Optex Systems Holdings, Inc manufactures and sells optical sighting systems and assemblies primarily for the U.S. department of defense, foreign military applications, and commercial and consumer markets in the United States. It offers periscopes, such as laser and non-laser protected plastic and glass periscopes, electronic M17 day/thermal periscopes, and vision blocks; and sighting systems, including back up sights, digital day …
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Competitive advantage assessment
Key strengths
ROIC Sustainably Above PeersROIC at 100.0th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.
Consistent Cash GenerationCash generation is strong and consistent (score 0.85).
Key risks
Revenue Volatility Signals Weak StickinessRevenue volatility is high (stability score 0.37), 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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Optex Systems Holdings, Inc. ranks #6 of 80
scored companies in Aerospace & Defense by moat score — the top 8%.
The widest moat in the group is Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM)
at 80/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near OPXS in Aerospace & Defense
Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.
Cost Advantage
Score 80
· 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 66
· 15% of the moat score
Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.
Capital Efficiency
Score 85
· 18% of the moat score
Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.
Resilience
Score 75
· 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 78
· 15% of the moat score
Scale matters only when it converts into economics.
What is Optex Systems Holdings, Inc.'s moat score?
Optex Systems Holdings, Inc. (OPXS) scores 74 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #6 of 80 scored companies in Aerospace & Defense, the top 8%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 79 companies in Aerospace & Defense. Its strongest defense is Capital Efficiency (85/100) and its weakest is Pricing Power (63/100).
How does Optex Systems Holdings, Inc. compare with other Aerospace & Defense companies?
Optex Systems Holdings, Inc. ranks #6 of 80 scored companies in Aerospace & Defense by moat score. The widest moat in Aerospace & Defense is Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM) at 80/100. The companies ranked closest are Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) at 77 just above it and Innovative Solutions and Suppor (ISSC) at 73 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 79 companies in Aerospace & Defense. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is Optex Systems Holdings, 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 Optex Systems Holdings, Inc.?
The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and OPXS scores: Pricing Power (63), Cost Advantage (80), Customer Stickiness (66), Capital Efficiency (85), Resilience (75), Scale & Market Position (78). 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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