The Moat Index

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LPX · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

SD · 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%.

CPRI · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

XAGE · Materials · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

The returnsOnCapital component abstained: Not enough years of ROIC data to score returns on capital. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

MeasureLPXSDCPRIXAGE
Moat Score (0–100)5354 (highest)54 (highest)53
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend20311570 (highest)
Pricing power1899 (highest)71
Returns on capital93 (highest)3436
Balance-sheet safety79100 (highest)7728
Capital allocation57 (highest)494044
12% above value if growth stopped today35% below value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today)18% below value if growth stopped todayNo price data
Market cap$5.2B$509M$1.8B$375947
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2026FY2025