CKX Lands, Inc. CKX

Competitive advantage analysis · energy

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
70/100
Moderate

Ranked against 92 peers in Oil & Gas E&P

About CKX Lands, Inc.

CKX Lands, Inc. engages in the ownership and management of land in the United States. It operates through three segments: Oil and Gas, Surface, and Timber. It leases its properties for minerals, such as oil and gas; raises and harvests timber; and uses surface comprising agriculture, right of ways, and hunting. The company was formerly known as Calcasieu Real Estate … Full CKX analysis →

Key strengths

  • ROIC Sustainably Above Peers ROIC at 85.9th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.
  • Scale Supporting Profitability Profitability at scale is strong (score 0.95), demonstrating competitive advantages.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.10), raising refinancing risk.
  • Volatile Margins Suggest Cyclicality Margin volatility is high (stability score 0.03), suggesting cyclical exposure or competitive pressure.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where CKX ranks in Oil & Gas E&P

CKX Lands, Inc. ranks #12 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P by moat score — the top 13%. The widest moat in the group is Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) at 84/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
8 EOG Resources, Inc. EOG 71/100 Moderate
9 Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation MGY 71/100 Moderate
10 MV Oil Trust MVO 70/100 Moderate
11 Mesa Royalty Trust MTR 70/100 Moderate
12 CKX Lands, Inc. CKX 70/100 Moderate
13 Kimbell Royalty Partners KRP 70/100 Moderate
14 SandRidge Energy, Inc. SD 68/100 Moderate
15 PermRock Royalty Trust Trust PRT 68/100 Moderate
16 APA Corporation APA 67/100 Moderate

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How CKX scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 58 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 53 · 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 84 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 82 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 51 · 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 96 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding CKX's moat

What is CKX Lands, Inc.'s moat score?

CKX Lands, Inc. (CKX) scores 70 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #12 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P, the top 13%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 92 companies in Oil & Gas E&P. Its strongest defense is Scale & Market Position (96/100) and its weakest is Resilience (51/100).

How does CKX Lands, Inc. compare with other Oil & Gas E&P companies?

CKX Lands, Inc. ranks #12 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P by moat score. The widest moat in Oil & Gas E&P is Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) at 84/100. The companies ranked closest are Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR) at 70 just above it and Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) at 70 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 92 companies in Oil & Gas E&P. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is CKX Lands, Inc. 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 CKX Lands, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and CKX scores: Pricing Power (58), Cost Advantage (53), Customer Stickiness (84), Capital Efficiency (82), Resilience (51), Scale & Market Position (96). 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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