Exactly. Your first two sentences were much more eloquently put than mine. I never said anything about short term profitability directly, but I should have cla

Exactly. Your first two sentences were much more eloquently put than mine. I never said anything about short term profitability directly, but I should have clarified. Some companies - and yes I know this sounds ridiculous - don't focus on short-term or long-term profitability. They are built to be acquired. Or they only focus on the top line (sales) while almost entirely ignoring the bottom line (net income, cash flow).