Compass Therapeutics, Inc. CMPX

Competitive advantage analysis · healthcare

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
38/100
Developing

About Compass Therapeutics, Inc.

Compass Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of various human diseases in the United States. The company's lead product candidates include tovecimig, a bispecific antibody that blocks Delta-like ligand 4 (DLL4) and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) signaling pathways, which are critical to angiogenesis and tumor vascularization; CTX-471, … Full CMPX analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Strong Liquidity Buffer Liquidity position is strong (score 0.91), providing operational cushion.

Key risks

  • Below-Peer Operating Efficiency Operating margin at 19.3th percentile indicates below-peer efficiency.
  • Revenue Volatility Signals Weak Stickiness Revenue volatility is high (stability score 0.00), suggesting weak customer stickiness.

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Pricing Power

Developing
29

Where CMPX ranks in Biotechnology

Compass Therapeutics, Inc. ranks #395 of 713 scored companies in Biotechnology by moat score — the top 55%. The widest moat in the group is Royalty Pharma plc (RPRX) at 85/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near CMPX in Biotechnology
# Company Moat score Rating
391 Aptorum Group Limited APM 38/100 Developing
392 Dogwood Therapeutics, Inc. DWTX 38/100 Developing
393 Jaguar Health, Inc. JAGX 38/100 Developing
394 Can-Fite Biopharma Ltd Sponsore CANF 38/100 Developing
395 Compass Therapeutics, Inc. CMPX 38/100 Developing
396 Lexaria Bioscience Corp. LEXXW 38/100 Developing
397 Abivax SA ABVX 38/100 Developing
398 Cibus, Inc. CBUS 38/100 Developing
399 MediciNova, Inc. MNOV 38/100 Developing

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How CMPX scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 29 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 18 · 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 18 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 43 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 62 · 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 59 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding CMPX's moat

What is Compass Therapeutics, Inc.'s moat score?

Compass Therapeutics, Inc. (CMPX) scores 38 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #395 of 713 scored companies in Biotechnology, the top 55%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 712 companies in Biotechnology. Its strongest defense is Resilience (62/100) and its weakest is Cost Advantage (18/100).

How does Compass Therapeutics, Inc. compare with other Biotechnology companies?

Compass Therapeutics, Inc. ranks #395 of 713 scored companies in Biotechnology by moat score. The widest moat in Biotechnology is Royalty Pharma plc (RPRX) at 85/100. The companies ranked closest are Can-Fite Biopharma Ltd Sponsore (CANF) at 38 just above it and Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (LEXXW) at 38 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 712 companies in Biotechnology. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Compass Therapeutics, 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 Compass Therapeutics, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and CMPX scores: Pricing Power (29), Cost Advantage (18), Customer Stickiness (18), Capital Efficiency (43), Resilience (62), Scale & Market Position (59). 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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