CPI Aerostructures, Inc. CVU

Competitive advantage analysis · industrials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
33/100
Developing

Ranked against 79 peers in Aerospace & Defense

About CPI Aerostructures, Inc.

CPI Aerostructures, Inc. engages in the contract production of structural aircraft assemblies for fixed wing aircraft and helicopters in the commercial and defense markets. The company offers aerostructures and aerosystems assemblies, including new production and repair/overhaul of fielded wing structures and other control surfaces, rudder island, engine inlets/nacelles, engine exhaust manifolds, aircraft doors and windows, aircraft steps and racks, other … Full CVU analysis →

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.21), raising refinancing risk.
  • Weak or Negative Cash Flow Cash generation is weak (score 0.33), limiting financial flexibility.

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Pricing Power

Developing
35
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Where CVU ranks in Aerospace & Defense

CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ranks #56 of 80 scored companies in Aerospace & Defense by moat score — the top 70%. The widest moat in the group is Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM) at 80/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
52 AeroVironment, Inc. AVAV 35/100 Developing
53 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. RKLB 35/100 Developing
54 Air Industries Group AIRI 34/100 Developing
55 Satellogic Inc. SATL 34/100 Developing
56 CPI Aerostructures, Inc. CVU 33/100 Developing
57 CF Acquisition Corp. V SATLW 33/100 Developing
58 Sky Harbour Group Corporation SKYH 32/100 Developing
59 EHang Holdings Limited EH 28/100 Developing
60 Draganfly Inc. DPRO 26/100 Developing

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How CVU scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 35 · 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 40 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 16 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 28 · 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 32 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding CVU's moat

What is CPI Aerostructures, Inc.'s moat score?

CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (CVU) scores 33 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #56 of 80 scored companies in Aerospace & Defense, the top 70%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 79 companies in Aerospace & Defense. Its strongest defense is Cost Advantage (50/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (16/100).

How does CPI Aerostructures, Inc. compare with other Aerospace & Defense companies?

CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ranks #56 of 80 scored companies in Aerospace & Defense by moat score. The widest moat in Aerospace & Defense is Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM) at 80/100. The companies ranked closest are Satellogic Inc. (SATL) at 34 just above it and CF Acquisition Corp. V (SATLW) at 33 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 79 companies in Aerospace & Defense. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is CPI Aerostructures, 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 CPI Aerostructures, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and CVU scores: Pricing Power (35), Cost Advantage (50), Customer Stickiness (40), Capital Efficiency (16), Resilience (28), Scale & Market Position (32). 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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