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.
HTLD · Industrials · 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%.
| Measure | HTLD | ACU | CRS | CENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 46 (highest) | 46 (highest) | 46 (highest) | 46 (highest) |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 45 | 44 | 85 (highest) | 39 |
| Pricing power | — | 61 (highest) | 1 | 53 |
| Returns on capital | 43 (highest) | 18 | 7 | 28 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 36 | 66 | 69 (highest) | 48 |
| Capital allocation | 58 | 40 | 67 (highest) | 60 |
| 135% above value if growth stopped today | 81% above value if growth stopped today | 2470% above value if growth stopped today | 61% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $1.1B | $205M | $30.0B | $2.8B |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |