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.
BOTX · Consumer Discretionary · 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%.
UTI · Consumer Discretionary · 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%.
LOCO · Consumer Discretionary · 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%.
| Measure | BOTX | UTI | JACK | LOCO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 54 (highest) | 54 (highest) | 54 (highest) | 54 (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 | 85 | 95 (highest) | 38 | 65 |
| Pricing power | 39 | — | 76 (highest) | — |
| Returns on capital | — | 11 | 92 (highest) | 16 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 32 | 87 (highest) | 0 | 63 |
| Capital allocation | 60 | 24 | 64 | 72 (highest) |
| No price data | 616% above value if growth stopped today | 80% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | 67% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | Not reported | $2.1B | $275M | $477M |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |