安全边际的功能在本质上不需要对未来做出准确的预测。只要安全边际足够大,就足以保证投资者免受未来的不确定性影响。
The function of the margin of safety is, in essence, that of obviating the need for an accurate estimate of the future. If the margin is a large one, then it is enough to assume that future earnings will not fall far below those of the past.