Moat / Sustainable business model
Our internal analysis includes questions as below.
- Explain to me your long-term business plan
- What is your main competitive advantage and how do you protect it?
- What is the major strength as a company? Weakness?
- What is the biggest criticism/pushback you get?
- How do you measure the ways in which you are successful in running the business?
- Describe some key words that define your corporate culture?
- What are the most important tasks of the CEO?
- What management role models do you have?
- Are you certain that your most promising growth adventures are led by your most talented managers?
- How do you communicate with employees? How often out and meet them?
- Please define great customer service.
- Give me an example of how you work with a client that shows what your company is about
- Which competitor do you respect the most?
Other areas that are included in our analysis
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Sustainability topics
What major sustainability trends are impacting you and how are you dealing with them?
How many people within the company are working on sustainability topics/issues?Read more
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Products
What major product cycles will meaningfully impact your sales over the next planning period?
Describe what factors around sales and profitability that can you impact, and which are out of your control?Read more
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Financial
What are your most important financial objectives?
What are your long-term expectations for margins and return on capital?
How do you normally set your capex budget?Read more