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.
LEE · Materials · Shallow moat
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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%.
| Measure | HGYN | VIRC | LEE | AUMN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 44 (highest) | 44 (highest) | 44 (highest) | 43 |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 70 (highest) | 59 | 5 | 70 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 4 | 56 (highest) | — | 47 |
| Returns on capital | 0 | 11 | 97 (highest) | 0 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 100 (highest) | 80 | 28 | 55 |
| Capital allocation | 44 (highest) | 12 | 44 (highest) | 44 (highest) |
| No price data | 52% below value if growth stopped today | 79% 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 tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 |