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Organic growth

Growth from a company's own efforts — more products sold, higher prices, new customers. Not the growth that appears because another company was bought.

MoatLens tip: This distinction separates strong businesses from bloated ones. A group can grow at double digits for years by acquiring companies — and destroy value every year in the process if it overpays. It is worth the look: if revenue grows sharply while profit per share stagnates and debt rises, the growth was bought, not earned.

How this looks in MoatLens

In MoatLens this explanation sits right next to the number — one tap away. And you see the ten-year trend instead of a single value.

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