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The five investor questions

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2023–2025 (latest 3 aligned FYs; v3 window cap 5): revenue $132974 to $143847, increasing; diluted EPS 0.00 to 0.00, flat.

98

Median gross margin 84.7% over 3y, very stable.

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Not enough years of ROIC data to score returns on capital.

28

Net debt/EBITDA n/ax, interest coverage -23x.

44

Owner earnings changed trend unclear over up to the ten most recent annual observations.

The returnsOnCapital component abstained: Not enough years of ROIC data to score returns on capital. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

Price vs. value if growth stopped today

A cautious baseline, not a price target: what the shares may support if normalized owner earnings simply hold steady.

Above value if growth stopped todayBelow value if growth stopped today
No price data
Not reported
Unavailable — insufficient owner-earnings data
Unavailable — insufficient growth-model data
Unavailable — no recent price
No price data

This zero-growth estimate assumes trailing owner earnings persist — unreliable for declining businesses. Flag status unavailable — four adjacent recent FY revenue observations are required.

Among the current top-score group, the median current price is 238% above the zero-growth estimate across 49 of the current top 50 companies by Moat Score with both values.

Score records captured Sep 4, 2026.

Exactly which 50 companies?

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Missing a usable price or zero-growth estimate: ANF.

Model details under moat-index@3.0.0: zero-growth multiple 11.1×, capped-growth comparison at no more than 18×; 9% discount rate; high-end growth 0% (capped at 4%) using min(5y revenue CAGR, 5y diluted-EPS CAGR), clamped to 0%–4%; maintenance capex uses min(capex, D&A); abstain when D&A is unavailable. This is a disclosed model range, not intrinsic value as fact.

4 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

Certiplex Corporation booked $143847 of revenue in FY2025 in the Communications sector and kept 84.7% of it as gross profit — a high-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, −32.9% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

The balance sheet carried $49700 of total debt in FY2025. Balance-Sheet Safety scores it 28/100.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

FY2022–FY2025 · 4 fiscal years, normalized from CPLX’s SEC filings

Sales, as filed$143847 FY2025
$0$1000002022202320242025
Revenue kept after cost of goods84.7% FY2025
0%50%2022202320242025
Standard ROIC or separately labeled Operating ROIC

Exact FY and FY-1 financing invested-capital inputs are required.. Exact FY and FY-1 Operating Invested Capital inputs are required.

Exact FY and FY-1 financing invested-capital inputs are required.. Exact FY and FY-1 Operating Invested Capital inputs are required.

Cash an owner could take out−$47261 FY2025
−$50000−$25000$02022202320242025

The explained ROIC gaps have filed inputs but no meaningful positive invested-capital denominator. Other gaps mean the item is not in the filings for that year. The series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

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How Certiplex Corporation makes its money

Start with a dollar of revenue and follow what the filing says remains.

revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$143847 · 100%Cost of revenue$22054 · 15%Gross profit$121793 · 85%Operating income−$44823 · −31%Income before tax−$47261 · −33%Income tax$0 · 0%Net income−$47261 · −33%As of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$143847100%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
Cost of revenue$2205415%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
$12179385%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
−$44823−31%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
Income before tax−$47261−33%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
Income tax$00%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
−$47261−33%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
· event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Sep 4, 2026 · annual-row source set
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What Certiplex Corporation owns — and owes

Certiplex Corporation's filing tags don't support a full breakdown — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of assetsSource
Total assets$128735100%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
Cash and equivalents$46664%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
$4970039%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
Stockholders’ equity−$92032−71%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
· event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Sep 4, 2026 · annual-row source set

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What drives Certiplex Corporation’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity69%Tax burden100%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden105%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin−31%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.09×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier-1.92×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
−$47261FY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
Income before tax−$47261FY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
Operating income−$44823FY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
$143847FY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
Ending assets$128735FY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
Beginning assets$136352FY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-25-000540 · filed Mar 31, 2025
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
−$92032FY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
−$45770FY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-25-000540 · filed Mar 31, 2025
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Sep 4, 2026 · annual-row source set
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Where Certiplex Corporation's cash went

Certiplex Corporation’s filing does not supply enough provenance-matched cash-flow lines for a truthful flow chart — here’s what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of cash from operationsSource
Cash from operations−$6177−100%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
Depreciation and amortization$144023%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001079973-26-000647 · filed May 13, 2026
· event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Sep 4, 2026 · annual-row source set

Curated 19-manager tier

Who reported holding Certiplex Corporation

Delayed public 13F reports for 2026-Q2—not live positions, trades, or recommendations.

0 holding0 exited0 not holding0/19 resolved19 not retrieved

Named manager positions and quarter-over-quarter changes
ManagerReported positionQuarter-over-quarterFiling accession
Abrams CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Akre CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Baupost GroupNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Berkshire HathawayNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Brave Warrior AdvisorsNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Dodge & CoxNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
First EagleNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
FundsmithNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gardner Russo & QuinnNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gates Foundation TrustNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Mairs & PowerNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Markel / Markel-GaynerNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Oakmark / Harris AssociatesNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Pershing SquareNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Polen CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Sequoia / Ruane CunniffNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Southeastern Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Tweedy, BrowneNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Yacktman Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved

Position size uses shares and filed value from each manager’s 13F. Portfolio weight uses the eligible long-share filing denominator. Changes compare only with the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

Source: Filing source not retrieved · event Jun 30, 2026 · retrieved Sep 4, 2026

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What Certiplex Corporation insiders reported

We could not retrieve insider activity for this rendering; no zero-activity claim is shown.

Unavailable: Form 4 activity could not be retrieved for this rendering.

Moat Score history

1 logged reading since Sep 4, 2026 · append-only, never rewritten

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale54.4 / 100
0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatSep 4, 2026

Score history begins Sep 4, 2026 — the record builds forward from here.

Tier changesSame-methodology and same-normalizer crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

None yet — CPLX has read Shallow moat for every logged capture since Sep 4, 2026.

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record cannot be reconstructed retroactively, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Insider activity

Form 4 reports mix P/S market or private transactions with compensation-plan mechanics. Activity casually described as “insider selling” can include compensation mechanics; awards, tax withholding, and option exercises are shown by their exact filed class here, never collapsed into “Bought” or “Sold.”

These are disclosed filing facts and arithmetic aggregates, not a signal or verdict.

The insider-filing service is temporarily unavailable, so no partial or guessed answer is shown for CPLX.

Communications context

#24 of 134 scored Communications companies, ranked by Moat Score.

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Common questions about CPLX

Does Certiplex Corporation have an economic moat?
Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores Certiplex Corporation (CPLX) 54.4 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The five questions behind that score begin at 20% each; if exactly one genuinely lacks data, the other four weights are renormalized and disclosed. revenue and EPS trend 48, pricing power 98, returns on capital not measurable from the filings, balance-sheet safety 28, capital allocation 44.
How has CPLX's Moat Score changed over time?
The record logs 1 reading since Sep 4, 2026; the latest reads 54.4 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

Scored from primary SEC filings via the public methodology. Educational only — not a recommendation to buy or sell CPLX. See the disclaimer.