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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 has excessive debt and is struggling with interest payments.
- The firm has strong product-level economics but high fixed overhead or scalability issues.
- The firm's products are becoming obsolete, leading to aggressive price cutting.
- The firm is likely using LIFO inventory accounting in a deflationary environment.
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