Beneath the bustle of a used car lot lies a swarm of activity that few of us have ever seen, a thriving ecosystem of wholesalers, rebuilders, parts recyclers, insurers, and intermediators whose trading activities usher some vehicles to dealer lots for resale and others to repair shops or salvage auctions. Roughly 45mn used cars are […]
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[BAH] Booz Allen
Booz Allen and the business of defense – part 1
December 1, 2025
MBI and I recorded an episode of Never Sell recently (Serial Acquirer ROIC, Fiserv Debacle and Management Credibility, [...]
Continue reading →[TREX] Trex
[scuttlebits] Trex is getting cheap
November 21, 2025
TREX is down nearly 60% since I first profiled the company last August. You’d think [...]
Continue reading →[FOUR] Shift4
[scuttlebit] yet another Shift4 take
November 13, 2025
MBI and I recorded an episode of Never Sell recently (The Big Tech Capex Debate, Amazon Retail, Align’s [...]
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[scuttlebit] Fiserv’s October Massacre
November 7, 2025
What are scuttlebits? On the heels of my Global Payments post, another boomer payments stock [...]
Continue reading →[AZEK] Azek [JHX] James Hardie
[JHX] Will James Hardie’s big acquisition pay off?
October 29, 2025
In last summer’s building materials series, I explained how branded manufacturers, like James Hardie in [...]
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