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May 01, 2009 - Mira, Portugal – SADIF Investment Analytics today announced the release of a new equity research report covering Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.A). The report utilizes SADIF's powerful StockMarks™ stock rating system and is required reading for any current or potential Berkshire Hathaway investor.
Report Summary: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holds its annual general meeting of shareholders on Saturday May 2nd. The company's shares have dropped 30% since we last covered the company and suggested it was overvalued just before Berkshire's last AGM. While this fall is less than the 38% tumble in the S&P500 index over the same period, it is still a considerable drop for the company's investors who are used to steady growth. In the fourth quarter of 2008, Berkshire saw its net profit drop a staggering 96% compared to the year-earlier period. Weak results and economic uncertainty has prompted credit rating agencies Fitch, Moody's and S&P to either downgrade or warn of possible downgrades of Berkshire's rating over the past two months.
Nevertheless, in order to assess the company's shares as intended by Warren Buffett (as long-term investments) we should focus on Berkshire's long-term underlying fundamentals. We can assess the company's fundamentals through the use of the StockMarks framework which was originally based on Warren Buffett's investment philosophy of focusing on good businesses with good management available at an attractive price. Berkshire currently has an overall investment-attractiveness rating (Total StockMark or SMT) of 37, rating below the US market average. This rating places Berkshire eighth among nine of the company's closest US-listed peers which mainly include insurance companies as the peers are selected on the basis of similarity of business, market positioning factors such as size and share comparisons.
The complete report breaks down the Total StockMark into its three components – business, management and price, performing a thorough analysis of Berkshire Hathaway for long-term investors.
A summary of the StockMarks™ ratings for Berkshire Hathaway Inc is available here:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/company.php?ticker=BRK.A&cod_country=125
The report has been distributed to Reuters, and forwarded to Yahoo Finance and FT.com. It is available under 'Analyst Reports' from these websites, from multiple professional platforms including Reuters Knowledge, TheMarkets.com and Thomson Research or directly from SADIF-Investment Analytics at:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/article/hist_article.php?cod_country=125
About SADIF-Investment Analytics:
SADIF-Investment Analytics is an independent investment research company covering sixteen different markets and over 12,000 companies. The StockMarks™ system is based on proven investment principles and is designed to drive long-term shareholder returns.
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