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Author: PhoolishPhilip Big red star, 1000 posts Old School Fool Add to my Favorite Fools Ignore this person (you won't see their posts anymore)
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Subject: I don't get it ... Date: 11/3/09 4:44 PM
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... so please help me understand. As I see it, all told Buffett has paid ~ $40 billion including the assumption of debt, for what looks like about $2 billion in free cash flow. Usually he pays a lot less for companies than this. It seems very expensive for a company that is unlikely to grow a lot in the future. I feel like I've just been sold a bond with a 5% coupon when I've come to expect a lot more than that from Berkshire. Please help clear my befuddled mind.

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