Sohu.com Limited SOHU

Competitive advantage analysis · communication-services

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
49/100
Developing

Ranked against 25 peers in Electronic Gaming & Multimedia

About Sohu.com Limited

Sohu.com Limited operates as an online media platform and gaming company that provides online products and services on PCs and mobile devices in China. It operates through two segments: Sohu and Changyou. The company offers online media content and content distribution through Internet-enabled devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, and PCs through the mobile phone applications Sohu News App and … Full SOHU analysis →

Key strengths

  • Strong Interest Coverage & Conservative Leverage Debt serviceability is strong (score 1.00), with robust interest coverage.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.74), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Inconsistent Cash Generation Cash generation is inconsistent (score 0.42), indicating operational challenges.

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Pricing Power

Developing
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Where SOHU ranks in Electronic Gaming & Multimedia

Sohu.com Limited ranks #13 of 26 scored companies in Electronic Gaming & Multimedia by moat score — the top 50%. The widest moat in the group is NetEase, Inc. (NTES) at 83/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
9 PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. MYPS 55/100 Moderate
10 PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. MYPSW 55/100 Moderate
11 Nexters Inc. Warrant GDEVW 53/100 Moderate
12 GDEV Inc. GDEV 53/100 Moderate
13 Sohu.com Limited SOHU 49/100 Developing
14 Playtika Holding Corp. PLTK 48/100 Developing
15 Roblox Corporation RBLX 43/100 Developing
16 Golden Matrix Group, Inc. GMGI 42/100 Developing
17 Take-Two Interactive Software, TTWO 39/100 Developing

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How SOHU scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 42 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 40 · 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 56 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 38 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 78 · 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 40 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding SOHU's moat

What is Sohu.com Limited's moat score?

Sohu.com Limited (SOHU) scores 49 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #13 of 26 scored companies in Electronic Gaming & Multimedia, the top 50%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 25 companies in Electronic Gaming & Multimedia. Its strongest defense is Resilience (78/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (38/100).

How does Sohu.com Limited compare with other Electronic Gaming & Multimedia companies?

Sohu.com Limited ranks #13 of 26 scored companies in Electronic Gaming & Multimedia by moat score. The widest moat in Electronic Gaming & Multimedia is NetEase, Inc. (NTES) at 83/100. The companies ranked closest are GDEV Inc. (GDEV) at 53 just above it and Playtika Holding Corp. (PLTK) at 48 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 Electronic Gaming & Multimedia. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Sohu.com Limited 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 Sohu.com Limited?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and SOHU scores: Pricing Power (42), Cost Advantage (40), Customer Stickiness (56), Capital Efficiency (38), Resilience (78), Scale & Market Position (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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