Showing posts with label buying entire business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label buying entire business. Show all posts

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Does Benjamin Graham's Teaching Apply to Buying Entire Businesses as they Do to Stocks?

Dear Frind!
Such a wonderful question you have asked. I was looking for a way to up-vote your question but there seems to be none.
Golden knowledge like what Benjamin Graham propounded will defy compartmentalisation to a particular situation and will certainly attain a global hue. Yes it indeed applies for purchasing businesses also and indeed I apply the rules in evaluating acquisition deals I craft.

Conversely, Warren Buffett compares purchasing even a single share in a company to that of purchasing the whole business - applying the same caution, prudence and analysis - reinforcing your concern and my answer.
Buying a share and buying an entire business are one and the same and the same knowledge, care and patience shall exercised in both the situations - there is no room for even a shred of doubt or confusion about this.
You have asked me a question that has not occurred to me, nor has anyone asked me so far, but it is indeed a great question and I highly appreciate that you have raised it.
Thank you,
Anand