CRA International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides economic, financial, and management consulting services worldwide. It advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings; and guide corporations through business strategy and performance-related issues. The company also offers consulting services, including research and analysis, expert testimony, and comprehensive support in litigation and regulatory proceedings in the …
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Competitive advantage assessment
Key strengths
ROIC Sustainably Above PeersROIC at 88.2th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.
Margins Stable Across CyclesOperating margin volatility is low (stability score 1.00), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
Key risks
Liquidity ConcernsLiquidity is concerning (score 0.23), raising questions about short-term obligations.
Weak or Negative Cash FlowCash generation is weak (score 0.29), limiting financial flexibility.
The dashed ring is the peer median. Defense scores are percentile ranks
against peers, so 50 is roughly the typical company in this group.
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CRA International,Inc. ranks #4 of 18
scored companies in Consulting Services by moat score — the top 22%.
The widest moat in the group is SBC Medical Group Holdings Inco (SBC)
at 81/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near CRAI in Consulting Services
Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.
Cost Advantage
Score 82
· 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 64
· 15% of the moat score
Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.
Capital Efficiency
Score 88
· 18% of the moat score
Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.
Resilience
Score 42
· 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 60
· 15% of the moat score
Scale matters only when it converts into economics.
CRA International,Inc. (CRAI) scores 70 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #4 of 18 scored companies in Consulting Services, the top 22%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 17 companies in Consulting Services. Its strongest defense is Capital Efficiency (88/100) and its weakest is Resilience (42/100).
How does CRA International,Inc. compare with other Consulting Services companies?
CRA International,Inc. ranks #4 of 18 scored companies in Consulting Services by moat score. The widest moat in Consulting Services is SBC Medical Group Holdings Inco (SBC) at 81/100. The companies ranked closest are Verisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK) at 75 just above it and Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Cor (BAH) at 67 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 Consulting Services. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is CRA International,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 CRA International,Inc.?
The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and CRAI scores: Pricing Power (76), Cost Advantage (82), Customer Stickiness (64), Capital Efficiency (88), Resilience (42), Scale & Market Position (60). 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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