Kirkland's, Inc. KIRK

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-cyclical

Corporate Default
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Ranked against 167 peers in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary)

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Where KIRK ranks in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary)

Kirkland's, Inc. ranks #165 of 168 scored companies in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary) by moat score — the top 98%. The widest moat in the group is Deckers Outdoor Corporation (DECK) at 84/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
160 Beyond, Inc. BYON 0/100 Weak
161 Dada Nexus Limited DADA 0/100 Weak
162 Solo Brands, Inc. DTC 0/100 Weak
163 Forward Industries, Inc. FORD 0/100 Weak
164 Nordstrom, Inc. JWN 0/100 Weak
165 Kirkland's, Inc. KIRK 0/100 Weak
166 MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. MYTE 0/100 Weak
167 Qurate Retail, Inc. - 8.0% Fixe QRTEP 0/100 Weak
168 Skechers U.S.A., Inc. SKX 0/100 Weak

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How KIRK scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Not measurable · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Not measurable · 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

Not measurable · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Not measurable · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Not measurable · 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

Not measurable · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding KIRK's moat

What is Kirkland's, Inc.'s moat score?

Kirkland's, Inc. (KIRK) scores 0 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as weak. It ranks #165 of 168 scored companies in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary), the top 98%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 167 companies in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary).

How does Kirkland's, Inc. compare with other Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary) companies?

Kirkland's, Inc. ranks #165 of 168 scored companies in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary) by moat score. The widest moat in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary) is Deckers Outdoor Corporation (DECK) at 84/100. The companies ranked closest are Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) at 0 just above it and MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (MYTE) at 0 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 167 companies in Consumer Cyclical: Retail (Discretionary). The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Kirkland's, 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 Kirkland's, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and KIRK scores: Pricing Power (not measurable), Cost Advantage (not measurable), Customer Stickiness (not measurable), Capital Efficiency (not measurable), Resilience (not measurable), Scale & Market Position (not measurable). 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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