Precious Shipping PCL (BKK:PSL-F) Moat Score : 4/10 (As of Jul. 13, 2025)

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What is Precious Shipping PCL Moat Score?

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

Precious Shipping PCL has Precious Shipping has a narrow moat due to scale in shipping operations and established distribution networks. However, the industry is highly competitive with low switching costs and limited pricing power. Regulatory barriers are standard in shipping.

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 Precious Shipping PCL might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Competitive Comparison of Precious Shipping PCL's Moat Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Precious Shipping PCL'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.

Precious Shipping PCL's Moat Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Precious Shipping PCL's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Precious Shipping PCL (BKK:PSL-F) 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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Precious Shipping PCL Business Description

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PSL:Thailand

Address

No. 8 North Sathorn Road, G, 7th, 8th and 9th floor, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok, THA, 10500

Website

https://www.preciousshipping.com

Precious Shipping PCL is a Thailand-based holding company engaged in the marine transportation business. It's involved in the business of owning and operating (chartering) small handy-sized and supramax dry bulk vessels, on a tramp shipping basis without any set routes. The chartering of the vessels is undertaken in two ways: time charter and voyage charge. Majority of revenue is from Time Character.

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