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- Steady Growth, Inc. (A): The P/E problem
- Steady Growth, Inc. (B): The hurdle rate issue
- Steady Growth, Inc. (C): The leverage gambit
- Steady Growth, Inc. (D): The acquisition strategy
- Steady Growth, Inc. (A): The P/E problem
- Steady Growth, Inc. (B): The hurdle rate issue
- Steady Growth, Inc. (C): The leverage gambit
- Steady Growth, Inc. (D): The acquisition strategy
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