Vroom (VRM) Moat Score : 4/10 (As of Jul. 09, 2025)

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What is Vroom Moat Score?

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

Vroom has Narrow Moat: Vroom Inc has a discernible but modest moat due to its online platform and distribution network. However, it lacks strong brand strength, customer loyalty, and significant regulatory barriers, limiting its competitive advantage to a narrow category.

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 Vroom might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Competitive Comparison of Vroom's Moat Score

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Vroom'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.

Vroom's Moat Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Vroom's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vroom's Moat Score falls into.

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Vroom (NAS:VRM) 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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Vroom Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

4700 Mercantile Drive, Fort Worth, Houston, TX, USA, 76137

Website

https://www.vroom.com

Vroom Inc is an end-to-end e-commerce platform for the used vehicles industry. The Company's scalable, data-driven technology brings all phases of the car buying and selling process to consumers offering an extensive selection of used vehicles, transparent pricing, competitive financing, and at-home pick-up and delivery. Its two reportable segments are: The UACC reportable segment represents UACC's operations with its network of third-party dealership customers, including the purchases and servicing of vehicle retail installment sales contracts. The CarStory reportable segment represents sales of AI-powered analytics and digital services to automotive dealers, automotive financial services companies and others in the automotive industry.

Executives

Agnieszka Zakowicz	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	C/O VROOM, INC., 1375 BROADWAY, FLOOR 11, NEW YORK NY 10018
Mylod Robert J Jr	director
Patricia Moran	officer: See remarks	GREENHILL & CO., 300 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Carol Denise Stott	officer: See remarks	C/O VROOM, INC., 1375 BROADWAY, FLOOR 11, NEW YORK NY 10018
Thomas H Shortt	officer: Chief Operating Officer	C/O VROOM INC, 1375 BROADWAY, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Robert R. Krakowiak	officer: Chief Financial Officer	633 NATALIE LANE, NORTHVILLE MI 48167
Laura W Lang	director	DIGITAS INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Timothy M Crow	director	2455 PACES FERRY ROAD, NW, ATLANTA GA 30339
Paul J. Hennessy	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O SHUTTERSTOCK, INC., 350 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10118
Catterton Management Company, L.l.c.	director, 10 percent owner	599 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
David K. Jones	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1375 BROADWAY, FLOOR 11, NEW YORK NY 10018
Scott Arnold Dahnke	director, 10 percent owner	599 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Cgp2 Lone Star, L.p.	10 percent owner	599 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06930
Frederick Terrell	director	17 STATE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Paula B Pretlow	director	C/O CION ARES MANAGEMENT LLC, 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067