ESP (Espey Manufacturing & Electronics) Moat Score : 4/10 (As of Jul. 06, 2025)

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What is Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Moat Score?

Espey Manufacturing & Electronics has the Moat Score of 4, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Espey Manufacturing & Electronics has Narrow Moat: Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp has a discernible but modest moat due to its niche market position and some proprietary technology. However, it lacks strong brand strength, customer loyalty, and significant pricing power, limiting its competitive advantages.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Espey Manufacturing & Electronics might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Competitive Comparison of Espey Manufacturing & Electronics's Moat Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Espey Manufacturing & Electronics's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Espey Manufacturing & Electronics's Moat Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Espey Manufacturing & Electronics's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Espey Manufacturing & Electronics's Moat Score falls into.

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Espey Manufacturing & Electronics (AMEX:ESP) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

233 Ballston Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA, 12866

Website

https://www.espey.com

Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp designs, develops, tests, and manufactures specialized military and rugged industrial power supplies and transformers for use in harsh or severe environment applications. Its products and solutions include power converters, power conditioning, high-voltage radar, contract manufacturing, custom engineering, and others. The applications of these products include AC and DC locomotives, shipboard power, shipboard radar, airborne power, ground-based radar, and ground mobile power.

Executives

David A Oneil	officer: Treasurer	14 BRIDGET CIRCLE, COHOES NY 12047
Michael W Wool	director	131 HILLS POINT RD, CHARLOTTE VT 05402
Paul J Corr	director	87 RAILROAD PLACE, UNIT 306, SARATOGA SPRINGS NY 12866
Peggy A Murphy	officer: Corporate Secretary	91 FEEDER DAM RD, S GLENSFALLS NY 12803
Nancy Koskey Patzwahl	director	81 OLD LANE, CLAVERACK NY 12513
Katrina Leonore Sparano	officer: Assistant Treasurer	670 ACLAND BLVD., BALLSTON SPA NY 12020
Howard M Pinsley	director, officer: President/CEO, other: Chairman of the Board	233 BALLSTON AVE., SARATOGA SPRINGS NY 12866
Barry Pinsley	director	6101 PELICAN BAY BLVD., NAPLES FL 34108
Alvin O Sabo	director	51 ISLAND VIEW ROAD, COHOES NY 12047
Sexauer Roger Nicholas Ii	director	2820 BENNETT POINT RD., QUEENSTOWN MD 21658
Carl Helmetag	director	330 SEA VIEW, RIVERSIDE RI 02915
Enright Patrick Thomas Jr.	director, officer: President and CEO	3111 SQUAW CREEK TRAIL, BALLSTON SPA NY 12020
St Pierre Mark Francis	officer: President	13 SECLUDED RIDGE, SOUTHWICK MA 01077
Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. Employee Retirement Plan & Trust	10 percent owner, other: Retirement Plan Trust	233 BALLSTON AVE., SARATOGA SPRINGS NY 12866
Seymour Saslow	director	199 CAROLINE ST, SARATOGA SPRINGS NY 12866