The six gates

  1. GATE 1

    SEC owner FCF yield

    Economic owner free-cash-flow yield from SEC filings, at least 3%.

  2. GATE 2

    ROIC floor

    Return on invested capital of at least 12% (or 15% operating margin for capital-light businesses).

  3. GATE 3

    Revenue compounding

    Year-over-year revenue growth of at least 8%.

  4. GATE 4

    Net debt on file

    A current net-debt figure must be reported; a missing balance sheet is a reject. The live code sets no numeric ceiling.

  5. GATE 5

    Probability-weighted IRR

    Survivors are ranked by 10-year probability-weighted IRR; the top 25 make the daily screen.

  6. GATE 6

    War Room conviction + 40/80 rule

    AI War Room conviction of at least 0.65, then the 40/80 hysteresis rule for holds and staged exits.

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