PAVmed Inc. PAVM

Competitive advantage analysis · healthcare

Medical Devices & Diagnostics
Overall moat score
15/100
Weak

About PAVmed Inc.

PAVmed Inc. engages in acquiring, developing, and commercializing novel products that target unmet needs in the United States. The company's lead products include CarpX, a patented, single-use, disposable, and minimally invasive surgical device for use in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome; EsoCheck Esophageal Cell Collection Device, which consists of diagnostic test that serves as a testing tool for preventing … Full PAVM analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Above-Peer Asset Productivity Asset productivity is strong vs peers (score 0.78). Above-peer ROA underpins the growth durability narrative.

Key risks

  • Below-Peer Gross Margins Gross margin quality lags peers (score 0.04). May indicate commodity-like product mix or distributor margin drag.
  • Weak FCF Generation FCF margin quality lags peers (score 0.06). Below-peer FCF conversion is a MedTech quality warning.

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 & Consumable Moat

Weak
4

Where PAVM ranks in Medical Devices

PAVmed Inc. ranks #146 of 160 scored companies in Medical Devices by moat score — the top 91%. The widest moat in the group is iRadimed Corporation (IRMD) at 83/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near PAVM in Medical Devices
# Company Moat score Rating
142 HeartSciences Inc. HSCS 18/100 Weak
143 Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. W HSCSW 18/100 Weak
144 Sera Prognostics, Inc. SERA 18/100 Weak
145 SiNtx Technologies, Inc. SINT 15/100 Weak
146 PAVmed Inc. PAVM 15/100 Weak
147 PAVmed Inc. - Series Z PAVMZ 15/100 Weak
148 Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N. IINN 14/100 Weak
149 Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N. Ltd. Warrant IINNW 14/100 Weak
150 Movano Inc. MOVE 11/100 Weak

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How PAVM scores on the Medical Devices & Diagnostics defenses

Pricing Power & Consumable Moat

Score 4 · 25% of the moat score

In MedTech, pricing power is rarely about the machine — it is about what the machine consumes.

R&D Pipeline & Capital Returns

Score 29 · 20% of the moat score

Research spending is how a device company keeps its installed base current, but spending alone proves nothing.

FCF Quality & Cash Conversion

Score 5 · 20% of the moat score

MedTech companies grow by acquisition, and the resulting intangible amortisation depresses reported earnings without consuming any cash.

Commercial Execution

Score 4 · 15% of the moat score

Devices are sold into hospitals and labs through committees, tenders and long qualification cycles, which makes the sales organisation expensive and hard to replicate.

Capital Structure & Resilience

Score 26 · 12% of the moat score

Serial acquirers carry debt, and the question is whether the cash flows underneath it are dependable enough to service it through a downturn.

Growth Durability

Score 40 · 8% of the moat score

Growth durability separates an expanding installed base from a good product cycle.

How each Medical Devices & Diagnostics defense is measured, in full →

Understanding PAVM's moat

What is PAVmed Inc.'s moat score?

PAVmed Inc. (PAVM) scores 15 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as weak. It ranks #146 of 160 scored companies in Medical Devices, the top 91%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 159 companies in Medical Devices. Its strongest defense is Growth Durability (40/100) and its weakest is Commercial Execution (4/100).

How does PAVmed Inc. compare with other Medical Devices companies?

PAVmed Inc. ranks #146 of 160 scored companies in Medical Devices by moat score. The widest moat in Medical Devices is iRadimed Corporation (IRMD) at 83/100. The companies ranked closest are SiNtx Technologies, Inc. (SINT) at 15 just above it and PAVmed Inc. - Series Z (PAVMZ) at 15 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Medical Devices & Diagnostics 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 159 companies in Medical Devices. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is PAVmed Inc. scored with the Medical Devices & Diagnostics template?

Medical device and diagnostics companies place an instrument once and then sell the consumables, reagents and service that instrument needs for the next decade. The economics are a razor-and-blade model wrapped in regulatory approval and clinician habit, so the MedTech template scores the durability of that installed base rather than the size of any single product launch.

Which competitive defenses are measured for PAVmed Inc.?

The Medical Devices & Diagnostics template measures 6 defenses, and PAVM scores: Pricing Power & Consumable Moat (4), R&D Pipeline & Capital Returns (29), FCF Quality & Cash Conversion (5), Commercial Execution (4), Capital Structure & Resilience (26), Growth Durability (40). 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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