IronBridge's stock selection process begins with a proprietary means of determining where a company is in its Life Cycle. The Life Cycle position determines our path of research in terms of which “value drivers” are most important to future wealth creation.

With our proprietary ranking system, we screen over 3,000 companies to identify the most attractive within each Life Cycle class. Among the most attractive screened companies, we then determine whether capital investment is consistent with wealth creation.

We like to buy companies whose “value drivers” imply continued success, where management action is consistent with wealth creation and where management is likely to beat expectations implied by the current share price.

Introducing the Life Cycle Concept