SFL Corporation Ltd SFL

Competitive advantage analysis · industrials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
52/100
Moderate

About SFL Corporation Ltd

SFL Corporation Ltd., a maritime and offshore asset owning and chartering company, engages in the ownership, operation, and chartering out of vessels and offshore related assets on medium and long-term charters. The company operates in various sectors of the maritime, and shipping and offshore industries, including oil transportation, dry bulk shipments, oil products transportation, container transportation, car transportation, and drilling … Full SFL analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.94), suggesting sticky customer base.
  • Cash Generation Consistent Cash generation is consistent (score 0.77), indicating reliable business model.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.17), raising refinancing risk.
  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.03), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
57

Where SFL ranks in Marine Shipping

SFL Corporation Ltd ranks #18 of 34 scored companies in Marine Shipping by moat score — the top 53%. The widest moat in the group is Euroseas Ltd. (ESEA) at 86/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near SFL in Marine Shipping
# Company Moat score Rating
14 Matson, Inc. MATX 56/100 Moderate
15 Safe Bulkers, Inc SB 55/100 Moderate
16 Diana Shipping inc. DSX 54/100 Moderate
17 Ardmore Shipping Corporation ASC 54/100 Moderate
18 SFL Corporation Ltd SFL 52/100 Moderate
19 Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp SHIP 52/100 Moderate
20 ZIM Integrated Shipping Service ZIM 47/100 Developing
21 Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd PANL 47/100 Developing
22 Star Bulk Carriers Corp. SBLK 44/100 Developing

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How SFL scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 57 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 73 · 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 83 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 34 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 25 · 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 47 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding SFL's moat

What is SFL Corporation Ltd's moat score?

SFL Corporation Ltd (SFL) scores 52 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #18 of 34 scored companies in Marine Shipping, the top 53%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 33 companies in Marine Shipping. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (83/100) and its weakest is Resilience (25/100).

How does SFL Corporation Ltd compare with other Marine Shipping companies?

SFL Corporation Ltd ranks #18 of 34 scored companies in Marine Shipping by moat score. The widest moat in Marine Shipping is Euroseas Ltd. (ESEA) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are Ardmore Shipping Corporation (ASC) at 54 just above it and Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp (SHIP) at 52 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 33 companies in Marine Shipping. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is SFL Corporation Ltd 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 SFL Corporation Ltd?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and SFL scores: Pricing Power (57), Cost Advantage (73), Customer Stickiness (83), Capital Efficiency (34), Resilience (25), Scale & Market Position (47). 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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