Superior Group of Companies, In SGC

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-cyclical

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
52/100
Moderate

Ranked against 25 peers in Apparel Manufacturing

About Superior Group of Companies, In

Superior Group of Companies, Inc. manufactures and sells apparel and accessories in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Branded Products, Healthcare Apparel, and Contact Centers. The Branded Products segment produces and sells customized merchandising solutions, promotional products, and branded uniform to chain retail, food service, entertainment, technology, transportation, and other industries under BAMKO and HPI brands. … Full SGC analysis →

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.92), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 1.00), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Scale Without Profitability Despite scale, profitability lags peers (score 0.36), suggesting limited competitive advantage.
  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.39), raising refinancing risk.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where SGC ranks in Apparel Manufacturing

Superior Group of Companies, In ranks #13 of 26 scored companies in Apparel Manufacturing by moat score — the top 50%. The widest moat in the group is Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) at 83/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
9 Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Subo GOOS 61/100 Moderate
10 Oxford Industries, Inc. OXM 59/100 Moderate
11 G-III Apparel Group, LTD. GIII 58/100 Moderate
12 J-Long Group Limited JL 57/100 Moderate
13 Superior Group of Companies, In SGC 52/100 Moderate
14 V.F. Corporation VFC 51/100 Moderate
15 Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. JRSH 49/100 Developing
16 Neo-Concept International Group NCI 49/100 Developing
17 LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. LITB 43/100 Developing

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How SGC scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 56 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 48 · 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 67 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 45 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 51 · 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 41 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding SGC's moat

What is Superior Group of Companies, In's moat score?

Superior Group of Companies, In (SGC) scores 52 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #13 of 26 scored companies in Apparel Manufacturing, the top 50%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 25 companies in Apparel Manufacturing. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (67/100) and its weakest is Scale & Market Position (41/100).

How does Superior Group of Companies, In compare with other Apparel Manufacturing companies?

Superior Group of Companies, In ranks #13 of 26 scored companies in Apparel Manufacturing by moat score. The widest moat in Apparel Manufacturing is Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) at 83/100. The companies ranked closest are J-Long Group Limited (JL) at 57 just above it and V.F. Corporation (VFC) at 51 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 25 companies in Apparel Manufacturing. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Superior Group of Companies, In 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 Superior Group of Companies, In?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and SGC scores: Pricing Power (56), Cost Advantage (48), Customer Stickiness (67), Capital Efficiency (45), Resilience (51), Scale & Market Position (41). 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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