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DRDGold (MEX:DRD N) Moat Score : 4/10 (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is DRDGold Moat Score?

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

DRDGold has Narrow Moat: DRDGold Ltd benefits from some cost advantages due to its established operations in gold mining. However, it faces significant competition and lacks strong brand differentiation. The company has some regulatory barriers in mining, but these are not insurmountable. Its moat is modest, primarily due to its operational efficiencies.

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 DRDGold might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Competitive Comparison of DRDGold's Moat Score

For the Gold subindustry, DRDGold'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.

DRDGold's Moat Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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


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DRDGold  (MEX:DRD N) 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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DRDGold Business Description

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Address
Cnr 14th Avenue and Hendrik Potgieter Road, Constantia Office Park, Cycad House, Building 17, Ground Floor, Weltevreden Park, Johannesburg, ZAF, 1709
Website
https://www.drdgold.com
DRDGold Ltd is a South African gold mining company engaged in surface gold tailings retreatment including exploration, extraction, processing, and smelting. Its reportable operating segments are; Ergo, FWGR, and Corporate office and other reconciling items. The Ergo is a surface gold retreatment operation that treats old slime dams and sand dumps to the south of Johannesburg's central business district as well as the East and Central Rand goldfields; and the FWGR which is a surface gold retreatment operation and treats old slime dams in the West Rand goldfields. The Ergo segment derives a vast majority of the company's revenue.

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