In this episode, we discuss further why net income is useless. This is part of our Value Investing in Your Car series.
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Today, I’m showing you another example of why net income is useless by using Berkshire Hathaway’s 1st quarter 2020 $50 billion net income loss as an example.
The worst net income loss Berkshire has ever shown… The horror, correct? Not so fast.
Operating income was up and cash flow was too.
I’ll tell you why all these things happened and why net income is useless in the video below.
Let’s get to it.
In this 11 – minute training I talked about the following things…
- Why I dislike net income so much
- How it’s just based on accounting rules and not real-world economics
- Why I focus more on operating income and cash flow
- Why the recent accounting change that led to Berkshire Hathaway’s recent $50 billion net income loss doesn’t make much sense
- And more…
What did you think about the video above? Did I miss anything? Let me know in the comments below.
Here are the resources mentioned in the video above.
- Berkshire Hathaway Lost $49.7 Billion In The First Quarter – Via The New York Times.
- Why The P/E Is Useless And How To Calculate EV
- Value Investing In Your Car Episode 14 – Why The P/E Is Useless
- Why I Never Use Net Income
- Updated – Do You Have Proof That Cash Flow Is Better Than Earnings?
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