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It implies that their margin is really low. We're talking about revenues in hundred of millions and they're only able to make single digit millions.

Next quarter, their margin might entirely be wiped out by a slight downturn in business. If they could increase their margin and make profit consistently, then I'll change my mind.




Is a particularly big percentage of their costs fixed? Because that affects the math a lot. If we consider a generic slightly-profitable company facing a 25% revenue drop, there's a huge gulf between a world where costs drop 10% and a world where costs drop 22%.




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