ZK International Group Co., Ltd ZKIN

Competitive advantage analysis · basic-materials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
34/100
Developing

Ranked against 26 peers in Steel

About ZK International Group Co., Ltd

ZK International Group Co., Ltd. engages in the designing, producing, and selling pipes and fitting products in the People's Republic of China. The company provides carbon steel and stainless steel strip; light gauge stainless steel pipe; pipe connections and fittings; pipe fittings to extend or terminate pipe runs, including couplings, adapters, unions, caps, and plugs pipe; elbows and three-way fittings; … Full ZKIN analysis →

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.88), suggesting sticky customer base.
  • Operating Leverage in Effect Operating leverage is evident (score 1.00), with margins expanding over time.

Key risks

  • Commodity Pressure / Weak Differentiation Gross margin at 20.8th percentile with high volatility suggests weak pricing power or commoditized products.
  • ROIC Below WACC or Peers ROIC at 9.1th percentile suggests inefficient capital deployment.

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Pricing Power

Weak
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Where ZKIN ranks in Steel

ZK International Group Co., Ltd ranks #19 of 27 scored companies in Steel by moat score — the top 70%. The widest moat in the group is Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. (SIM) at 79/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
15 Metallus Inc. MTUS 48/100 Developing
16 Huadi International Group Co., HUDI 47/100 Developing
17 Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SID 43/100 Developing
18 Ascent Industries Co. ACNT 40/100 Developing
19 ZK International Group Co., Ltd ZKIN 34/100 Developing
20 Algoma Steel Group Inc. ASTL 28/100 Developing
21 FST Corp. KBSX 26/100 Developing
22 Radius Recycling, Inc. RDUS 26/100 Developing
23 Algoma Steel Group Inc. Warrant ASTLW 24/100 Weak

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How ZKIN scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 11 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 46 · 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 10 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 21 · 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 60 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding ZKIN's moat

What is ZK International Group Co., Ltd's moat score?

ZK International Group Co., Ltd (ZKIN) scores 34 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #19 of 27 scored companies in Steel, the top 70%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 26 companies in Steel. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (67/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (10/100).

How does ZK International Group Co., Ltd compare with other Steel companies?

ZK International Group Co., Ltd ranks #19 of 27 scored companies in Steel by moat score. The widest moat in Steel is Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. (SIM) at 79/100. The companies ranked closest are Ascent Industries Co. (ACNT) at 40 just above it and Algoma Steel Group Inc. (ASTL) at 28 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 26 companies in Steel. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is ZK International Group Co., 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 ZK International Group Co., Ltd?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and ZKIN scores: Pricing Power (11), Cost Advantage (46), Customer Stickiness (67), Capital Efficiency (10), Resilience (21), Scale & Market Position (60). 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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