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To: Marco Vincenzo who wrote (79109)2/6/2026 11:10:34 AM
From: S. maltophilia  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 79139
 
value creation

To me, FWIW, a term of post-1980s corporate speak, usually used when talking about mergers and synergies. What's important is a company having real free cash flow and generating honest profits. That creates value. But nobody seems to know how to measure it (or better, how the rest of the market will).

A recent case study for you: PYPL. See Bruwin's recent analysis.
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The market didn't care.

And the folks paid to make intelligent predictions:

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Add to that this morning:

marketscreenei.com (I forgot they were still around)