Amesite Inc. AMST

Competitive advantage analysis · technology

Software & SaaS Specialized
Overall moat score
12/100
Weak

Ranked against 263 peers in Software - Application

About Amesite Inc.

Amesite Inc., a technology company, engages in the marketing and development of B2C and B2B AI-driven solutions in the United States. Its products include Amesite Engage, that leverages proprietary AI infrastructure, offering cutting-edge applications that cater to both individual and professional needs; and NurseMagic, mobile healthcare app, streamlines creation of nursing notes and documentation tasks, enhances patient communication, and offers … Full AMST analysis →

Key strengths

  • Flexible Liquidity Position Liquidity position is healthy (score 0.94), supporting balance sheet resilience.

Key risks

  • Margin Compression Risk Margin quality is below peer norms (score 0.02), suggesting pricing pressure.
  • Weak Cash Conversion Cash conversion is weak (score 0.03), limiting evidence of scalable cash generation.

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Pricing Power

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Where AMST ranks in Software - Application

Amesite Inc. ranks #233 of 264 scored companies in Software - Application by moat score — the top 88%. The widest moat in the group is Dave Inc. (DAVE) at 80/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
229 X3 Holdings Co., Ltd. XTKG 16/100 Weak
230 Treasure Global Inc. TGL 15/100 Weak
231 LeddarTech Holdings Inc. LDTC 13/100 Weak
232 LeddarTech Holdings Inc. LDTCW 13/100 Weak
233 Amesite Inc. AMST 12/100 Weak
234 Altair Engineering Inc. ALTR 0/100 Weak
235 Aspen Technology, Inc. AZPN 0/100 Weak
236 Brightcove Inc. BCOV 0/100 Weak
237 BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. - Se BIGC 0/100 Weak

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How AMST scores on the Software & SaaS Specialized defenses

Pricing Power

Score 3 · 20% of the moat score

In software, pricing power is visible in gross margin: a vendor that has to discount in order to renew gives it up first.

Recurring Revenue Stickiness

Score 5 · 18% of the moat score

Recurring revenue is the model's central claim, and it is a moat only when customers renew and expand without being re-sold each year.

Innovation Engine

Score 4 · 16% of the moat score

Software is competed away rather than depreciated, so a vendor that stops investing loses its category.

Cash Scalability

Score 3 · 18% of the moat score

The test of a software business is whether growth eventually stops consuming cash.

Capital Efficiency

Score 14 · 16% of the moat score

A software platform employs very little capital, so a genuine franchise should produce high returns on it without leverage.

Balance Sheet Resilience

Score 54 · 12% of the moat score

Software companies fund years of customer acquisition before those customers pay back, which makes access to capital a strategic variable rather than a treasury detail.

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Understanding AMST's moat

What is Amesite Inc.'s moat score?

Amesite Inc. (AMST) scores 12 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as weak. It ranks #233 of 264 scored companies in Software - Application, the top 88%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 263 companies in Software - Application. Its strongest defense is Balance Sheet Resilience (54/100) and its weakest is Cash Scalability (3/100).

How does Amesite Inc. compare with other Software - Application companies?

Amesite Inc. ranks #233 of 264 scored companies in Software - Application by moat score. The widest moat in Software - Application is Dave Inc. (DAVE) at 80/100. The companies ranked closest are LeddarTech Holdings Inc. (LDTCW) at 13 just above it and Altair Engineering Inc. (ALTR) at 0 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Software & SaaS Specialized 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 263 companies in Software - Application. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Amesite Inc. scored with the Software & SaaS Specialized template?

Software costs almost nothing to reproduce, so the entire economic question is whether customers keep paying. Revenue is a subscription rather than a sale, the cost of winning a customer is paid years before that customer becomes profitable, and margins arrive only if renewals hold. The Software & SaaS template scores retention, reinvestment, and the point at which growth turns into cash.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Amesite Inc.?

The Software & SaaS Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and AMST scores: Pricing Power (3), Recurring Revenue Stickiness (5), Innovation Engine (4), Cash Scalability (3), Capital Efficiency (14), Balance Sheet Resilience (54). 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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