巴菲特致股东的信-1988年

Buffett’s Letters To Berkshire Shareholders 1988
巴菲特致股东的信1988年
Our gain in net worth during 1988 was $569 million, or 20.0%. Over the last 24 years (that is, since present management took over), our per-share book value has grown from $19.46 to $2,974.52, or at a rate of 23.0% compounded annually.
本公司1988年的净值增加了五亿六千九百万美元，较去年增加了20.0%，而过去24年以来(自从现有经营阶层接手后)，每股净值从19元成长到现在的2,974美元，年复合成长率约为23.0%。
We emphasized in past reports that what counts, however, is intrinsic business value -the figure, necessarily an estimate, indicating what all of our constituent businesses are worth. By our calculations, Berkshire　 intrinsic business value significantly exceeds its book value. Over the 24 years, business value has grown somewhat faster than book value; in 1988, however, book value grew the faster, by a bit.
在过去的年报中我们一再强调真正重要的是企业的真实价值，它代表着我们旗下企业组成份子到底值多少钱？这个数字绝对是个估计数，根据我们内部的估算，目前伯克希尔真实的价值已大幅超越其帐面价值，过去24年以来，企业价值成长的速度一直要比帐面价值成长的幅度要高一点，但在1988年情况有点不同，后者增加的幅度略高于前者。