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Value Line Inc is a U.S based company. It produces investment periodicals based on underlying research and makes available copyright data, including a ranking system and other information, to third parties under written agreements for use in third-party managed and marketed investment products and for other purposes. The company markets its products under brands including Value Line, the Value Line logo, The Value Line Investment Survey, Smart Research, Smarter Investing, and The Most Trusted Name in Investment Research. Its only operating segment is Publishing.

Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with a wide array of subsidiaries engaged in diverse activities. The firm's core business segment is insurance, run primarily through Geico, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, and Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group. Berkshire has used the excess cash thrown off from its operations to acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe (railroad), Berkshire Hathaway Energy (utilities and energy distributors), and the companies that make up its manufacturing, service, and retailing operations (which include Precision Castparts, Lubrizol, Clayton Homes, Marmon, and IMC/ISCAR). The conglomerate is unique in that it is run on a completely decentralized basis.