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.

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BOTY · Communications · No moat

No 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%.

HMMR · Communications · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

IQST · Communications · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

TSQ · Communications · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureBOTYHMMRIQSTTSQ
Moat Score (0–100)26 (highest)26 (highest)26 (highest)26 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend332760 (highest)38
Pricing power026048 (highest)
Returns on capital0 (highest)0 (highest)0 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety2855 (highest)280
Capital discipline44 (highest)2444 (highest)44 (highest)
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price dataNo price dataNo price data
Market cap$38896$7.6M$5.2M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025