He concentrates on high quality businesses with
demonstrated earnings power, sound balance sheets and good prospects for profitable growth.
«We're pleased with our improved performance in the quarter as
it demonstrates the earnings power of our diversified franchise and shows what is possible with modest improvements in the environment and client activity, and we believe there is room for additional revenue and earnings growth, as we further diversify our global franchise across a broader client base with an expanded suite of products and services.»
Not exact matches
The effect on Amazon has been equally significant: I detailed last year how the revelation of AWS» financial results was effectively a Facebook - level IPO, and subsequent
earnings reports in which AWS has
demonstrated the
power of scale — increased revenue plus increased margins — have only solidified the fact that AWS will be a substantial driver of Amazon's revenue and (eventual!)
And, the company has begun to
demonstrate steady, sustainable growth, and consistent
earnings power with revenue rising by about 10 % per year for the past three years.
(1) Large purchases (at least $ 75 million of pre-tax
earnings unless the business will fit into one of our existing units), (2)
Demonstrated consistent earning
power (future projections are of no interest to us, nor are «turnaround» situations), (3) Businesses earning good returns on equity while employing little or no debt, (4) Management in place (we can't supply it), (5) Simple businesses (if there's lots of technology, we won't understand it), (6) An offering price (we don't want to waste our time or that of the seller by talking, even preliminarily, about a transaction when price is unknown).
In conclusion for Q4, we were able to exceed our expectations for revenue,
earnings and cash flow,
demonstrating the
power of multiple live services revenue streams.