Comtech Telecommunications Corp CMTL

Competitive advantage analysis · technology

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
41/100
Developing

About Comtech Telecommunications Corp

Comtech Telecommunications Corp., together with its subsidiaries, provides critical communications technology and solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates through Satellite and Space Communications; and Allerium segments. The Satellite and Space Communications segment offers satellite ground infrastructure technologies, services, and system integration that facilitates the transmission of voice, video, and data over GEO, MEO and LEO satellite constellations, … Full CMTL analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.72), suggesting sticky customer base.
  • Cash Generation Consistent Cash generation is consistent (score 0.73), indicating reliable business model.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.36), raising refinancing risk.
  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.11), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

Developing
33

Where CMTL ranks in Communication Equipment

Comtech Telecommunications Corp ranks #33 of 59 scored companies in Communication Equipment by moat score — the top 56%. The widest moat in the group is Ubiquiti Inc. (UI) at 82/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near CMTL in Communication Equipment
# Company Moat score Rating
29 Optical Cable Corporation OCC 47/100 Developing
30 NETGEAR, Inc. NTGR 43/100 Developing
31 Moving iMage Technologies, Inc. MITQ 43/100 Developing
32 Frequency Electronics, Inc. FEIM 41/100 Developing
33 Comtech Telecommunications Corp CMTL 41/100 Developing
34 Franklin Wireless Corp. FKWL 41/100 Developing
35 ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. ADTN 40/100 Developing
36 Airgain, Inc. AIRG 39/100 Developing
37 Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. AAOI 37/100 Developing

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How CMTL scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 33 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 35 · 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 72 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 31 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 36 · 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 42 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding CMTL's moat

What is Comtech Telecommunications Corp's moat score?

Comtech Telecommunications Corp (CMTL) scores 41 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #33 of 59 scored companies in Communication Equipment, the top 56%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 58 companies in Communication Equipment. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (72/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (31/100).

How does Comtech Telecommunications Corp compare with other Communication Equipment companies?

Comtech Telecommunications Corp ranks #33 of 59 scored companies in Communication Equipment by moat score. The widest moat in Communication Equipment is Ubiquiti Inc. (UI) at 82/100. The companies ranked closest are Frequency Electronics, Inc. (FEIM) at 41 just above it and Franklin Wireless Corp. (FKWL) at 41 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 58 companies in Communication Equipment. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Comtech Telecommunications 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 Comtech Telecommunications Corp?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and CMTL scores: Pricing Power (33), Cost Advantage (35), Customer Stickiness (72), Capital Efficiency (31), Resilience (36), Scale & Market Position (42). 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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