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PNTG · 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%.
| Measure | CSBR | PNTG | MMM | NEPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 56 (highest) | 56 (highest) | 56 (highest) | 56 (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 | 40 | 100 (highest) | 20 | 85 |
| Pricing power | 76 | — | 72 | 92 (highest) |
| Returns on capital | 83 | 28 | 97 (highest) | 4 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 55 | 35 | 45 | 73 (highest) |
| Capital allocation | 24 | 60 (highest) | 45 | 24 |
| No price data | 823% above value if growth stopped today | 82% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | No price data | |
| Market cap | $73.6M | $1.4B | $88.0B | $45.9M |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |