High profit margins can only be sustainable if they are backed by deep barriers to entry.

In industries with low barriers, high profit margins will attract a large number of new entrants, ultimately worsening the competitive landscape and making it difficult for everyone to make money.

So when I see an industry or company with high profit margins, the first thing I think about is whether its barriers can sustain such high margins.

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