u/Clutch0306

Hi everyone

I know a lot of people here are currently going through interviews in finance / consulting, so I thought I’d share something that might be useful.

One way to stand out is by bringing a more forward-looking, analytical perspective when you’re discussing a company in interviews.

Here are a few things you could think through:

• Is revenue recurring and predictable, or more one-off in nature?
• How strong is customer retention, and how easy is it for customers to switch?
• Is the product/service essential or discretionary?
• Does the company operate in an attractive market with some form of moat (brand, network effects, etc.), or is competition intensifying?
• Does the company have real pricing power, or is pricing largely market-driven?
• Is growth organic or acquisition-led?
• How diversified is the customer base, or is there concentration risk?
• Is there exposure to higher-risk geographies?
• How exposed is the business to volatile or uncontrollable input costs?
• What external trends could support or pressure growth / margins in the near and longer term?

At a high level, it’s about building a forward-looking view on how sustainable a company’s financial performance is.

I’ve written up a more structured version on Substack in case it’s helpful to anyone - https://substack.com/@thestrategydesk1/p-192192432