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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HCC · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

ESI · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

LEGH · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

ANNA · Materials · Shallow moat

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%.

MeasureHCCESILEGHANNA
Moat Score (0–100)5253 (highest)5252
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend36411785 (highest)
Pricing power4870 (highest)42
Returns on capital92 (highest)0550
Balance-sheet safety627273100 (highest)
Capital discipline2380 (highest)7424
Price vs. high estimate51% above high estimateNo price data4% above high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)No price data
Market cap$4.2BNot reported$631M$135M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025