Kenneth D. Chace

CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Textiles

Long-time Berkshire Hathaway manager who succeeded Seabury Stanton and later ran the textile operations.

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Concepts

The process by which management decides how to deploy the cash generated by a business — the central skill Buffett belie…

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Management Integrity

The non-negotiable character requirement Buffett places above intelligence and capability when evaluating potential mana…

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Financial Strength

The capacity of a business to withstand adversity and meet its obligations under stress, independent of short-term earni…

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Margin of Safety

Buying a security at a significant discount to its intrinsic value, providing a buffer against errors of estimation and …

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Insurance Float

Premium money collected but not yet paid out as claims — essentially a costless (or below-cost) loan Berkshire uses to f…

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Economic Moat

A durable, structural competitive advantage that protects a business from competition, allowing it to earn above-average…

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Return on Equity

Net income as a percentage of shareholder equity — Buffett's key metric for identifying businesses that consistently ear…

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Owner Earnings

Net income plus depreciation and amortization, minus capital expenditures required to maintain competitive positioning —…

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Book Value

The net assets of a company as recorded by accounting conventions — a figure Buffett uses as a rough, conservative proxy…

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Mentioned In

1965 Letter to Shareholders

The fiscal year ended October 2, 1965 resulted in net earnings of $2,279,206 as compared to net earnings of $125,586 …

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1966 Letter to Shareholders

The present strength of the Company's financial condition is demonstrated by its $23,158,187 of working capital at Oc…

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1967 Letter to Shareholders

National Indemnity Company and National Fire & Marine Insurance Company, which we acquired during the year, had outst…

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1968 Letter to Shareholders

National Indemnity Company and National Fire & Marine Insurance Company continue their splendid operating performance…

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1969 Letter to Shareholders

Four years ago your management committed itself to the development of more substantial and more consistent earning po…

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1970 Letter to Shareholders

The past year witnessed dramatically diverse earnings results among our various operating units. This diversity — qui…

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1971 Letter to Shareholders

It is a pleasure to report that operating earnings in 1971, excluding capital gains, amounted to more than 14% of beg…

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1972 Letter to Shareholders

Operating earnings of Berkshire Hathaway during 1972 amounted to a highly satisfactory 19.8% of beginning shareholder…

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1975 Letter to Shareholders

Last year, when discussing the prospects for 1975, we stated 'the outlook is not encouraging.' Unfortunately, this fo…

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