Accretive is not the same as good. A company can raise its EPS by borrowing to buy almost anything cheap, and destroy value doing it.
You are in a third round and the banker asks: Company A buys Company B for $1 billion in cash, funded entirely with debt at 6%. Is it accretive? The candidate who reaches for a model loses. The candidate who does one comparison out loud, gets the sign right, and names what could flip it gets the offer.
— Educational, not financial advice.