Murano Global Investments PLC MRNO

Competitive advantage analysis · real-estate

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
34/100
Developing

About Murano Global Investments PLC

Murano Global Investments Plc, a real estate company, owns, develops, and invests in hotel, resort, and commercial properties in Mexico. Its portfolio includes the Hotel Andaz (operated by Hyatt) and Hotel Mondrian (operated by Accor) in Mexico City, as well as luxury projects in Cancun, which includes the Grand Island I hotel project under the Hyatt's Vivid and Dreams brands, … Full MRNO analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Operating Leverage in Effect Operating leverage is evident (score 1.00), with margins expanding over time.

Key risks

  • ROIC Below WACC or Peers ROIC at 36.4th percentile suggests inefficient capital deployment.
  • Revenue Volatility Signals Weak Stickiness Revenue volatility is high (stability score 0.00), suggesting weak customer stickiness.

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

Weak
21

Where MRNO ranks in Real Estate - Development

Murano Global Investments PLC ranks #10 of 16 scored companies in Real Estate - Development by moat score — the top 62%. The widest moat in the group is Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta, (VTMX) at 82/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near MRNO in Real Estate - Development
# Company Moat score Rating
6 Smith Douglas Homes Corp. SDHC 58/100 Moderate
7 Century Communities, Inc. CCS 52/100 Moderate
8 Five Point Holdings, LLC FPH 52/100 Moderate
9 Landsea Homes Corporation LSEAW 48/100 Developing
10 Murano Global Investments PLC MRNO 34/100 Developing
11 Murano Global Investments PLC W MRNOW 30/100 Developing
12 Belpointe PREP, LLC OZ 26/100 Developing
13 Alset Inc. AEI 18/100 Weak
14 Landsea Homes Corporation LSEA 0/100 Weak

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How MRNO scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 21 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 35 · 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 17 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 21 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 34 · 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 84 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding MRNO's moat

What is Murano Global Investments PLC's moat score?

Murano Global Investments PLC (MRNO) scores 34 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #10 of 16 scored companies in Real Estate - Development, the top 62%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 15 companies in Real Estate - Development. Its strongest defense is Scale & Market Position (84/100) and its weakest is Customer Stickiness (17/100).

How does Murano Global Investments PLC compare with other Real Estate - Development companies?

Murano Global Investments PLC ranks #10 of 16 scored companies in Real Estate - Development by moat score. The widest moat in Real Estate - Development is Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta, (VTMX) at 82/100. The companies ranked closest are Landsea Homes Corporation (LSEAW) at 48 just above it and Murano Global Investments PLC W (MRNOW) at 30 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 15 companies in Real Estate - Development. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Murano Global Investments PLC 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 Murano Global Investments PLC?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and MRNO scores: Pricing Power (21), Cost Advantage (35), Customer Stickiness (17), Capital Efficiency (21), Resilience (34), Scale & Market Position (84). 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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