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.
HPK · Materials · No 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%.
| Measure | HPK | LWLG | SUIC | CMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 40 (highest) | 40 (highest) | 40 (highest) | 40 (highest) |
| Methodology version | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 | moat-index@2.0.0 |
| Business trend | 50 | 50 | 22 | 71 (highest) |
| Pricing power | — | 70 | 80 (highest) | 8 |
| Returns on capital | 54 (highest) | 0 | 12 | 27 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 30 | 55 | 40 | 73 (highest) |
| Capital discipline | 24 | 24 | 44 (highest) | 19 |
| Price vs. high estimate | 13% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate) | No price data | No price data | 10% below high estimate |
| Market cap | $923.7M | $869.0M | $7.7M | $197.1M |
| Moat tier | No moat | No moat | No moat | No moat |
| Filings as of | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |