Quest Resource Holding Corporat QRHC

Competitive advantage analysis · industrials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
46/100
Developing

Ranked against 18 peers in Waste Management

About Quest Resource Holding Corporat

Quest Resource Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides solutions for the reuse, recycling, and disposal of various waste streams and recyclables in the United States. The company provides disposal and recycling services for cardboard, paper, metals, used motor oil, oil filters, scrap tires, plastics, grease, cooking oil, food waste, expired food products, glass, separator and tank cleaning, construction debris, … Full QRHC analysis →

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.75), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.

Key risks

  • ROIC Below WACC or Peers ROIC at 37.5th percentile suggests inefficient capital deployment.
  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.32), raising refinancing risk.

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Pricing Power

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Where QRHC ranks in Waste Management

Quest Resource Holding Corporat ranks #9 of 19 scored companies in Waste Management by moat score — the top 47%. The widest moat in the group is Republic Services, Inc. (RSG) at 88/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
5 Casella Waste Systems, Inc. CWST 62/100 Moderate
6 Avalon Holdings Corporation AWX 61/100 Moderate
7 GFL Environmental Inc. Subordin GFL 59/100 Moderate
8 Montrose Environmental Group, I MEG 52/100 Moderate
9 Quest Resource Holding Corporat QRHC 46/100 Developing
10 Enviri Corporation NVRI 37/100 Developing
11 Decent Holding Inc. DXST 36/100 Developing
12 CDT Environmental Technology In CDTG 32/100 Developing
13 Perma-Fix Environmental Service PESI 31/100 Developing

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How QRHC scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 50 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 53 · 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 45 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 36 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 44 · 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 48 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding QRHC's moat

What is Quest Resource Holding Corporat's moat score?

Quest Resource Holding Corporat (QRHC) scores 46 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #9 of 19 scored companies in Waste Management, the top 47%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 18 companies in Waste Management. Its strongest defense is Cost Advantage (53/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (36/100).

How does Quest Resource Holding Corporat compare with other Waste Management companies?

Quest Resource Holding Corporat ranks #9 of 19 scored companies in Waste Management by moat score. The widest moat in Waste Management is Republic Services, Inc. (RSG) at 88/100. The companies ranked closest are Montrose Environmental Group, I (MEG) at 52 just above it and Enviri Corporation (NVRI) at 37 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 18 companies in Waste Management. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Quest Resource Holding Corporat 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 Quest Resource Holding Corporat?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and QRHC scores: Pricing Power (50), Cost Advantage (53), Customer Stickiness (45), Capital Efficiency (36), Resilience (44), Scale & Market Position (48). 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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