TY - JOUR T1 - The Effects of Hyper Growth on Firm Profitability JF - The Journal of Private Equity SP - 58 LP - 65 DO - 10.3905/jpe.2002.320025 VL - 5 IS - 4 AU - Gideon D. Markman AU - William B. Gartner Y1 - 2002/08/31 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/5/4/58.abstract N2 - 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. ER -