The Moat Index

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HGYN · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

VIRC · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

On the watchlist

LEE · Materials · 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%.

AUMN · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureHGYNVIRCLEEAUMN
Moat Score (0–100)44 (highest)44 (highest)44 (highest)43
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend70 (highest)59570 (highest)
Pricing power456 (highest)47
Returns on capital01197 (highest)0
Balance-sheet safety100 (highest)802855
Capital allocation44 (highest)1244 (highest)44 (highest)
No price data52% below value if growth stopped today79% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)No price data
Market cap$2.4M$94.6M$46.2M$3M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2026FY2025FY2024