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You're either being deliberately pedantic or missing my point, which was to illustrate how silly "run rate" can be as financial metric unless it's backed up by

by jfarmer 13y ago

You're either being deliberately pedantic or missing my point, which was to illustrate how silly "run rate" can be as financial metric unless it's backed up by fundamentals. The $1000/month candy business is a bad business and in fact the more revenue it "makes" the more money the business actually loses.

baddox 13y ago
No one is disputing that this one figure doesn't give a complete representation of the health or success of a company. That doesn't mean that run rate can't be a useful metric. You just asked if you were correct about the definition of run rate, and I just responded that you were.
- jfarmer 13y ago
  Deliberately pedantic. Got it.
  - baddox 13y ago
    No, not pedantic. It's the standard and widely-accepted definition of the term "run rate."
    - jfarmer 13y ago
      Yes, I know what it means. Thanks for your help.
      - baddox 13y ago
        I feel the need to inform you what the word "pedantic" means, but that would run the risk of again being accused of pedantry.