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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FRD · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

SMR · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

EML · Industrials · No moat

No moat

Doesn't clear the bar

OCLN · Industrials · 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%.

MeasureFRDSMREMLOCLN
Moat Score (0–100)36 (highest)36 (highest)36 (highest)35
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend50453060 (highest)
Pricing power03641 (highest)10
Returns on capital22 (highest)019
Balance-sheet safety2855 (highest)3928
Capital allocation79 (highest)444944
61% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data25% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price data
Market cap$251MNot reported$146M$7M
Moat tierNo moatNo moatNo moatNo moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025