a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. AKA

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-cyclical

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
26/100
Developing

Ranked against 33 peers in Apparel Retail

About a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. operates a portfolio of online fashion brands in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. The company offers streetwear apparel, dresses, tops, footwear, headwear, wardrobe staples, and accessories through its online stores under the Princess Polly, Petal & Pup, Culture Kings, and mnml brands. It also operates physical stores. The company was founded in 2018 … Full AKA analysis →

Key strengths

  • Operating Leverage in Effect Operating leverage is evident (score 0.85), with margins expanding over time.

Key risks

  • ROIC Below WACC or Peers ROIC at 20.7th percentile suggests inefficient capital deployment.
  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.09), raising refinancing risk.

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Pricing Power

Weak
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Where AKA ranks in Apparel Retail

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. ranks #29 of 34 scored companies in Apparel Retail by moat score — the top 85%. The widest moat in the group is lululemon athletica inc. (LULU) at 83/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
25 Zumiez Inc. ZUMZ 35/100 Developing
26 Cato Corporation (The) CATO 34/100 Developing
27 Digital Brands Group, Inc. Warrant DBGIW 32/100 Developing
28 Rent the Runway, Inc. RENT 28/100 Developing
29 a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. AKA 26/100 Developing
30 Destination XL Group, Inc. DXLG 25/100 Weak
31 Tilly's, Inc. TLYS 21/100 Weak
32 Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, LVLU 16/100 Weak
33 Allbirds, Inc. BIRD 13/100 Weak

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How AKA scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 22 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 14 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 20 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 16 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 20 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 68 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding AKA's moat

What is a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.'s moat score?

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA) scores 26 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #29 of 34 scored companies in Apparel Retail, the top 85%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 33 companies in Apparel Retail. Its strongest defense is Scale & Market Position (68/100) and its weakest is Cost Advantage (14/100).

How does a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. compare with other Apparel Retail companies?

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. ranks #29 of 34 scored companies in Apparel Retail by moat score. The widest moat in Apparel Retail is lululemon athletica inc. (LULU) at 83/100. The companies ranked closest are Rent the Runway, Inc. (RENT) at 28 just above it and Destination XL Group, Inc. (DXLG) at 25 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 33 companies in Apparel Retail. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and AKA scores: Pricing Power (22), Cost Advantage (14), Customer Stickiness (20), Capital Efficiency (16), Resilience (20), Scale & Market Position (68). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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