AVGO
the council passes — AVOIDBroadcom Inc.·Technology
The quality and the price don't line up.
52/100C
Price at last run$384as of Jul 8, 2026
recovery techHigh returns on capitalROIC ~39% — it earns well on the money it puts to work.
Fat operating margins40% operating margin — pricing power / a real moat hint.
GrowingRevenue growing ~24%.
Catalystnone yet
✕Why not
The honest case against — what most tools hideMain riskvaluation stretched
Demanding valuationTrading at ~80× earnings — little room for error.
LeverageCarries meaningful debt (debt/equity 2.0).
What keeps us out
- Paying up here — we'd want a better entry price.
- Growth slowing while the multiple stays rich.
- Debt rising faster than cash flow.
Patience price & distance
as of Jul 8, 2026 runThe patience price is where value discipline would let the council in — deliberately strict: we'd rather miss ten winners than own one loser.
Catalyst
none yet
A catalyst is a plausible reason the gap could close — never a certainty.