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ASIX · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

On the watchlist

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%.

BSET · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

AXTA · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

LBRT · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureASIXBSETAXTALBRT
Moat Score (0–100)47 (highest)47 (highest)47 (highest)47 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend302083 (highest)65
Pricing power987 (highest)559
Returns on capital—151365 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety78 (highest)732750
Capital allocation72 (highest)415944
28% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)61% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data22% below value if growth stopped today
Market cap$440M$185MNot reported$2.7B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025