Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. XERS

Competitive advantage analysis · healthcare

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
67/100
Moderate

About Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc.

Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing and commercializing therapies for chronic endocrine and neurological diseases in Illinois. It offers Gvoke, a ready-to-use liquid-stable glucagon for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia in pediatric and adult patients; Keveyis, a therapy for the treatment of hyperkalemic, hypokalemic, and related variants of primary periodic paralysis; and Recorlev, a cortisol … Full XERS analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.83), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Cost Leadership Position Operating margin at 89.1th percentile with strong OpEx control demonstrates cost leadership.

Key risks

  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.25), raising questions about short-term obligations.
  • Revenue Volatility Signals Weak Stickiness Revenue volatility is high (stability score 0.16), suggesting weak customer stickiness.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
73

Where XERS ranks in Biotechnology

Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. ranks #57 of 713 scored companies in Biotechnology by moat score — the top 8%. The widest moat in the group is Royalty Pharma plc (RPRX) at 85/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near XERS in Biotechnology
# Company Moat score Rating
53 Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. APLS 68/100 Moderate
54 Nkarta, Inc. NKTX 67/100 Moderate
55 Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. RARE 67/100 Moderate
56 OS Therapies Incorporated OSTX 67/100 Moderate
57 Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. XERS 67/100 Moderate
58 Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. APGE 67/100 Moderate
59 TG Therapeutics, Inc. TGTX 66/100 Moderate
60 Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. KPTI 66/100 Moderate
61 Kiora Pharmaceuticals, Inc. KPRX 66/100 Moderate

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How XERS scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 73 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 83 · 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 60 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 68 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 52 · 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 65 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding XERS's moat

What is Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc.'s moat score?

Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (XERS) scores 67 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #57 of 713 scored companies in Biotechnology, the top 8%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 712 companies in Biotechnology. Its strongest defense is Cost Advantage (83/100) and its weakest is Resilience (52/100).

How does Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. compare with other Biotechnology companies?

Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. ranks #57 of 713 scored companies in Biotechnology by moat score. The widest moat in Biotechnology is Royalty Pharma plc (RPRX) at 85/100. The companies ranked closest are OS Therapies Incorporated (OSTX) at 67 just above it and Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. (APGE) at 67 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 712 companies in Biotechnology. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. 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 Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and XERS scores: Pricing Power (73), Cost Advantage (83), Customer Stickiness (60), Capital Efficiency (68), Resilience (52), Scale & Market Position (65). 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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