Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. CPAC

Competitive advantage analysis · basic-materials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
60/100
Moderate

Ranked against 17 peers in Building Materials

About Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. produces, distributes, and sells cement and cement-related materials in Peru. It operates in three segments: Cement, Concrete, Mortar and Precast; Quicklime; and Sales of Construction Supplies. The company offers cement and concrete products for use in residential and commercial construction, and civil engineering; ready-mix concrete for use in construction sites; concrete precast, such as paving units or … Full CPAC analysis →

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.94), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Scale Supporting Profitability Profitability at scale is strong (score 0.75), demonstrating competitive advantages.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.33), raising refinancing risk.
  • Revenue Volatility Signals Weak Stickiness Revenue volatility is high (stability score 0.29), suggesting weak customer stickiness.

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Pricing Power

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Where CPAC ranks in Building Materials

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. ranks #8 of 18 scored companies in Building Materials by moat score — the top 44%. The widest moat in the group is United States Lime & Minerals, (USLM) at 82/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
4 Titan America SA TTAM 66/100 Moderate
5 Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi VMC 64/100 Moderate
6 Smith-Midland Corporation SMID 61/100 Moderate
7 CRH PLC CRH 61/100 Moderate
8 Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. CPAC 60/100 Moderate
9 Tecnoglass Inc. TGLS 58/100 Moderate
10 Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored CX 52/100 Moderate
11 Knife Riv Holding Co. KNF 52/100 Moderate
12 James Hardie Industries plc JHX 39/100 Developing

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How CPAC scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 85 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 50 · 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 49 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 59 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 41 · 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 58 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding CPAC's moat

What is Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.'s moat score?

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC) scores 60 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #8 of 18 scored companies in Building Materials, the top 44%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 17 companies in Building Materials. Its strongest defense is Pricing Power (85/100) and its weakest is Resilience (41/100).

How does Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. compare with other Building Materials companies?

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. ranks #8 of 18 scored companies in Building Materials by moat score. The widest moat in Building Materials is United States Lime & Minerals, (USLM) at 82/100. The companies ranked closest are CRH PLC (CRH) at 61 just above it and Tecnoglass Inc. (TGLS) at 58 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 17 companies in Building Materials. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. 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 Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and CPAC scores: Pricing Power (85), Cost Advantage (50), Customer Stickiness (49), Capital Efficiency (59), Resilience (41), Scale & Market Position (58). 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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