Nowhere is the value of focus as clear as in a single-product company
fighting for its life against less-focused competitors embedded
in large conglomerates with many cross-cutting agendas and tradeoffs.
Accuride saw its market share relative to competitors go through
the roof, its absolute share double, and its profitability rise 66 percent
in fewer than two years. Bain Capital, for its insight into an undermanaged
core business competing against other undermanaged core
businesses, earned nearly twenty-five times return on its investment.