NEO Battery Materials (FRA:1BC) Moat Score: 4/10 (As of Jul. 05, 2026)


FRA:1BC NEO Battery Materials Ltd FRA:1BC
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What is NEO Battery Materials Moat Score?

NEO Battery Materials FRA:1BC -11.00% 22 Moat Score is 4 as of Jul. 05, 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:1BC with a GF Score™ of 22/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,612 Metals & Mining companies, NEO Battery Materials ranks better than 97.13% on this metric.

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

NEO Battery Materials has Narrow Moat: NEO Battery Materials Ltd has a discernible but modest moat due to its proprietary technology in battery materials. While it has some innovation capabilities, the company lacks strong market leadership, brand strength, and significant customer switching costs to elevate it beyond a narrow moat.

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 NEO Battery Materials might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

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

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NEO Battery Materials Moat Score Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, NEO Battery Materials'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.

NEO Battery Materials Moat Score vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, NEO Battery Materials's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NEO Battery Materials's Moat Score falls into.


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What does a Moat Score of 4 mean?
NEO Battery Materials (FRA:1BC) has a Moat Score of 4 as of Jul. 05, 2026. 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. According to the industry distribution chart, NEO Battery Materials ranks #75 out of 2612 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 2.9%.
Is NEO Battery Materials' Moat Score too high?
NEO Battery Materials' current Moat Score is 4. The Metals & Mining industry median Moat Score is 1.00. NEO Battery Materials' value of 4 is 300% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, NEO Battery Materials ranks #75 out of 2612 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, NEO Battery Materials has a GF Score™ of 22/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does NEO Battery Materials' Moat Score compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, NEO Battery Materials ranks #75 out of 2612 companies for Moat Score. This places NEO Battery Materials in the top 3% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Moat Score is 1.00. NEO Battery Materials' value of 4 is 300% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Moat Score for a Metals & Mining company?
The median Moat Score among Metals & Mining companies is 1.00, based on 2,612 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Moat Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Moat Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. NEO Battery Materials's current Moat Score of 4 is 300% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Moat Score mean?
A high Moat Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. 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. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Moat Score is 1.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. NEO Battery Materials's current Moat Score is 4. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is NEO Battery Materials stock overvalued right now?
NEO Battery Materials (FRA:1BC) has a current Moat Score of 4. The current Moat Score is 4 and 300% above the Metals & Mining industry median of 1.00. NEO Battery Materials' overall GF Score™ is 22/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Moat Score calculated?
Moat Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For NEO Battery Materials (FRA:1BC), the current Moat Score is 4 as of Jul. 05, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

NEO Battery Materials Business Description

Other Exchanges NBMFF:USANBM:Canada
Address 4711 Younge Street, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON, CAN, M2N 6K8
NEO Battery Materials Ltd focuses on developing silicon anode materials for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, electronics, and energy storage systems. With a patent-protected, low-cost manufacturing process, the company enables longer-running and ultra-fasting charging batteries compared to existing technologies. NEO Battery's Silicon Anodes, NBMSiDE-P100, NBMSiDE-P200, NBMSiDE-P300, and NBMSiDE-P300N, are manufactured mainly via its proprietary one-step manufacturing process and are based on a low-cost input precursor called Metal Silicon (MG-Si).
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