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No? Because if you need tons of capital to make a minuscule profit your company is worth nothing. (A company has to outperform at least the interest people can get on bonds plus some equity premium.)

Amazon could make a significant profit, if Bezos wanted. But that’s a different question.



That'll be Return-on-Capital.




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