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Tara Lachapelle

Warren Buffett, How About an Earnings Call?

Hello, Mr. Buffett? Please tell us what to think about this crisis and the future of Berkshire Hathaway. Your earnings statements don’t say much. 

Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway don’t hold regular earnings calls. Time for an exception? 

Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway don’t hold regular earnings calls. Time for an exception? 

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

Saturday is Berkshire Hathaway Inc. earnings day, but don’t count on there being many insights from Warren Buffett himself.

As Berkshire prepares to report its latest operating results and an update to its even more closely followed cash figure, what investors want most of all is to hear from the Oracle of Omaha. But unlike other companies, Berkshire’s quarterly earnings aren’t that illuminating. They usually entail only a perfunctory statement of the overarching numbers, with no prepared remarks or chance to ask questions.