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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: mungofitch ✹✺🐝 SILVER
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Subject: Re: MCO/SPGI
Date: 02/22/26 8:49 AM
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Great moat. I personally don't see any AI risk for them as they are all but legally mandated.

But I guess it's a question of "dip relative to what". The price has fallen, but the valuation level is still a good 20% above its own "normal" range which is itself pretty lofty for cheapos like me. e.g., very crudely, 23 times cash flow or 27 times net earnings would give you figures in the $370ish area rather than today's $450ish.

Around 2010-2013 they traded around 12-18 times earnings, and that seemed perfectly normal to everybody at the time. I'd set an alert for prices under $300. But as mentioned, I'm a cheapo.

Jim
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