ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. IMOS

Competitive advantage analysis · technology

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
53/100
Moderate

Ranked against 65 peers in Semiconductors

About ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of integrated circuits, and related assembly and testing services in Taiwan, Japan, the People's Republic of China, Singapore, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Testing, Assembly, Display Panel Driver Semiconductor Assembly and Testing (LCDD), Bumping, and Others. It offers a range of back-end testing services for … Full IMOS analysis →

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.86), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.82), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Scale Without Profitability Despite scale, profitability lags peers (score 0.32), suggesting limited competitive advantage.
  • Inconsistent Cash Generation Cash generation is inconsistent (score 0.44), indicating operational challenges.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where IMOS ranks in Semiconductors

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. ranks #26 of 66 scored companies in Semiconductors by moat score — the top 39%. The widest moat in the group is NVE Corporation (NVEC) at 86/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
22 Qorvo, Inc. QRVO 60/100 Moderate
23 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD 59/100 Moderate
24 ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd ASX 58/100 Moderate
25 MACOM Technology Solutions Hold MTSI 57/100 Moderate
26 ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. IMOS 53/100 Moderate
27 Lattice Semiconductor Corporati LSCC 52/100 Moderate
28 Power Integrations, Inc. POWI 51/100 Moderate
29 Arteris, Inc. AIP 50/100 Developing
30 CEVA, Inc. CEVA 50/100 Developing

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How IMOS scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 53 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 77 · 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 48 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 43 · 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 IMOS's moat

What is ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.'s moat score?

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (IMOS) scores 53 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #26 of 66 scored companies in Semiconductors, the top 39%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 65 companies in Semiconductors. Its strongest defense is Cost Advantage (77/100) and its weakest is Scale & Market Position (38/100).

How does ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. compare with other Semiconductors companies?

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. ranks #26 of 66 scored companies in Semiconductors by moat score. The widest moat in Semiconductors is NVE Corporation (NVEC) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are MACOM Technology Solutions Hold (MTSI) at 57 just above it and Lattice Semiconductor Corporati (LSCC) at 52 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 65 companies in Semiconductors. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES 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 ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and IMOS scores: Pricing Power (53), Cost Advantage (77), Customer Stickiness (59), Capital Efficiency (48), Resilience (43), 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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