Wesco had a market capitalization of $40 million when we bought it [in the early 1970s]. It's $2 billion now. It's been a long slog to a perfectly respectable outcome - not as good as Berkshire Hathaway or Microsoft, but there's always someone in life who's done better.
![Wesco had a market capitalization of $40 million when we bought it [in the early 1970s]. It's $2 billion now. It's been a long slog to a perfectly respectable outcome - not as good as Berkshire Hathaway or Microsoft,](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/charlie-munger/wesco-had-a-market-capitalization-of-40-million-when-we-bought-it-in-the-early-1970s-its-2-billion-now.jpg)