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.
PUSA · Communications · No 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%.
IHRT · Communications · No 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 | SURG | PUSA | VIVC | IHRT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 22 | 23 (highest) | 22 | 22 |
| 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 | 22 | 25 | 44 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 0 | — | 17 (highest) | — |
| Returns on capital | 18 (highest) | 18 (highest) | 18 (highest) | 4 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 28 (highest) | 28 (highest) | 28 (highest) | 0 |
| Capital allocation | 44 (highest) | 24 | 24 | 38 |
| No price data | 4037% above value if growth stopped today | No price data | No price data | |
| Market cap | $5.1M | $49.2M | $712684 | Not reported |
| Moat tier | No moat | No moat | No moat | No moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |