Distribution Solutions Group, Inc., a specialty distribution company, provides value-added distribution solutions to the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), original equipment manufacturer, and industrial technology markets. It operates through four segments: Lawson, Gexpro Services, TestEquity, and Canada Branch Division. The Lawson segment distributes specialty products and services to the industrial, commercial, institutional, and government MRO marketplace. The Gexpro Services segment …
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Competitive advantage assessment
Key strengths
Margins Stable Across CyclesOperating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.79), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
Operating Leverage in EffectOperating leverage is evident (score 0.84), with margins expanding over time.
Key risks
Revenue Volatility Signals Weak StickinessRevenue volatility is high (stability score 0.05), suggesting weak customer stickiness.
Below-Peer Operating EfficiencyOperating margin at 26.3th 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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Distribution Solutions Group, I ranks #16 of 21
scored companies in Industrial Distribution by moat score — the top 76%.
The widest moat in the group is Fastenal Company (FAST)
at 91/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near DSGR in Industrial Distribution
Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.
Cost Advantage
Score 17
· 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 13
· 15% of the moat score
Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.
Capital Efficiency
Score 43
· 18% of the moat score
Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.
Resilience
Score 30
· 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 69
· 15% of the moat score
Scale matters only when it converts into economics.
What is Distribution Solutions Group, I's moat score?
Distribution Solutions Group, I (DSGR) scores 42 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #16 of 21 scored companies in Industrial Distribution, the top 76%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 20 companies in Industrial Distribution. Its strongest defense is Scale & Market Position (69/100) and its weakest is Customer Stickiness (13/100).
How does Distribution Solutions Group, I compare with other Industrial Distribution companies?
Distribution Solutions Group, I ranks #16 of 21 scored companies in Industrial Distribution by moat score. The widest moat in Industrial Distribution is Fastenal Company (FAST) at 91/100. The companies ranked closest are WESCO International, Inc. (WCC) at 43 just above it and Resideo Technologies, Inc. (REZI) at 40 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 20 companies in Industrial Distribution. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is Distribution Solutions Group, I 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 Distribution Solutions Group, I?
The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and DSGR scores: Pricing Power (63), Cost Advantage (17), Customer Stickiness (13), Capital Efficiency (43), Resilience (30), Scale & Market Position (69). 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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