3D Systems Corporation DDD

Competitive advantage analysis · technology

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
39/100
Developing

About 3D Systems Corporation

3D Systems Corporation provides 3D printing and digital manufacturing solutions in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Oceania. It operates through two segments, Healthcare Solutions and Industrial Solutions. The company offers 3D printing technologies, including stereolithography (SLA), selective laser sintering, direct metal printing, MultiJet printing, ColorJet printing, polymer extrusion, and extrusion and SLA … Full DDD analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.88), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • ROIC Below WACC or Peers ROIC at 18.8th percentile suggests inefficient capital deployment.
  • Below-Peer Operating Efficiency Operating margin at 36.4th percentile indicates below-peer efficiency.

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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Pricing Power

Developing
25

Where DDD ranks in Computer Hardware

3D Systems Corporation ranks #22 of 36 scored companies in Computer Hardware by moat score — the top 61%. The widest moat in the group is Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) at 86/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near DDD in Computer Hardware
# Company Moat score Rating
18 zSpace, Inc. ZSPC 42/100 Developing
19 AGM Group Holdings Inc. AGMH 42/100 Developing
20 Socket Mobile, Inc. SCKT 41/100 Developing
21 One Stop Systems, Inc. OSS 41/100 Developing
22 3D Systems Corporation DDD 39/100 Developing
23 BTC Digital Ltd. BTCTW 32/100 Developing
24 IonQ, Inc. IONQ 31/100 Developing
25 Canaan Inc. CAN 31/100 Developing
26 BTC Digital Ltd. BTCT 31/100 Developing

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How DDD scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 25 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 37 · 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 59 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 28 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 51 · 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 38 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding DDD's moat

What is 3D Systems Corporation's moat score?

3D Systems Corporation (DDD) scores 39 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #22 of 36 scored companies in Computer Hardware, the top 61%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 35 companies in Computer Hardware. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (59/100) and its weakest is Pricing Power (25/100).

How does 3D Systems Corporation compare with other Computer Hardware companies?

3D Systems Corporation ranks #22 of 36 scored companies in Computer Hardware by moat score. The widest moat in Computer Hardware is Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are One Stop Systems, Inc. (OSS) at 41 just above it and BTC Digital Ltd. (BTCTW) at 32 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 35 companies in Computer Hardware. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is 3D Systems Corporation 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 3D Systems Corporation?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and DDD scores: Pricing Power (25), Cost Advantage (37), Customer Stickiness (59), Capital Efficiency (28), Resilience (51), Scale & Market Position (38). 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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