Focus on operating cash flow over EBITDA
The guests argued that evaluating companies based on actual operating cash flow rather than EBITDA provides a more accurate picture of a business's true health and capital generation.
The argument
They explained that they want to see actual cash coming in the door to evaluate how management deploys it for capital expenditures, acquisitions, or share buybacks. This focus helps avoid 'dinosaurs' that look profitable on paper but fail to compound capital.
Hear it yourself
"We dive into why they focus on operating cash flow over EBITDA, how they hunt for overlooked boring niche leaders trading at value prices, and what they look for in management teams, and why constant reunderwriting buy and homework, not just buy and hold, is critical to long term compounding in micro caps."
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