Manchester MANU

Competitive advantage analysis · communication-services

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
52/100
Moderate

Ranked against 55 peers in Entertainment

About Manchester

Manchester United plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates a professional sports team in the United Kingdom. The company is involved in marketing and sponsorship relationships with international and regional companies to commercialize its brand. It also markets and sells sports apparel, training and leisure wear, and other clothing; and other licensed products, such as coffee mugs and home accessories featuring … Full MANU analysis →

Key strengths

  • Scale Supporting Profitability Profitability at scale is strong (score 0.79), demonstrating competitive advantages.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.93), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.13), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where MANU ranks in Entertainment

Manchester ranks #21 of 56 scored companies in Entertainment by moat score — the top 38%. The widest moat in the group is Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) at 85/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
17 Alliance Entertainment Holding AENT 59/100 Moderate
18 Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. LYV 59/100 Moderate
19 Marcus Corporation (The) MCS 53/100 Moderate
20 Roku, Inc. ROKU 53/100 Moderate
21 Manchester MANU 52/100 Moderate
22 Adara Acquisition Corp. Redeema AENTW 50/100 Moderate
23 Dave & Buster's Entertainment, PLAY 47/100 Developing
24 iQIYI, Inc. IQ 47/100 Developing
25 HUYA Inc. HUYA 46/100 Developing

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How MANU scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 61 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 40 · 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 72 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 26 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 38 · 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 81 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding MANU's moat

What is Manchester's moat score?

Manchester (MANU) scores 52 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #21 of 56 scored companies in Entertainment, the top 38%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 55 companies in Entertainment. Its strongest defense is Scale & Market Position (81/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (26/100).

How does Manchester compare with other Entertainment companies?

Manchester ranks #21 of 56 scored companies in Entertainment by moat score. The widest moat in Entertainment is Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) at 85/100. The companies ranked closest are Roku, Inc. (ROKU) at 53 just above it and Adara Acquisition Corp. Redeema (AENTW) at 50 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 55 companies in Entertainment. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Manchester 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 Manchester?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and MANU scores: Pricing Power (61), Cost Advantage (40), Customer Stickiness (72), Capital Efficiency (26), Resilience (38), Scale & Market Position (81). 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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