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| Verdict | Person | Kind | Said | Claim | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | This tiny band works miracles. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | The only new ingredient was Ben�s ideas. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | The net of all this is that a) I expect our cost of float to be very attractive in the future but b) rarely to return to a "no-cost" mode… Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Second, speculation is most dangerous when it looks easiest. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Most of our manufacturing, retailing and service businesses did at least reasonably well last year. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Brad is hitting home runs in his new job, just as he always did at Cypress. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Insurance is Berkshire's main business. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Own records only | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Berkshire analyzes purchases on an all-equity basis, so its evaluations did not change when LBO operators became less aggressive in 2000. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Now, speculation ¾ in which the focus is not on what an asset will produce but rather on what the next fellow will pay for it ¾ is neither… Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | We must therefore hold the meeting on either Saturday or Sunday to avoid the traffic and parking nightmare that would occur on a weekday. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | He never engages in wishful thinking or otherwise distorts reality, as so many managers do when the unexpected happens. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | The long-term prospect for equities in general is far from exciting. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Mostly true | Warren Buffett | Prediction | 28 Feb 2001 | Buffett said Berkshire was confident that EJA (NetJets) would remain the world leader in fractional ownership in planes flying, service quality and safety standards. Warren Buffett · Prediction · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | so the more you buy, the more you save Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | You can bet this move by Berkshire is making them sweat in Silicon Valley. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | And, believe me, it gets lonely on the mound when you can�t find the plate. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Berkshire ¾ whose top management has long been mired in the 19th century ¾ is now one of the very few authentic "clicks-and-bricks"… Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | If these companies were a single and separate operation, people would consider it an outstanding insurer. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Leaving aside tax factors, the formula we use for evaluating stocks and businesses is identical. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Mostly true | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | GEICO's underwriting loss in 2000 produced a float cost of 6.1%. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Berkshire's subsidiaries made contributions totaling $18.3 million in 2000, including $3 million of in-kind donations. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Unresolvable | Warren Buffett | Prediction | 28 Feb 2001 | Berkshire's negotiated acquisitions of entire businesses will at best provide only reasonable returns. Warren Buffett · Prediction · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Unresolvable | Warren Buffett | Promise | 28 Feb 2001 | Gorat's steakhouse will be open exclusively for Berkshire shareholders on Sunday, April 29, 2001, serving from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Warren Buffett · Promise · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Borsheim's is the largest jewelry store in the US except for Tiffany's Manhattan store. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Over the 20 years of the program, Berkshire has made $164 million of contributions as directed by its shareholders. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Berkshire incurred no debt for its 2000 acquisitions, and its shares outstanding increased only 1/3 of 1%. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | We�re pleased by the growth in our float during 2000 but not happy with its cost. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Charlie and I think it is both deceptive and dangerous for CEOs to predict growth rates for their companies. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | When it comes to corporate blunders, CEOs invoke the concept of the Virgin Birth. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | About 97% of eligible shares participated in Berkshire's 2000 shareholder-designated contributions program, with contributions totaling $16.9 million. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Buffett previously told shareholders that the fractional-ownership jet business is low-margin with few survivors. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Own records only | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | In its last 36 years, Berkshire has never had a manager of a significant subsidiary voluntarily leave to join another business. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Unresolvable | Warren Buffett | Prediction | 28 Feb 2001 | Most of Berkshire's stock holdings are fully priced and are unlikely to deliver more than moderate returns in the future. Warren Buffett · Prediction · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | As of early 2001, neither Berkshire nor Buffett had ever bought a share of stock or a bond of Conseco. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Economics and markets |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | our operating managers continue to run their businesses in splendid fashion, which allows me to spend my time allocating capital rather… Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Mostly true | Warren Buffett | Promise | 28 Feb 2001 | Because these transactions, which typically come in large chunks, can materially distort the company's figures, it will tell readers about them as they occur. Warren Buffett · Promise · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | But it is not a game in which Charlie and I wish to play. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Growth is simply a component ¾ usually a plus, sometimes a minus ¾ in the value equation. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | To begin with, float is money we hold but don't own. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Unresolvable | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Buffett's investment results in the decade before 1951 were no better than average. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Writing such a policy, we receive a modest premium, face the possibility of a huge loss, and get good odds. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Charlie and I continue to aim at increasing Berkshire�s per-share value at a rate that, over time, will modestly exceed the gain from… Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | That, for sure, was an irrational expectation: For American business as a whole, there couldn�t possibly be enough birds in the 2009 bush… Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Unresolvable | Warren Buffett | Prediction | 28 Feb 2001 | Absent a mega-catastrophe, Berkshire expected its float cost to fall in 2001, perhaps substantially, in large part because of pricing corrections at General Re. Warren Buffett · Prediction · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Though I am not a fan of stock splits, I am planning to split Al�s age 2-for-1 when he hits 100. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Unresolvable | Warren Buffett | Promise | 28 Feb 2001 | In most cases GEICO will be able to offer shareholders at the 2001 meeting a special discount, usually 8%. Warren Buffett · Promise · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | We�re not smart enough to do that, and we know it. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | At Berkshire, we strive to be both consistent and conservative in our reserving. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | The government taxes Berkshire twice on a partial stock investment in a business, but only once when Berkshire owns at least 80%. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Economics and markets |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Every year FlightSafety spends amounts equal to its depreciation charge to stay in place, plus additional sums to grow. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Acme Brick produces more than one billion bricks per year at 22 plants, about 11.7% of national industry output. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | General Re has several important and enduring business advantages. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | We will pound that theme relentlessly until all Americans are aware of the value that we offer. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | We take our obligations to the people who created a business very seriously, and Berkshire�s ownership structure ensures that we can… Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | GEICO will be a huge part of Berkshire�s future. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Unresolvable | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | The S&P 500 figures in Berkshire's comparison table are pre-tax, whereas Berkshire's figures are after-tax. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | we see our equity portfolio as only mildly attractive. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Instead, we expect a company�s CEO to explain in his or her own words what�s happening. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | We�re very suspicious of accounting methodology that is vague or unclear, since too often that means management wishes to hide something. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Resolved true | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Berkshire paid for the 1993 Dexter acquisition using Berkshire shares. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Better yet, we remain awash in liquid assets and are both eager and ready for even larger acquisitions. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Designations received after the due date will not be honored. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Berkshire entered the brick, carpet, insulation and paint industries through its 2000 acquisitions. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Mostly true | Warren Buffett | Promise | 28 Feb 2001 | Chess champion Patrick Wolff will play blindfolded against all comers in the mall at the 2001 Berkshire meeting weekend. Warren Buffett · Promise · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Unresolvable | Warren Buffett | Prediction | 28 Feb 2001 | Fewer than 10 of the 200 most profitable companies in 2000 will attain 15% annual earnings-per-share growth over the next 20 years. Warren Buffett · Prediction · 28 Feb 2001 | Economics and markets |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Shares not so registered on August 31, 2001 will be ineligible for the 2001 program. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | When sports writers asked what he had served Ernie Banks, Buffett quoted Warren Spahn's remark after Willie Mays's first major-league home run. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | We have far more than our share, and U.S. Liability adds luster to the collection. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | The third ad in an hour on a given cable channel is simply not going to be as effective as the first. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Charlie and I believe Berkshire provides an almost unique home. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Resolved true | Warren Buffett | Prediction | 28 Feb 2001 | For the next couple of years the Civic Auditorium will be Berkshire's only venue choice for its annual meeting. Warren Buffett · Prediction · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Charlie and I, however, like any proposition that makes compelling mathematical sense, regardless of its effect on reported earnings. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | One reason for that preference is personal, in that I love working with our managers. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Berkshire's net worth rose $3.96 billion in 2000, increasing per-share book value of Class A and B stock by 6.5%. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Unresolvable | Warren Buffett | Promise | 28 Feb 2001 | Nebraska Furniture Mart's shareholder weekend pricing from April 25-30, 2001 will apply to products of prestige manufacturers that normally forbid discounting. Warren Buffett · Promise · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Borsheim's operates on a gross margin fully twenty percentage points below that of its major rivals. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Nebraska Furniture Mart began shareholder weekend pricing four years earlier, and sales during the weekend grew from $5.3 million in 1997 to $9.1 million in 2000. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | It is impossible to overstate how valuable Ajit is to Berkshire. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Under the tax code, Berkshire owning 80% or more of a business is proportionately far more profitable than owning a smaller share. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Economics and markets |
| Mostly true | Warren Buffett | Prediction | 28 Feb 2001 | Omaha will shortly have a new Convention Center with ample parking. Warren Buffett · Prediction · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Over 36 years under present management, Berkshire's per-share book value grew from $19 to $40,442, a 23.6% compounded annual gain. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Unresolvable | Warren Buffett | Prediction | 28 Feb 2001 | Buffett stated an expectation that, at GEICO, float would over time be free (no cost). Warren Buffett · Prediction · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | GEICO has much the better business model, one that embodies significantly lower operating costs. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | If you order a rare T-bone with a double order of hash browns, you will establish your credentials as an epicure. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | But we will make mistakes. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Resolved true | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | In 2000 Berkshire had an insurance underwriting loss of $1.6 billion, giving a float cost of 6%. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | So come for Woodstock Weekend and join our Celebration of Capitalism at the Civic. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | References to EBITDA make us shudder Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Own records only | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | The Washington Post Company reviews its acquisitions three years after they are made. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | We bring nothing to the party, so why should we expect to take anything home? Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | These accounting shenanigans have a way of snowballing Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | And, when a company is selling a product with commodity-like economic characteristics, being the low-cost producer is all-important. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Please remember that you can't come to Gorat's on Sunday without a reservation. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not researched | Warren Buffett | Factual | 28 Feb 2001 | Berkshire's cost of float has over the years been very close to zero, with underwriting profits in most years offsetting occasional terrible years such as 1984, when the cost was 19%. Warren Buffett · Factual · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | As a manager, Ralph belongs in Berkshire�s Hall of Fame, and Charlie and I welcome him to it. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | And we warn you that there is nothing symmetrical about surprises in the insurance business: They almost always are unpleasant. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | Regardless of the cost, you can be sure that EJA�s spending on safety will be whatever is needed. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Not checkable | Warren Buffett | Not checkable | 28 Feb 2001 | In addition to being a great teacher, Ben was a wonderful friend. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 28 Feb 2001 | |
| Unresolvable | Warren Buffett | Prediction | 28 Feb 2001 | The matter referred to on page 65 of the report will have no effect on Berkshire's intrinsic value. Warren Buffett · Prediction · 28 Feb 2001 | Economics and markets |
| Mostly true | Warren Buffett | Promise | 28 Feb 2001 | Berkshire will hold its annual meeting at the Civic Auditorium on Saturday, April 28, 2001. Warren Buffett · Promise · 28 Feb 2001 | Their own work or organisation |
“Acme, the larger of the two operations, produces more than one billion bricks per year at its 22 plants, about 11.7% of the industry�s national output.”
Warren Buffett, Berkshire chairman 28 February 2001 Chairman's Letter (2000) (Berkshire Hathaway)
Acme Brick produces more than one billion bricks per year at 22 plants, about 11.7% of national industry output.
Not researched Checkable, but outside the sample that was researched.
Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.
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Warren Buffett, “Acme Brick produces more than one billion bricks per year at 22 plants, about 11.7% of national industry output.” (said 28 February 2001). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_796ba1ca93f2, method 0.1.0+28da144b. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_796ba1ca93f2
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