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 | RLGT | ROAD | ACU | HTLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 20 | 100 (highest) | 44 | 45 |
| Pricing power | 42 | 20 | 61 (highest) | — |
| Returns on capital | 28 | 30 | 18 | 43 (highest) |
| Balance-sheet safety | 49 | 2 | 66 (highest) | 36 |
| Capital allocation | 89 (highest) | 80 | 40 | 58 |
| 86% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | 108% above value if growth stopped today | 84% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | |
| Market cap | $425M | Not reported | $236M | $862M |
| Moat tier | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat | Shallow moat |
| Filing date | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |