FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Bilt Mastercard
Thread: Bilt Mastercard
View Single Post
Old Jul 30, 2024 | 11:55 am
  #922  
Dr Jabadski
2M
50 Countries Visited
100 Nights
15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NYC suburbs
Programs: UA LT Gold 1.2MM (BIS), AA LT Plat (SUBs, BD/Bask), Hilton Dia (CC), Hyatt Glob (BIB), et. al.
Posts: 4,589
Originally Posted by tattikat2
... if it was the information in the WSJ article that makes you think this or is there something else that shows it? ...
I can’t write for anyone else, but by all OBJECTIVE analyses, and the FT “sniff test*” for the past 2-3 years, and recent cost cutting maneuvers, Bilt is highly UNprofitable and many here think it is unsustainable (in its current iteration) and headed for bankruptcy.

Of course the CEO is going to claim “all is terrific” right up until the moment they file for bankruptcy protection. Just like many others, he’s laughing all the way to the bank where he put a good part of the venture capital money claiming it as his salary.

(* “sniff test”: Etymology, noun, (idiomatic) an informal check of an idea or proposal, using one's common sense or sense of propriety. Synonym: reality check)
Dr Jabadski is offline