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YASKAWA Electric (MEX:YASKY N) Moat Score : 6/10 (As of Jul. 06, 2025)


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What is YASKAWA Electric Moat Score?

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

YASKAWA Electric has Narrow Moat: YASKAWA Electric Corp has a strong narrow moat due to its leadership in robotics and automation, supported by valuable intellectual property and economies of scale. The company benefits from a strong brand and customer loyalty in industrial sectors, but lacks significant regulatory barriers or exclusive licenses to elevate it to a wide 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 YASKAWA Electric might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.

Competitive Comparison of YASKAWA Electric's Moat Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, YASKAWA Electric'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.

YASKAWA Electric's Moat Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, YASKAWA Electric's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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YASKAWA Electric  (MEX:YASKY 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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YASKAWA Electric Business Description

Industry
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Traded in Other Exchanges
YASKY:USA YASKF:USA 6506:Japan 6506:Japan YEC:Germany YEC:Germany
Address
2-1, Kurosaki-shiroishi, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, JPN, 806-0004
Website
http://www.yaskawa.co.jp
Yaskawa Electric manufactures and sells servo motors, AC drives (inverters), industrial robots, and other motor-based products. It operates mainly in Asia, the Americas, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. According to the company, it has the leading global share with AC servo motors/controllers—its cumulative AC servo motor shipments reached 20 million units in 2020—and it is also considered as one of the big four industrial robotics companies. The company was founded in 1915, and its head office is in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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