June 2024.

BNSF Railway and Berkshire Hathaway Energy continue to weigh on results. BNSF has maintained its practice of sacrificing more in pricing than its closest competitor, Union Pacific, to secure solid volume growth, which has hurt profit margins. Normally a pillar of stability, BHE reported revenue of $2.2 billion during the first half of 2023 and 2024, well off the $2.9 billion in 2021-22. BHE has also seen earnings impacted the past two years by loss accruals for litigation arising from wildfires in California in 2020 and Oregon in 2022. HomeServices of America has been negatively affected by the rapid rise in interest rates over the past couple of years. While we view these as blips in BHE's overall results, it has been frustrating to see one of the firm's more stable businesses upended by events mostly outside its control.

That said, Berkshire has tended to score lower on governance issues because of the makeup of its board and board committees, the unequal voting structure of its Class A and Class B shares, and its opaqueness and lack of engagement on governance issues.

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