### Comment:
Well if it's not growing anymore, then it doesn't need its profits for itself. 
  
 But if we assume a 10:1 end-game ratio, then all starbucks would have to do to achieve a 10:1 is either cut costs by 3x without cutting revenues, or increase revenues without increasing costs by 3x. Is that possible? How long will that take?

### REPLY:
There's another 10 years left of growth at least, and that's assuming they can't break into India, the Pacific, and Africa. It's far far too early to tell

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