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.

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VSBC · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat

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The businessTrend component abstained: Only one aligned fiscal year of revenue and diluted EPS is available; a trend needs at least two observations. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.

HEI · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat

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PCSV · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat

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LOVE · Consumer Discretionary · Narrow moat

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MeasureVSBCHEIPCSVLOVE
Moat Score (0–100)62 (highest)62 (highest)62 (highest)61
Methodology versionmoat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0moat-index@3.0.0
Business trend100 (highest)1748
Pricing power473791 (highest)90
Returns on capital100 (highest)637625
Balance-sheet safety5548100 (highest)100 (highest)
Capital allocation4460 (highest)2444
No price dataNo price dataNo price data10% below value if growth stopped today
Market cap$2.3MNot reportedNot reported$239M
Moat tierNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moatNarrow moat
Filing dateFY2026FY2025FY2026FY2026