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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[KNSL] Kinsale
[KNSL] Kinsale is built for speed
January 26, 2026
One way to carve up the investment universe is between standardized products, like index funds, [...]
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thoughts on Watsco
January 16, 2026
While investors continue to be enthralled by AI and all things Tech, I can’t help [...]
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scuttleblurb business update (2025)
January 8, 2026
I’m sure you’re sick of these annual newsletter recaps by now, so I’ll keep mine [...]
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[ODFL, SAIA, XPO] the LTL carriers are going to be ok
January 5, 2026
If I were to tell you about a company whose main job is to move [...]
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Continue reading →[AVTR] Avantor
[AVTR] a poor man’s Thermo Fisher
December 22, 2025
Avantor is like Thermo Fisher in some respects. It distributes lab products and sells bioprocessing [...]
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