Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a multinational conglomerate and investment company headed by Warren Buffett, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
It operates diversified businesses in insurance (including GEICO and Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance), utilities (MidAmerican Energy), manufacturing, retail (including Fruit of the Loom and Duracell), and other sectors.
Its non-insurance subsidiaries deal in confectionery, retail, railroads, household goods, machinery, jewellery, and various other sectors.
But, its core business and source of capital is insurance, from which it invests in a broad portfolio of subsidiaries, equity positions and other securities.
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The company has been overseen by Warren Buffett, its chairman and CEO since 1965, and Charlie Munger (since 1978), who are known for their advocacy of value investing principles.
Under his direction, using a large amount of capital and minimal debt, the company’s book value has grown at an average rate of 20%, compared to a nearly 10% increase over the same period when dividends are included in the S&P 500 Index- Wikipedia