伯克希爾-哈撒韋(Berkshire Hathaway)公司上一季度的大規模股票拋售恰逢其時,原因是在股市暴跌之際,沃倫·巴菲特(Warren Buffett)旗下的企業集團手頭的現金儲備更為龐大。
第二季度,該公司凈出售了價值755億美元的股票,并在這一過程中將其持有的蘋果(Apple)股份減持了近一半。這使其現金儲備從上一季度的1890億美元增至2769億美元,創歷史新高。
CFRA Research分析師凱茜·塞弗特(Cathy Seifert)告訴《財富》雜志:“這次拋售代表了典型的投資組合再平衡。”
她解釋說,由于伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司的投資組合嚴重偏向蘋果等少數幾只股票,存在過度集中的風險。這也可能涉及一些獲利回吐,因為此次拋售發生在大盤屢創新高的時候。
這是此前調整投資組合舉措的延續。今年5月,伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司披露出售了1億股蘋果股票,占當時持股的13%。
最大的問題是,巴菲特下一步將如何處理其積累的現金,因為伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司的投資組合歷來是投資者高度關注的對象。
巴菲特以嚴于律己、只在看到便宜股時才買入而聞名。多年來,他一直抱怨由于估值居高不下,缺乏交易機會。但隨著股市下跌,可能很快就到了買入的時候。
塞弗特說:"如果市場調整繼續加速,這對他們來說可能是黃金機會。”
她說,伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司還可以用現金直接收購一家公司,收購目標歷來是消費、工業和保險行業。
但塞弗特指出,隨著私募股權的擴張,巴菲特在收購方面面臨的競爭比二三十年前更為激烈。她補充說,如果借貸利率繼續下降,私營公司的估值可能會上升。
伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司還可以利用現金繼續回購更多股票。隨著公司的專用資金儲備越來越多,首次支付股息的問題可能會被更多人提及。不過,塞弗特認為,只要巴菲特掌舵,這就不太可能發生,并指出他很清楚自己將是這一決定的最大受益者。
目前,伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司的現金投資于美國債券和其他收益率穩定的安全投資項目,從而獲得利息收入。在這筆輕松獲得的資金不斷涌入時,公司不太可能急于投資。
塞弗特說:“他們并未感到過大的壓力,無需動用這筆現金。”(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
伯克希爾-哈撒韋(Berkshire Hathaway)公司上一季度的大規模股票拋售恰逢其時,原因是在股市暴跌之際,沃倫·巴菲特(Warren Buffett)旗下的企業集團手頭的現金儲備更為龐大。
第二季度,該公司凈出售了價值755億美元的股票,并在這一過程中將其持有的蘋果(Apple)股份減持了近一半。這使其現金儲備從上一季度的1890億美元增至2769億美元,創歷史新高。
CFRA Research分析師凱茜·塞弗特(Cathy Seifert)告訴《財富》雜志:“這次拋售代表了典型的投資組合再平衡。”
她解釋說,由于伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司的投資組合嚴重偏向蘋果等少數幾只股票,存在過度集中的風險。這也可能涉及一些獲利回吐,因為此次拋售發生在大盤屢創新高的時候。
這是此前調整投資組合舉措的延續。今年5月,伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司披露出售了1億股蘋果股票,占當時持股的13%。
最大的問題是,巴菲特下一步將如何處理其積累的現金,因為伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司的投資組合歷來是投資者高度關注的對象。
巴菲特以嚴于律己、只在看到便宜股時才買入而聞名。多年來,他一直抱怨由于估值居高不下,缺乏交易機會。但隨著股市下跌,可能很快就到了買入的時候。
塞弗特說:"如果市場調整繼續加速,這對他們來說可能是黃金機會。”
她說,伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司還可以用現金直接收購一家公司,收購目標歷來是消費、工業和保險行業。
但塞弗特指出,隨著私募股權的擴張,巴菲特在收購方面面臨的競爭比二三十年前更為激烈。她補充說,如果借貸利率繼續下降,私營公司的估值可能會上升。
伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司還可以利用現金繼續回購更多股票。隨著公司的專用資金儲備越來越多,首次支付股息的問題可能會被更多人提及。不過,塞弗特認為,只要巴菲特掌舵,這就不太可能發生,并指出他很清楚自己將是這一決定的最大受益者。
目前,伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司的現金投資于美國債券和其他收益率穩定的安全投資項目,從而獲得利息收入。在這筆輕松獲得的資金不斷涌入時,公司不太可能急于投資。
塞弗特說:“他們并未感到過大的壓力,無需動用這筆現金。”(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
Berkshire Hathaway’s massive stock sale last quarter came at a potentially opportune time as Warren Buffett’s conglomerate now has an even bigger hoard of cash on its hands while the market is tumbling.
In the second quarter, the company sold a net $75.5 billion worth of stock and nearly halved its Apple stake in the process. That helped boost its cash pile to a fresh record high of $276.9 billion from $189 billion in the prior quarter.
“The sale represents a classic rebalancing of the portfolio,” CFRA Research analyst Cathy Seifert told Fortune.
With Berkshire’s portfolio skewed so heavily toward a handful of stocks like Apple, there was the risk of too much concentration, she explained. Some profit-taking also could have been involved, as the sales occurred when the broader stock market was notching record high after record high.
It follows earlier moves to trim the portfolio. In May, Berkshire disclosed the sale of 100 million Apple shares, amounting to 13% of its stake at the time.
The big question is what Buffett will do next with all the cash it has amassed as Berkshire’s investment portfolio has traditionally been a subject of intense interest among investors.
Buffett is famous for being disciplined and buying only when he sees a good bargain. For years, he has bemoaned the lack of deals to be had as valuations remained high. But with stocks tanking, it could soon be time to buy.
“If the market correction continues to accelerate, this could be a pretty golden opportunity for them,” Seifert said.
Berkshire could also use its cash to buy a company outright, and acquisition targets have traditionally been in the consumer, industrial, and insurance sectors, she said.
But with the expansion of private equity, Buffett faces more competition on buyouts than he did 20 or 30 years ago, Seifert pointed out. And if borrowing rates continue to drop, valuations for private companies could rise, she added.
Berkshire could also use its cash to continue buying back more of its stock. And as the company’s war chest gets bigger and bigger, the question of paying a dividend for the first time could be raised more. As long as Buffett is in charge, however, Seifert thinks that’s doubtful, noting he’s mindful that he would be a big beneficiary of that decision.
For now, Berkshire’s cash is accruing interest income while it’s parked in U.S. bonds and other safe investments with steady yields. While that easy money rolls in, the company is unlikely to be in a hurry to invest.
“They don’t feel overly pressured to deploy this cash,” Seifert said.