A deep local presence can confer competitive advantages in industries with low entry barriers. Rollins typically commands the largest share in its markets, allowing it to service more houses per technician outing than competitors, resulting in greater labor productivity and scale economies on marketing and branch overhead. Fastenal clusters its stores near customers, permitting steady […]
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[BAH] Booz Allen
Booz Allen and the business of defense – part 1
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
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
MBI and I recorded an episode of Never Sell recently (The Big Tech Capex Debate, Amazon Retail, Align’s [...]
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Continue reading →scuttlebits [FI] Fiserv
[scuttlebit] Fiserv’s October Massacre
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?
In last summer’s building materials series, I explained how branded manufacturers, like James Hardie in [...]
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