ISCAR Ltd.

ISCAR is a producer of innovative cutting tools for metalworking, including turning, grooving, milling, hole making, boring and threading tools. Founded in 1952 by Stef Wertheimer, ISCAR has grown from its origins as a small blades factory to what is recognized today as one of the world's leading manufacturers of metalworking tools. Based in purpose-built R&D and manufacturing facilities spread over a scenic campus, ISCAR's teams of R&D, engineering and product specialists combine years of technical experience with deep industry knowledge to develop efficient, practical and economical cutting solutions for customers all over the world.www.iscar.com

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Sep 27, 2026

Unknown podcast

2013 Buffett: Focus on Productivity, Not Quotes - Farms, NYC Commercial Real Estate, and the Index Fund Bequest for His Wife

Sep 27 · 3 Mentions

speaker_0HOST

25:07

Marmon and Iskar.

speaker_1HOST

25:09

Let's focus on Iscar.

speaker_0HOST

25:10

Yeah, let's do that.

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25:11

They originally bought 80% of Iscar years prior.

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In 2013, the founding family, the Wertheimers, exercised a put option to sell the remaining 20%.

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25:20

They were thrilled.

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25:21

Iscar is an incredibly profitable cutting tool business.

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25:25

These minority buyouts were fantastic economic moves.

The Impractical Machinists

The Impractical Machinists

We Took The Impractical Machinists to IMTS… Here’s What Happened | 58

Sep 22 · 1 Mention

Cameron GravesHOST

38:20

great.

Bradley ThomasHOST

38:21

I learned a lot the other night when we went all ISCAR about kerning all the random letters and numbers or whatever.

Bradley ThomasHOST

38:28

Elemental Bs.

Bradley ThomasHOST

38:28

Yeah.

Unknown podcast

Buffett’s Capital Allocation Jiu-Jitsu: The 2012 Heinz Deal, Dividend Math & Accounting Realities

Sep 21 · 1 Mention

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14:13

Very catchy.

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In 2012, this group consisted of Burlington, northern Santa Fe, which is the BNSF Railroad, Iscar, Lubrizol, Marmon and MidAmerican Energy.

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And what is truly remarkable is that despite a tepid economic recovery in the U.S. and a visibly weakening global economy at the time, these five companies delivered aggregate pre-tax earnings of ten point one billion dollars.

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Wow.