Flexible Solutions International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals that slow the evaporation of water in Canada, the United States, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Energy and Water Conservation Products, and Biodegradable Polymers. It offers thermal polyaspartates (TPAs) for oilfields to reduce scale and corrosion in various water systems; and for the …
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Competitive advantage assessment
Key strengths
Strong Interest Coverage & Conservative LeverageDebt serviceability is strong (score 0.78), with robust interest coverage.
Strong Liquidity BufferLiquidity position is strong (score 0.76), providing operational cushion.
Flexible Solutions Internationa ranks #23 of 56
scored companies in Specialty Chemicals by moat score — the top 41%.
The widest moat in the group is WD-40 Company (WDFC)
at 81/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near FSI in Specialty Chemicals
Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.
Cost Advantage
Score 51
· 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 45
· 15% of the moat score
Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.
Capital Efficiency
Score 41
· 18% of the moat score
Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.
Resilience
Score 71
· 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 58
· 15% of the moat score
Scale matters only when it converts into economics.
What is Flexible Solutions Internationa's moat score?
Flexible Solutions Internationa (FSI) scores 56 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #23 of 56 scored companies in Specialty Chemicals, the top 41%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 56 companies in Specialty Chemicals. Its strongest defense is Resilience (71/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (41/100).
How does Flexible Solutions Internationa compare with other Specialty Chemicals companies?
Flexible Solutions Internationa ranks #23 of 56 scored companies in Specialty Chemicals by moat score. The widest moat in Specialty Chemicals is WD-40 Company (WDFC) at 81/100. The companies ranked closest are Core Molding Technologies Inc (CMT) at 57 just above it and Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) at 55 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 56 companies in Specialty Chemicals. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is Flexible Solutions Internationa 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 Flexible Solutions Internationa?
The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and FSI scores: Pricing Power (67), Cost Advantage (51), Customer Stickiness (45), Capital Efficiency (41), Resilience (71), Scale & Market Position (58). 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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