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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[scuttlebit] Shift4’s organic growth
December 10, 2025
Last week, a reader and Shift4 shareholder messaged me, raising questions about the company’s organic [...]
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Booz Allen and the business of defense – part 2
December 8, 2025
I left Part 1 with the observation that, starting in earnest around a decade ago, [...]
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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, [...]
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[scuttlebits] Trex is getting cheap
November 21, 2025
TREX is down nearly 60% since I first profiled the company last August. You’d think [...]
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[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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