Buffett said: “Because Munger… made me go from an orangutan to a human being, if I didn’t know him, I would be much poorer than I am now!” Buffett said in a statement on Charlie Munger’s death: “Without Charlie’s inspiration, wisdom and Without participation, Berkshire would not be where it is today.”
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Insights on company governance
In Buffett’s 2002 shareholder letter, he put forward his views on the company governance. The following is a list of objects, elements, members, and components that must be included in corporate governance for a typical listed company.
Why would Buffett oppose to EBITDA and financial forecasts?
In Buffett’s 2020 shareholder letter, he mentioned several common but unreasonable accounting techniques used by CEOs of US-listed companies in their financial statements: especially EBITDA and financial forecasts.
Why is Alibaba spin-off unanimously optimistic?
Alibaba’s current market value has been underestimated by the capital market for more than three years, and it is difficult to improve in the short term. A spin-off is the most effective way to increase Alibaba’s corporate value.
Gross margin is a great indicator to judge the management
Wouldn’t the ROE be better? Many US-listed companies are losing money. How can they calculate the return on equity (ROE) without positive earnings? However, most listed companies must have revenue and can calculate the gross margin.
Sea, the parent company of Shopee, how does Sea make money?
Sea, the parent company of Shopee, the most valuable company in Southeast Asia
Amazon vs. Alibaba
The businesses of Amazon and Alibaba are almost the same in all aspects, so the two are highly comparable. Just as Amazon’s stock price is not very good this year, and Alibaba has collapsed by more than 40% now, let us compare the two e-commerce giants in China and the United States.
Outsiders, one of the greatest investment books for managment team
Outsiders, I recently re-read several investment books and found that one of them is worth recommending to everyone — “Outsiders”.
Rule 40, perfect for SaaS companies
Rule 40. Investors are most concerned about the growth of the company and how much money it can make. In particular, the profitability conditions for companies listed on the US stock market are relatively loose, unlike Taiwan or China, which highlights corporate profitability as a necessary condition for listing.
