巴菲特致股东的信-1992年

Buffett’s Letters To Berkshire Shareholders 1992
巴菲特致股东的信1992年
Our per-share book value increased 20.3% during 1992. Over the last 28 years (that is, since present management took over) book value has grown from $19 to $7,745, or at a rate of 23.6% compounded annually.
1992年本公司的净值成长了20.3%，总计过去28年以来，也就是自从现有经营阶层接手之后，每股净值由当初的19元成长到现在的7,745美元，年复合成长率约为23.6%。

During the year, Berkshire's net worth increased by $1.52 billion. More than 98% of this gain came from earnings and appreciation of portfolio securities, with the remainder coming from the issuance of new stock. These shares were issued as a result of our calling our convertible debentures for redemption on January 4, 1993, and of some holders electing to receive common shares rather than the cash that was their alternative. Most holders of the debentures who converted into common waited until January to do it, but a few made the move in December and therefore received shares in 1992. To sum up what happened to the $476 million of bonds we had outstanding: $25 million were converted into shares before yearend; $46 million were converted in January; and $405 million were redeemed for cash. The conversions were made at $11,719 per share, so altogether we issued 6,106 shares.
回顾过去一年，伯克希尔的净值增加了15.2亿美元，其中98%系来自于盈余与投资组合的增值，剩下的2%则是因为发行新股的缘故，这些股份是因为我们赎回在1993年1月4日所发行的可转换特别股，其中有部份持有人不要现金而选择领取本公司的普通股，大部分的持有人选择在1月进行转换，另外有一小部份则在去年12月就径行转换，总计当初我们发行总值4.76亿美元的债券中，4,600万在一月转换，另外4.05亿美元则以现金赎回，转换价订为11,719美元一股，换算下来一共发行了6,106股。