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Cash flow absurdity and Warren Buffett’s Owner Earnings

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on December 21, 2025February 6, 2026
  • Part 6: The Hallmarks of Superb Businesses

Most analysts will talk of EBITDA, EBIT, NOPAT and what not. Warren Buffett’s approach is to think in terms of Owner Earnings. It is somewhat akin to free cash flow.

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Negative free cash flow can be desirable

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on July 24, 2022July 24, 2022
  • Part 6: The Hallmarks of Superb Businesses

Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes

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