The Moat Index
Compare moats, side by side.
Two to four companies, scored on the same five investor questions from their SEC filings — so the comparison is apples to apples. The method is fully public.
ADPT · Healthcare · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
BFRI · Healthcare · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
The pricingPower component abstained: Not enough years of gross-margin data to score pricing power. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.
GUTS · Healthcare · Shallow moat
Doesn't clear the bar
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%.
| Measure | ADPT | VVOS | BFRI | GUTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 41 (highest) | 41 (highest) | 41 (highest) | 41 (highest) |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 60 | 42 | 63 (highest) | 20 |
| Pricing power | 91 (highest) | 89 | — | 54 |
| Returns on capital | 0 (highest) | 0 (highest) | 0 (highest) | — |
| Balance-sheet safety | 28 | 28 | 55 (highest) | 55 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 24 | 44 (highest) | 44 (highest) | 33 |
| No price data | No price data | No price data | No price data | |
| Market cap | $3.4B | $3.7M | $12.7M | $119M |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |