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Silicon Motion Technology (MEX:SIMO N) Moat Score : 6/10 (As of Jun. 29, 2025)


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What is Silicon Motion Technology Moat Score?

Silicon Motion Technology has the Moat Score of 6, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.

Silicon Motion Technology has Narrow Moat: Silicon Motion has a strong narrow moat due to its valuable intellectual property in NAND flash controllers and solid customer relationships. It benefits from economies of scale and consistent innovation, but faces competition from larger players, preventing a wide moat classification.

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 Silicon Motion Technology might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.

Competitive Comparison of Silicon Motion Technology's Moat Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Silicon Motion Technology'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.

Silicon Motion Technology's Moat Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Silicon Motion Technology's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Silicon Motion Technology's Moat Score falls into.


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Silicon Motion Technology  (MEX:SIMO 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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Silicon Motion Technology Business Description

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Address
Nos 19-25 Jervois Street, Flat C, 19th Floor, Wing Cheong Commercial Building, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, HKG
Website
https://www.siliconmotion.com
Silicon Motion Technology Corp is engaged in developing NAND flash controllers for SSDs and other solid state storage devices. Its only operating segment is to develop NAND flash controllers and SSDs solutions. The company derives revenue from product categories such as Mobile Storage, Mobile Communications, and others. Silicon's geographical segments are Taiwan, the United States, Korea, China, Singapore, Malaysia, and others. The company products are used in Personal Computing, Smartphone/Tablet/CE, Flash Card/USB Flash Drive, Industrial and Embedded, Automotive, and Enterprise and Data centers.

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