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WARREN BUFFETT TO STEP DOWN AS BERKSHIRE CEO AT YEAR-END

Warren Buffett just announced that the time has come for Greg Abel to take over as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of this year. He said he’ll formally bring it to the board of directors tomorrow.

END OF AN ERA! https://t.co/KJdAaYCxcG
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JUST IN: WARREN BUFFETT RETIRES 🚨

Warren Buffett just announced that Greg Abel will take over as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.A at the end of this year.

The time has come for the GOAT to hand it over to the next generation. https://t.co/foWkZOy05L
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A tribute to Warren Buffett retiring: 10 timeless investing lessons from the GOAT 🧵👇 https://t.co/jUEHZNo4ID
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⁠Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
RT @DimitryNakhla: 3 days ago I highlighted $MSFT at $390💵 as an attractive & compelling investment

Since then, $MSFT has surged +12%✅

You can find the original valuation analysis in the post attached below👇🏽 https://t.co/GG9cKHn3aS

A quality valuation analysis on $MSFT 🧘🏽‍♂️

•NTM P/E Ratio: 28.38x
•5-Year Mean: 30.91x

•NTM FCF Yield: 2.58%
•5-Year Mean: 2.92%

As you can see, $MSFT appears to be trading near fair value

Going forward, investors can expect to receive ~9% MORE in earnings per share & ~12% LESS in FCF per share🧠***

Before we get into valuation, let’s take a look at why $MSFT is a quality business

BALANCE SHEET✅
•Cash & Equivalents: $71.56B
•Long-Term Debt: $39.72B

$MSFT has an excellent balance sheet, an AAA S&P Credit Rating & 46x FFO Interest Coverage Ratio

RETURN ON CAPITAL✅
•2020: 26.4%
•2021: 31.1%
•2022: 34.0%
•2023: 31.0%
•2024: 29.7%
•LTM: 28.8%

RETURN ON EQUITY✅
•2020: 40.1%
•2021: 47.1%
•2022: 47.2%
•2023: 38.8%
•2024: 37.1%
•LTM: 34.3%

$MSFT has great return metrics, highlighting the financial efficiency of the business

REVENUES✅
•2014: $86.83B
•2024: $245.12B
•CAGR: 10.93%

FREE CASH FLOW✅
•2014: $27.02B
•2024: $74.07B
•CAGR: 10.61%

NORMALIZED EPS✅
•2014: $2.63
•2024: $11.80
•CAGR: 16.19%

SHARE BUYBACKS✅
•2014 Shares Outstanding: 8.40B
•LTM Shares Outstanding: 7.47B

By reducing its shares outstanding ~11%, $MSFT increased its EPS by ~12% (assuming 0 growth)

MARGINS✅
•LTM Gross Margins: 69.4%
•LTM Operating Margins: 45.0%
•LTM Net Income Margins: 35.4%

PAID DIVIDENDS✅
•2014: $1.12
•2024: $3.00
•CAGR: 10.35%

***NOW TO VALUATION 🧠

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~9% MORE in EPS & ~12% LESS in FCF per share

Using Benjamin Graham’s 2G rule of thumb, $MSFT has to grow earnings at a 14.19% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation

Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2027 EPS growth over the next few years to be slightly less than the (14.19%) required growth rate:

2025E: $13.16 (11.5% YoY) *FY Jun
2026E: $14.95 (13.6% YoY)
2027E: $17.51 (17.1% YoY)

$MSFT has a decent track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but let’s assume $MSFT ends 2027 with $17.51 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples

32x P/E: $560.32💵 … ~18.5% CAGR

30x P/E: $525.30💵 … ~15.1% CAGR

29x P/E: $507.79💵 … ~13.3% CAGR

28x P/E: $490.28💵 … ~11.5% CAGR

27x P/E: $472.77💵 … ~9.7% CAGR

As you can see, we’d have to assume a 28x multiple for $MSFT to have attractive return potential

At 27x earnings $MSFT has ok CAGR potential

$MSFT is one of the highest quality companies in the world & is firing on all cylinders

Although I wouldn’t want to rely on a >30x multiple, I feel comfortable accumulating $MSFT shares at ~$390💵 while relying on 28x - 29x

I consider $MSFT a steal with a large margin of safety at $350💵, where I can reasonably expect 11.7% CAGR while assuming a conservative 25x
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⁠Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
RT @TheTranscript_: Buffett on emotions and investing:

"The more sophisticated the system gets, the more unpredictable the shocks. That’s part of the stock market. That’s also what makes it a good place to focus your energy if you have the right temperament — and a terrible place to be if you panic when markets go down and celebrate when they go up. I don’t mean to sound critical. I know people are emotional. But when you invest, you have to check those emotions at the door."
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⁠Hidden Value Gems
If you are a Berkshire shareholder, will you sell some or all of your shares in the next 1-2 weeks following yesterday’s news?
- Yes
- No
- Haven’t decided yet
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⁠Hidden Value Gems
So the feeling was right. Sad day but I think there is much more to come for #BRK.

Munger was the architect, Buffett put everything together, but Abel can drive individual businesses and find some synergies between them.

Being one of the largest energy producers in the US at a time of major changes in demand is a great position.

And who knows for how long Warren will “hang around”. He has set so many records already, there may be more 🤞🙏

Buffett's latest letter reads a bit like a farewell, which is quite sad...hopefully, it is just my feeling and we have another decade or more of his great letters and annual meetings in Omaha!

#BRK #WarrenBuffett - Hidden Value Gems
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Both $PLTR and $HIMS will report Q1 tomorrow. Get ready for some fireworks! 🎇 https://t.co/MH5TLdFDca
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