21/02/2026
Growth is a trap if the math is wrong. 🧮🪤
Michael Mauboussin forces us to look past the flashy headlines. A company bragging about “record revenue growth” might actually be destroying shareholder value.
How?
Imagine borrowing money at 8% interest to invest in a project that only yields 5%. 📉
The larger you grow that project, the more money you lose.
This is the secret to analyzing essential businesses like agriculture, logistics, and manufacturing. You cannot just look at sales. You have to look at how effectively the management team allocates every dollar. 🚜💸
Quality growth adds value.
Inefficient growth burns cash.
Look under the hood. Stop chasing the top line and start protecting the bottom line. ♟️
ROIC