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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BRLS · Consumer Staples · 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%.

BRFH · Consumer Staples · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

BGS · Consumer Staples · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

JVA · Consumer Staples · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureBRLSBRFHBGSJVA
Moat Score (0–100)2830 (highest)2927
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend4063 (highest)5437
Pricing power033 (highest)2717
Returns on capital0 (highest)0 (highest)0 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety28284045 (highest)
Capital discipline44 (highest)242436
Price vs. high estimateNo price dataNo price dataNo price data41% above high estimate
Market cap$28.6M$288.7M$19.7M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025