Pixelworks, Inc. PXLW

Competitive advantage analysis · technology

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
25/100
Developing

Ranked against 65 peers in Semiconductors

About Pixelworks, Inc.

Pixelworks, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and markets semiconductor and software solutions for mobile, home and enterprise, over-the-air, and cinema markets in the United States, Japan, China, and Taiwan. The company offers image processor integrated circuits, such as embedded microprocessors, digital signal processing technology, and software that control the operations and signal processing within high-end display systems; visual processor … Full PXLW analysis →

Key strengths

  • ROIC Sustainably Above Peers ROIC at 95.3th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.

Key risks

  • Below-Peer Operating Efficiency Operating margin at 3.1th percentile indicates below-peer efficiency.
  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.08), raising refinancing risk.

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Pricing Power

Weak
17
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Where PXLW ranks in Semiconductors

Pixelworks, Inc. ranks #56 of 66 scored companies in Semiconductors by moat score — the top 85%. The widest moat in the group is NVE Corporation (NVEC) at 86/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
52 Valens Semiconductor Ltd. VLN 29/100 Developing
53 MaxLinear, Inc MXL 29/100 Developing
54 GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. GCTS 28/100 Developing
55 Peraso Inc. PRSO 26/100 Developing
56 Pixelworks, Inc. PXLW 25/100 Developing
57 Intchains Group Limited ICG 24/100 Weak
58 Wolfspeed, Inc. WOLF 22/100 Weak
59 QuickLogic Corporation QUIK 21/100 Weak
60 Navitas Semiconductor Corporati NVTS 19/100 Weak

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How PXLW scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 17 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 3 · 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 9 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 69 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 16 · 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 30 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding PXLW's moat

What is Pixelworks, Inc.'s moat score?

Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) scores 25 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #56 of 66 scored companies in Semiconductors, the top 85%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 65 companies in Semiconductors. Its strongest defense is Capital Efficiency (69/100) and its weakest is Cost Advantage (3/100).

How does Pixelworks, Inc. compare with other Semiconductors companies?

Pixelworks, Inc. ranks #56 of 66 scored companies in Semiconductors by moat score. The widest moat in Semiconductors is NVE Corporation (NVEC) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are Peraso Inc. (PRSO) at 26 just above it and Intchains Group Limited (ICG) at 24 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 65 companies in Semiconductors. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Pixelworks, 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 Pixelworks, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and PXLW scores: Pricing Power (17), Cost Advantage (3), Customer Stickiness (9), Capital Efficiency (69), Resilience (16), Scale & Market Position (30). 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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