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Moody's Corp
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85.6B USD

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Financial Services

Moody's Corporation, a venerable name in the financial services industry, traces its roots back over a century, standing as a bastion of creditworthiness analysis. The company is primarily known for its credit rating segment, Moody's Investors Service, which assesses the credit risk of various entities, ranging from corporations to sovereign governments. This arm of Moody's evaluates the potential failure of a borrower to meet its financial commitments, providing crucial insights through its ratings. These ratings, which range from the highest quality (Aaa) to highly speculative (C), serve as vital tools for investors, aiding them in calibrating the risk associated with their investment portfolios. Moody's stable revenue stream is largely generated through fees charged for rating services, making it a linchpin in the global financial markets. Alongside its credit rating prowess, Moody's Analytics, the other major pillar of the corporation, drives growth by providing a suite of cutting-edge financial intelligence and analytical tools. This division offers economic research, data services, risk management, and sophisticated software solutions to an array of industries. Firms leverage these tools to gain deeper insights into market conditions and make informed decisions rooted in robust analysis. By maintaining a dual-engine revenue model—rating services and analytics—Moody's exhibits resilience and adaptability in a rapidly evolving financial landscape, ensuring it stays relevant not just by interpreting past financial statements but also by projecting future financial health and risks. This twin-pillar approach positions Moody's not only as a financial arbiter but also as a critical enabler of strategic financial planning for its clientele.

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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.

The results were compelling: wide moat stocks achieved a remarkable +645% average return, compared to +188% for the broader market. This difference highlights the long-term benefits of investing in businesses that can maintain their market position and pricing power over time.

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.

Switching Costs: We assess whether customers face significant costs or disruptions when switching to a competitor’s product or service. High switching costs create customer stickiness and provide pricing power.

Intangible Assets: Strong brands, patents, and regulatory licenses can protect a company’s market position by creating barriers for competitors or enabling premium pricing. For example, a well-recognized consumer brand may command higher customer loyalty and margins.

Efficient scale: Occurs when a market is optimally served by one or a few players, making it unprofitable for new entrants to compete. This typically happens in industries with high fixed costs or geographic constraints, such as utilities or pipelines.

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.

By examining these factors in combination with a company’s financial performance and market positioning, we classify each company into one of three categories:

This rigorous evaluation ensures that our moat ratings are both comprehensive and reliable, giving investors the tools they need to make well-informed, long-term decisions.

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