TransAct Technologies Incorpora TACT

Competitive advantage analysis · technology

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
56/100
Moderate

About TransAct Technologies Incorpora

TransAct Technologies Incorporated designs, develops, and markets transaction-based and specialty printers and terminals in the United States and internationally. It offers thermal printers and terminals to generate labels, coupons, and transaction records, such as receipts, tickets, and other documents. The company provides consumable products, including POS receipt paper, ribbons, and other printing supplies, as well as replacement parts and accessories; … Full TACT analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Consistent Cash Generation Cash generation is strong and consistent (score 0.82).
  • Cash Generation Consistent Cash generation is consistent (score 0.82), indicating reliable business model.

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Pricing Power

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44

Where TACT ranks in Computer Hardware

TransAct Technologies Incorpora ranks #12 of 36 scored companies in Computer Hardware by moat score — the top 33%. The widest moat in the group is Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) at 86/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near TACT in Computer Hardware
# Company Moat score Rating
8 Planet Image International Limi YIBO 67/100 Moderate
9 HP Inc. HPQ 67/100 Moderate
10 Super Micro Computer, Inc. SMCI 66/100 Moderate
11 Dell Technologies Inc. DELL 63/100 Moderate
12 TransAct Technologies Incorpora TACT 56/100 Moderate
13 AstroNova, Inc. ALOT 56/100 Moderate
14 Stratasys, Ltd. SSYS 54/100 Moderate
15 Corsair Gaming, Inc. CRSR 51/100 Moderate
16 Quantum Corporation QMCO 51/100 Moderate

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How TACT scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 44 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 60 · 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 39 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 61 · 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 74 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding TACT's moat

What is TransAct Technologies Incorpora's moat score?

TransAct Technologies Incorpora (TACT) scores 56 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #12 of 36 scored companies in Computer Hardware, the top 33%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 35 companies in Computer Hardware. Its strongest defense is Scale & Market Position (74/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (39/100).

How does TransAct Technologies Incorpora compare with other Computer Hardware companies?

TransAct Technologies Incorpora ranks #12 of 36 scored companies in Computer Hardware by moat score. The widest moat in Computer Hardware is Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) at 63 just above it and AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) at 56 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 35 companies in Computer Hardware. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is TransAct Technologies Incorpora 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 TransAct Technologies Incorpora?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and TACT scores: Pricing Power (44), Cost Advantage (60), Customer Stickiness (67), Capital Efficiency (39), Resilience (61), Scale & Market Position (74). 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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