Globalstar, Inc. GSAT

Competitive advantage analysis · communication-services

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
49/100
Developing

About Globalstar, Inc.

Globalstar, Inc. provides mobile satellite services in the United States, Canada, Europe, Central and South America, and internationally. The company offers duplex two-way voice and data products, including mobile voice and data satellite communications services and equipment for remote business continuity, recreational usage, safety, emergency preparedness and response, and other applications. It also provides data transmissions using a mobile or … Full GSAT analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Consistent Cash Generation Cash generation is strong and consistent (score 1.00).
  • Cash Generation Consistent Cash generation is consistent (score 1.00), indicating reliable business model.

Key risks

  • ROIC Below WACC or Peers ROIC at 33.3th percentile suggests inefficient capital deployment.
  • Below-Peer Operating Efficiency Operating margin at 38.6th 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
27

Where GSAT ranks in Telecom Services

Globalstar, Inc. ranks #26 of 56 scored companies in Telecom Services by moat score — the top 46%. The widest moat in the group is Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) at 76/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near GSAT in Telecom Services
# Company Moat score Rating
22 KT Corporation KT 60/100 Moderate
23 Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS TKC 51/100 Moderate
24 Telus Corporation TU 51/100 Moderate
25 Crexendo, Inc. CXDO 50/100 Developing
26 Globalstar, Inc. GSAT 49/100 Developing
27 uCloudlink Group Inc. UCL 49/100 Developing
28 Telefonica SA TEF 47/100 Developing
29 Vodafone Group Plc VOD 45/100 Developing
30 Grupo Televisa S.A.B. TV 44/100 Developing

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How GSAT scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 27 · 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 73 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 22 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 76 · 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 68 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding GSAT's moat

What is Globalstar, Inc.'s moat score?

Globalstar, Inc. (GSAT) scores 49 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #26 of 56 scored companies in Telecom Services, the top 46%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 59 companies in Telecom Services. Its strongest defense is Resilience (76/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (22/100).

How does Globalstar, Inc. compare with other Telecom Services companies?

Globalstar, Inc. ranks #26 of 56 scored companies in Telecom Services by moat score. The widest moat in Telecom Services is Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) at 76/100. The companies ranked closest are Crexendo, Inc. (CXDO) at 50 just above it and uCloudlink Group Inc. (UCL) at 49 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 59 companies in Telecom Services. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Globalstar, 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 Globalstar, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and GSAT scores: Pricing Power (27), Cost Advantage (37), Customer Stickiness (73), Capital Efficiency (22), Resilience (76), Scale & Market Position (68). 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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