Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Intrinsic Value

A very warm welcome to Mr. Warren Buffett – my guru & the richest person in the world. Above all a living legendm, a great philnthropist & above all a great human being – on his maiden visit to India.

Today we touch on one of the most important concepts -which forms the cornerstone of Mr. Warren Buffett investment philosphy

Intrinsic Value

 Very important concept. It is the Cornerstone of value investing.

 Let us take the example of a House built. At any time it has an intrinsic value comprising of cost of land, material used, labor etc.. All these add up to form its Intrinsic Value.

 Similarly for a business- its assets- plants, brand value, distributor network, customer loyalty, cash balance etc. add to make up the intrinsic value of a business- what exactly is the business worth?

 To buy the shares of a business when they are selling for less than their Intrinsic Value is very important & is the right thing to do. When one is doing that one is investing. Otherwise one is speculating.

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