These 15 companies are run in a Warren Buffett-like way MarketWatch 2/27/2021
LAWRENCE A. CUNNINGHAM S QUALITY INVESTING
As people ponder Berkshire Hathaway’s future after Warren Buffett leaves the scene, consider a thought experiment. Suppose Buffett had just turned 45, not 90. Knowing his skills, which companies would be good fits for a younger Buffett as CEO?
Here is the bottom line up front: These will be the highest-quality companies with the highest-quality shareholders.
This experiment is useful to anyone seeking to build or invest in such a company.
A pivotal factor for CEO fit is a match between the executive’s skills and the business’s needs. Capital allocation has been Buffett’s strongest suit at Berkshire Hathaway and while every company should make capital allocation an explicit operating principle, only a minority do. That narrows down our job search for the younger Buffett.