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Hargreaves Lansdown PLC
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5.2B GBX

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Financial Services

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC, founded in 1981, emerged from the humble beginnings of two enterprising accountants, Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown, who envisioned a retail brokerage that could bring financial independence to the average investor. The company began as a modest operation from a Bristol bedroom and steadily transformed into one of the UK's largest investment platforms. Its primary mission has always been to demystify the complexities of investing, offering a user-friendly interface and an extensive range of investment products including funds, shares, and ISAs. By providing a comprehensive suite of financial solutions, it enables clients to manage their investments effortlessly via a digital platform, supplemented with extensive research and insights to aid decision-making. Hargreaves Lansdown generates its revenue through a mix of commission-based and service-related fees. It charges its clients through account management fees, stockbroking commissions, and, notably, fees on assets managed under its discretionary services. The business model is inherently resilient, leveraging its robust customer base of retail investors. This extensive product range, coupled with digital efficiency, creates a self-perpetuating cycle of value creation: the more assets managed on the platform, the more fees accumulate, reinforcing Hargreaves Lansdown's position as a pivotal force in the financial services industry. Through this innovation-driven approach, the company has consistently enhanced its service offering, making investing more accessible to all, while simultaneously ensuring sustainable growth in an ever-evolving financial landscape.

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Economic Moat is a concept popularized by Warren Buffett to describe a company's durable competitive advantage. It represents the 'moat' that protects a company from competitors and helps it sustain profitability over the long term. Our analysis of the past 10 years showed that companies with a wide economic moat significantly outperformed the market, delivering +645% returns compared to +189% for the S&P 500.

Our research into Economic Moat performance spans the past 10 years and focuses on companies with a wide economic moat. For this analysis, we calculated the average stock price returns of these companies, comparing them to the performance of the S&P 500 index over the same period.

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Note: This research does not account for survivorship bias. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Determining whether a company has an economic moat requires both a deep dive into financial metrics and a qualitative assessment of its competitive position. Our analysts conduct a rigorous evaluation that focuses on identifying structural advantages that enable a company to sustain profitability and defend its market share over the long term.

The process begins with an analysis of a company’s historical financial performance. We assess how consistently the company has generated returns above its cost of capital and whether those returns have been stable or improving. However, financial performance alone doesn’t reveal the full picture. To understand the sources of these advantages, we evaluate five key drivers of economic moats:

Network Effect: We analyze whether the value of a company’s product or service grows as its user base expands. Platforms like payment systems or marketplaces benefit from this self-reinforcing.

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Cost Advantage: Companies with structural cost advantages can produce goods or services at a lower cost than their competitors, enabling them to offer competitive pricing or maintain higher margins. These advantages often arise from economies of scale, superior supply chain management, or proprietary technology. Firms like Walmart leverage their massive scale to negotiate better terms with suppliers, allowing them to undercut competitors on price.

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