Another way to look at this is that the CEO just announced plans to buy revenue. Some years from now, you will read about how revenues grew such-and-such percen

Another way to look at this is that the CEO just announced plans to buy revenue. Some years from now, you will read about how revenues grew such-and-such percent under his management, and it will be up to analysts to guesstimate how much of that is due to operations and how much of that is due to acquisitions.