Investment AB Latour (OSTO:LATO B) Moat Score : 5/10 (As of Jul. 13, 2025)

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What is Investment AB Latour Moat Score?

Investment AB Latour has the Moat Score of 5, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat.

Investment AB Latour has Narrow Moat: Investment AB Latour has a solid narrow moat due to its diversified industrial holdings and strategic investments. The company benefits from economies of scale and a strong distribution network, but lacks significant regulatory barriers or exclusive licenses.

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 Investment AB Latour might have Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat.

Competitive Comparison of Investment AB Latour's Moat Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Investment AB Latour'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.

Investment AB Latour's Moat Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Investment AB Latour's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Investment AB Latour (OSTO:LATO B) 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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Investment AB Latour Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges

IVTBF:USA LATOBs:UK 0RQP:UK 18LB:Germany

Address

J A Wettergrens Gata 7, P.O. Box 336, Gothenburg, SWE, 401 25

Website

http://www.latour.se

Investment AB Latour is an investment holding company that makes investments in wholly owned industrial operations and a portfolio of securities. Latour has a long-term and activist orientation, with the vast majority of its total net asset value deriving from companies that have been in its portfolio for more than 20 years. The company measures its performance against its benchmark, the Stockholm Stock Exchange's total return index. Its criterion is to invest in companies that have their own products that meet growing international demand. Latour specifically evaluates four trends: demographic development, sustainability, globalization, and competition for limited resources.

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