The Moat Index

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LVS · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

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%.

LAD · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

On the watchlist

FC · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

HCKT · Consumer Discretionary · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

MeasureLVSLADFCHCKT
Moat Score (0–100)57 (highest)57 (highest)57 (highest)57 (highest)
Methodology versionmoat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@2.0.0
Business trend6898 (highest)6367
Pricing power2497 (highest)45
Returns on capital77563897 (highest)
Balance-sheet safety2194857 (highest)
Capital discipline63100 (highest)4020
Price vs. high estimate92% above high estimate58% below high estimate (largest discount to high estimate)Around the high estimateNo price data
Market cap$30.9B$7.6B$256.2M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filings as ofFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025