The Moat Index

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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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HDSN · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

On the watchlist

SPRS · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

VRRM · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

On the watchlist

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%.

NWPX · Industrials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureHDSNSPRSVRRMNWPX
Moat Score (0–100)50 (highest)50 (highest)50 (highest)50 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend38209095 (highest)
Pricing power19 (highest)19 (highest)3
Returns on capital3867 (highest)810
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)100 (highest)2296
Capital allocation554480 (highest)44
30% below value if growth stopped today74% above value if growth stopped today58% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)258% above value if growth stopped today
Market cap$264M$22M$622M$1.2B
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025