Economic Moat
An economic moat is a structural barrier that keeps competitors from taking a company's profits: scale, brand, network effects, switching costs or regulation.
Why It Matters
It is the difference between a good year and a durable business, and it is what long-term investors are paying for when they accept a high multiple.
Related Terms
- Competitive AdvantageA competitive advantage is whatever allows a company to earn better returns than its rivals for a sustained period.
- AI MoatAn AI moat is whatever makes an AI product hard to copy: proprietary data, distribution, workflow integration, switching costs or access to compute, rather than the model itself.
- Scale AdvantageA scale advantage is a cost or capability benefit that comes from being larger: better purchasing terms, fixed costs spread wider, or investments rivals cannot match.
- ValuationValuation is the price placed on a company, derived from what buyers will pay, from its earnings or cash flow, or from comparison with similar businesses.
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