During the years when I was just coming to man's estate, the produce business of Clark & Rockefeller went on prosperously, and in the early sixties we organized a firm to refine and deal in oil. It was composed of…
During the years when I was just coming to man's estate, the produce business of Clark & Rockefeller went on prosperously, and in the early sixties we organized a firm to refine and deal in oil. It was composed of…
During the years when I was just coming to man's estate, the produce business of Clark & Rockefeller went on prosperously, and in the early sixties we organized a firm to refine and deal in oil. It was composed of…
I should estimate that the salaries of that time were far less than half of what is paid for equivalent positions to-day. The next year I was offered a salary of $700, but thought I was worth $800. We had not settled…
21:00 Figures · Investing · Modern investor letters
Benjamin Graham:Intrinsic Value Needs Only Approximation
Benjamin Graham《Security Analysis》· Chapter I, The Scope and Limitations of Security Analysis. The Concept of Intrinsic Value · Investing · Cognition · Decision
The essential point is that security analysis does not seek to determine exactly what is the intrinsic value of a given security.
Security analysis seeks an adequate approximation of value, not an exact number.
Context
Graham cautioned that security analysis does not aim at an exact intrinsic value. It only needs to establish whether value is adequate, or whether price is clearly above or below it. An approximate, bounded estimate is often more useful than a falsely precise number.
Today's question
Do you really need an exact intrinsic value—or an approximation good enough to support a decision?
During the years when I was just coming to man's estate, the produce business of Clark & Rockefeller went on prosperously, and in the early sixties we organized a firm to refine and deal in oil. It was composed of…