The Moat Index

Compare moats, side by side.

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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 allocation2380 (highest)7424
69% above value if growth stopped todayNo price data7% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price data
Market cap$4.7BNot reported$649M$104M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025