The Moat Index

Compare moats, side by side.

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.

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SMTI · Healthcare · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

ANIK · Healthcare · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

VRCA · Healthcare · Shallow moat

Shallow moat

Doesn't clear the bar

ADIA · Healthcare · 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%.

MeasureSMTIANIKVRCAADIA
Moat Score (0–100)4546 (highest)46 (highest)45
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend60205070 (highest)
Pricing power100 (highest)897940
Returns on capital411 (highest)0
Balance-sheet safety1955 (highest)55 (highest)28
Capital allocation4454 (highest)4444
No price dataNo price dataNo price dataNo price data
Market cap$229M$208M$86.2M$15.1M
Moat tierShallow moatShallow moatShallow moatShallow moat
Filing dateFY2025FY2025FY2025FY2025