PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Gideon D. Markman AU - William B. Gartner TI - The Effects of Hyper Growth on Firm Profitability AID - 10.3905/jpe.2002.320025 DP - 2002 Aug 31 TA - The Journal of Private Equity PG - 58--65 VI - 5 IP - 4 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/5/4/58.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/5/4/58.full AB - Although many scholars have suggested that firm growth creates employment, wealth, and broad economic development, no one has yet reviewed whether “hyper-growth” in sales (such as 500% to 30,000%) leads to profitability. Based on the Inc. 500 fastest-growing company database, this study uses a large sample size of 1,233 and found no correlation between growth rate and profitability.