DXP Enterprises, Inc. DXPE

Competitive advantage analysis · industrials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
52/100
Moderate

Ranked against 20 peers in Industrial Distribution

About DXP Enterprises, Inc.

DXP Enterprises, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in distributing maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products, equipment, and services in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Service Centers, Supply Chain Services, and Innovative Pumping Solutions. The Service Centers segment offers MRO products, equipment, and integrated services, including technical expertise and logistics capabilities. It also provides … Full DXPE analysis →

Key strengths

  • Operating Leverage in Effect Operating leverage is evident (score 1.00), with margins expanding over time.
  • Operating Expense Control OpEx growth is controlled (score 0.63), demonstrating operating leverage.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.26), raising refinancing risk.
  • Weak or Negative Cash Flow Cash generation is weak (score 0.24), limiting financial flexibility.

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Pricing Power

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Where DXPE ranks in Industrial Distribution

DXP Enterprises, Inc. ranks #10 of 21 scored companies in Industrial Distribution by moat score — the top 48%. The widest moat in the group is Fastenal Company (FAST) at 91/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
6 Ferguson Enterprises Inc. FERG 60/100 Moderate
7 Core & Main, Inc. CNM 59/100 Moderate
8 MSC Industrial Direct Company, MSM 56/100 Moderate
9 Global Industrial Company GIC 56/100 Moderate
10 DXP Enterprises, Inc. DXPE 52/100 Moderate
11 Transcat, Inc. TRNS 47/100 Developing
12 Pool Corporation POOL 46/100 Developing
13 EVI Industries, Inc. EVI 44/100 Developing
14 SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. SITE 44/100 Developing

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How DXPE scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 42 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 53 · 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 44 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 50 · 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 82 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding DXPE's moat

What is DXP Enterprises, Inc.'s moat score?

DXP Enterprises, Inc. (DXPE) scores 52 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #10 of 21 scored companies in Industrial Distribution, the top 48%. 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 (82/100) and its weakest is Pricing Power (42/100).

How does DXP Enterprises, Inc. compare with other Industrial Distribution companies?

DXP Enterprises, Inc. ranks #10 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 Global Industrial Company (GIC) at 56 just above it and Transcat, Inc. (TRNS) at 47 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 DXP Enterprises, 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 DXP Enterprises, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and DXPE scores: Pricing Power (42), Cost Advantage (53), Customer Stickiness (44), Capital Efficiency (50), Resilience (42), Scale & Market Position (82). 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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