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An analyst observes that a firm's Gross Margin is 60% while its EBITDA Margin is only 10%.
What is the most likely strategic inference?
- The firm carries excessive debt and is struggling to keep up with its interest payments.
- The firm has strong product-level economics but high fixed overhead or scalability issues.
- The firm's products are becoming obsolete, forcing it into aggressive, margin-eroding price cuts.
- The firm is likely applying LIFO inventory accounting within a deflationary pricing environment.
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