Koss Corporation KOSS

Competitive advantage analysis · technology

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
54/100
Moderate

Ranked against 18 peers in Consumer Electronics

About Koss Corporation

Koss Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of stereo headphones and related accessories in the United States, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Japan, Malaysia, Korea, Canada, and internationally. The company offers high-fidelity headphones, wireless bluetooth headphones, wireless bluetooth speakers, computer headsets, telecommunications headsets, and active noise canceling headphones. It sells its products through distributors, international … Full KOSS analysis →

Key strengths

  • Scale Supporting Profitability Profitability at scale is strong (score 0.71), demonstrating competitive advantages.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.81), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.12), raising refinancing risk.
  • Volatile Margins Suggest Cyclicality Margin volatility is high (stability score 0.24), suggesting cyclical exposure or competitive pressure.

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Pricing Power

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Where KOSS ranks in Consumer Electronics

Koss Corporation ranks #9 of 19 scored companies in Consumer Electronics by moat score — the top 47%. The widest moat in the group is Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 84/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
5 Sonos, Inc. SONO 63/100 Moderate
6 LG Display Co, Ltd AMERICAN DEP LPL 62/100 Moderate
7 Fenbo Holdings Limited FEBO 57/100 Moderate
8 Zepp Health Corporation ZEPP 55/100 Moderate
9 Koss Corporation KOSS 54/100 Moderate
10 GoPro, Inc. GPRO 45/100 Developing
11 Emerson Radio Corporation MSN 40/100 Developing
12 Foxx Development Holdings Inc. FOXX 32/100 Developing
13 UTime Limited WTO 32/100 Developing

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How KOSS scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 29 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 48 · 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 74 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 51 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 45 · 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 80 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding KOSS's moat

What is Koss Corporation's moat score?

Koss Corporation (KOSS) scores 54 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #9 of 19 scored companies in Consumer Electronics, the top 47%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 18 companies in Consumer Electronics. Its strongest defense is Scale & Market Position (80/100) and its weakest is Pricing Power (29/100).

How does Koss Corporation compare with other Consumer Electronics companies?

Koss Corporation ranks #9 of 19 scored companies in Consumer Electronics by moat score. The widest moat in Consumer Electronics is Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 84/100. The companies ranked closest are Zepp Health Corporation (ZEPP) at 55 just above it and GoPro, Inc. (GPRO) at 45 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 18 companies in Consumer Electronics. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Koss Corporation 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 Koss Corporation?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and KOSS scores: Pricing Power (29), Cost Advantage (48), Customer Stickiness (74), Capital Efficiency (51), Resilience (45), Scale & Market Position (80). 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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