Warren Buffett has sold 245m of his shares in ailing grocer Tesco, leaving the legendary investor’s Berkshire Hathaway firm with a stake of less than 3%.
Buffett’s disposal came just a few weeks after he described the decision to invest in Tesco as a colossal error.
“I made a mistake on Tesco,” he said then. “That was a huge mistake by me.”
Buffett’s sale preceded Tesco’s interim results, which will be released next Thursday after being postponed in the wake of a profits overstatement.
The day is likely to be a test of confidence in Tesco’s new boss Dave Lewis, who was parachuted in early to address the retailer’s underperformance.
Investors will seek reassurance that the accounting issues occurred over a limited period and hope for a sense of purpose being restored at the retailer.
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